People and projects from around the PETROFAC world

Urban design, Air travel, Daytime, Infrastructure, Architecture, Building

FROM SAND TO START-UP

The trials and triumphs of the Duqm Refinery project

Camaraderie and competition… life on site in Duqm

HOME AWAY FROM HOME

The team on the Mažeikiai Refinery modernisation project in Lithuania

Dress shirt, Forehead, Smile, Chin, Beard, Jaw, Sleeve, Gesture, Collar

MEET THE TEAM IN MAŽEIKIAI

Water resources, Natural landscape, Land lot, Urban design, Sky, Plant, Nature, Biome, Grass

STARTING FROM SCRATCH

The Mažeikiai Refinery modernisation project is up and running in Lithuania

Find out what makes the Duqm Refinery project unique

DUQM IN DETAIL

Mantosh Bhattacharya discusses his role and proudest moments

Dress shirt, Chin, Smile, Sleeve, Gesture, Collar

EXPERT OPINION

Transport hub, Urban design, Residential area, Building, Neighbourhood, Thoroughfare

Naval architecture, Water, Sky, Boat, Cloud, Watercraft, Vehicle, Fluid

NEW LEASE OF LIFE

Problem-solving at its best led to a ground-breaking solution for the Malaysian Cendor field

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Land vehicle, Automotive lighting, Tire, Wheel, Pink, Motorcycle, Headgear

WHERE WE WORK

7 things you need to know about the Mumbai office

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Urban design, Land lot, Ecoregion, Slope, Organism

SOMETHING GREEN IS BREWING

Delving into the concept engineering for the deployment of green hydrogen at a brewery

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UNUSUAL JOB ROLES

Uncovering some of the more unusual roles of our colleagues across the business

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Dress shirt, Human, Tie, Beard, Gesture, Tableware, Collar, Suit

CELEBRATING CONSISTENCY

Elie Lahoud, Chief Operating Officer for E&C reflects on his career and what the future holds
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The long and short of it

Colleagues in the business for 25 years and more share what they’ve learned along the way
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COUNTING ON LOCAL DELIVERY

The numbers behind in-country value and why it matters

Country Manager for Oman, Dr Khalid Al Jahwari, on his new role

FACE-TO-FACE WITH DR KHALID

We catch up with Ali Abdulla Al Ali, Country Chair for the UAE

Hair, Smile, Eye, Beard, Sleeve, Headgear

LOCAL DELIVERY: THE UAE ANGLE

FIRST GAS ON THE HORIZON

Reflecting on the Tinrhert Field Development project so far
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Street fashion, Flash photography, Lip, Smile, Eyebrow, Iris, Eyelash, Happy

DELIVERY, DEDICATION AND DISCIPLINE

We meet our talented team of engineers and managers in Algeria
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THE HEAT IS ON

How Petrofac is helping Stockholm become the world’s first climate-positive city

What makes the humble valve so special

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF VALVES

Principal Environmental Engineer Gareth MacGlennon talks sustainable development

Flash photography, Water, Cloud, Sky, Muscle, Smile, Microphone, Vest, Boat, Beard

TIME FOR A CHANGE

Mode of transport, Motor vehicle, Automotive tire, Plumbing valve, Wheel, Water, Sky, Rim

What does inclusion mean to you?

What makes the humble valve so special

FACE-TO-FACE WITH DR KHALID

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF VALVES

Country Manager for Oman, Dr Khalid Al Jahwari, on his new role

The numbers behind in-country value and why it matters

COUNTING ON LOCAL DELIVERY

LOCAL DELIVERY: THE UAE ANGLE

We catch up with Ali Abdulla Al Ali, Country Chair for the UAE

What does inclusion mean to you?

Principal Environmental Engineer Gareth MacGlennon talks sustainable development

THE HEAT IS ON

TIME FOR A CHANGE

How Petrofac is helping Stockholm become the world’s first climate-positive city

Cloud, Sky, Building, Water, Boat, Flag, Watercraft, Vehicle, Window

We meet our talented team of engineers and managers in Algeria

DELIVERY, DEDICATION AND DISCIPLINES

FIRST GAS ON THE HORIZON

Reflecting on the Tinrhert Field Development project so far

LEARNING IN LOCKDOWN

The American University of Beirut tailored its Master’s in Engineering Management to meet Petrofac’s specific needs

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Clothing, Smile, Skin, Trousers, Product, Organ, Human

BACK TO SCHOOL

“The way the online course was structured and delivered was excellent… an exceptional experience.” Four new Master’s graduates look back on a life-changing year out

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HEWETT:
A HISTORY

The colourful past and intriguing future of a North Sea asset

Personal reflections from the team at Hewett

PLANNING, PREPARATION AND POIGNANCY

Late life asset management and decommissioning is a growth area in the North Sea

REMOVING EVERY TRACE

Hard hat, Glasses, Workwear, Helmet, Human, Engineer, Line

COP26 HIGHLIGHTS

Key outcomes from the climate change summit, and what they mean for us

Water resources, Tower block, Sky, Liquid, Lake

PICTURE PERFECT

The stories behind the winners of our global photo competition

Naval architecture, Sky, Water, Watercraft, Boat, Vehicle

Tailored to perfection

When it comes to offshore jackets, there’s no such thing as one size fits all

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Picture frame, Computer keyboard, Table, Furniture, Desk, Microphone, Peripheral

All-Inclusive Deal

Employees talk about what inclusion means to them

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Water resources, Urban design, Terrestrial plant, Property, World, Map, Ecoregion, Infrastructure, Slope, Vegetation

HEMMED IN ON ALL SIDES

Thaioil Clean Fuel Project is ‘choreography on a vast scale.’
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Transport hub, Urban design, Public space, Residential area, Tower block, Daytime, Building, Sky, Infrastructure, Neighbourhood

LIKE A SWISS WATCH

Sriracha Refinery expansion and upgrade takes modularisation to a whole new level

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PLATFORM FOR EXCELLENCE

Meet some of the people helping create what will become Scotland’s largest windfarm
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THE PHOTOGRAMMETRIC FUTURE OF OFFSHORE MAINTENANCE

In what is believed to be a first for the UK offshore energy industry, Petrofac is proving the potential for photogrammetry in offshore asset maintenance
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SOMETHING IN THE WATER

The science and expertise helping generate a game-changing fuel source

We’ve come a long way since James Blyth’s invention was condemned as ‘the work of the devil’

WINDS OF CHANGE

On International Women in Engineering Day (June 23), hear from three of Petrofac’s young engineering stars

Flash photography, Lip, Chin, Textile, Smile, Font

CELEBRATING #INWED21

Wind farm, Windmill, Sky, Nature, Propeller, Turbine, Line

HEMMED IN ON ALL SIDES

Thaioil Clean Fuel Project is ‘choreography on a vast scale’

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LIKE A SWISS WATCH

Sriracha Refinery expansion and upgrade takes modularisation to a whole new level

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CELEBRATING #INWED21

On International Women in Engineering Day (June 23), hear from three of Petrofac’s young engineering stars

WINDS OF CHANGE

How we’re supporting the North Sea’s emergence as a windpower super hub

Urban design, Sky, Infrastructure, Building, Landscape

BUILDING ON OUR TRACK RECORD IN OMAN

The strategically important OQ-LPG project will help the Sultanate get more value from its gas assets

YOU’VE GOT TO BE VULNERABLE TO BE BRAVE

How our Employee Network Groups can make us a stronger partner and neighbour, a better investment and a better place to work

CATCHING THE SUN

How Petrofac-backed research is maximising the life cycle of solar farms

INDUSTRY COLLABORATION – THE KEY TO RECOVERING MORE FROM MATURE BASINS?

The trail-blazing alliance that’s helping recover hard-to-reach reserves

What does inclusion mean to you?

The opportunities one year on from Petrofac and W&W Energy joining forces in the Permian Basin

A WINDOW ON THE WORLD

MEETING OF MINDS

What it took to carry out a first-of-its-kind remote integration test for the Duqm Refinery

Magenta, Peach, Pattern, Colorfulness, Orange, Line, Pink

Personal protective equipment, Vision care, Job, Helmet, Fender, Denim, Workwear, Sunglasses, Goggles, Eyewear

Hear from the winners of Petrofac’s recent photography competition

THROUGH THE LENS

PEOPLE
POWER

Tooth, Jaw, Eyelash, Eyebrow, Forehead, Chin, Hairstyle, Smile, Lip, Nose

How our colleagues’ drive and determination made the Duqm integration test happen

Human settlement, Maroon, Tradition, Magenta, Blue

MAKING MIRACLES IN OMAN

The Ghazeer project has been a huge success, so what can we learn for the future?

SEEKING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

Ghazeer’s environmentally friendly initiatives and the motivation behind them

Metropolitan area, Night, Evening, Morning, City, Sky

CREATING IN-COUNTRY VALUE

We meet four of the 3,500-odd people who worked on Ghazeer and made it a success

PRECISION, PLANNING AND PERSEVERANCE

The handover is a critical phase of any project: we speak to Ghazeer’s key players

COMPLETE CONTROL

The project team tell us how Ghazeer met and then surpassed its targets

INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION

Our 2019 cohort of graduates and their mentors reflect on their first year

IN PICTURES: LOWER FARS

What’s involved in the complex process of extracting heavy oil

Sky, Lavender, Red, Lilac, Text, Magenta, Purple, Pink, Violet, Blue

ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF DIVERSITY IS HAVING DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, SAYS PROFESSOR SUSAN VINNICOMBE

What does inclusion mean to you?

A VOICE AT THE TABLE

9 facts ABOUT D&I

DIVERSE BUSINESSES PERFORM BETTER. HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

What does inclusion mean to you?

LET’S CREATE A MORE INCLUSIVE BUSINESS

Head of D&I Anna Douglas sets out her vision

What does inclusion mean to you?

Diverse points of view

WHAT DOES INCLUSION MEAN TO YOU?

What does inclusion mean to you?

A TEAM EFFORT

The people driving our business down under

ANTIPODEAN AMBITIONS

There’s opportunities aplenty in Australia and New Zealand

IT’S TRAINING – BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT

The people driving our business down under

A TEAM EFFORT

There’s opportunities aplenty in Australia and New Zealand

ANTIPODEAN AMBITIONS

Bullets, boilers and drums

Taking three complex engineering packages from the drawing board to fabrication

Embracing technology helped supply chain cope with the challenges of the Covid-19 crisis

A NEW WORLD

We explore the size and scale of procurement

IN NUMBERS

Shape the WORLD

Four of our leading women engineers and their children on their passion for engineering

Anytime, anywhere

How our digital and IT teams came up with a new way of working for our engineers

RACE AGAINST TIME

The challenges involved in transporting cargo to Sakhalin

How we protected biodiversity on three of our projects

DIVERSE THINKING

Five colleagues from five countries share their lockdown lessons

BUSINESS AS (UN) USUAL

Take two ENGINEERS

John Beshara and Lakshmi Venkatesh on their engineering heroes and the advice they’d give to their peers

KEEPING MOBILE

How we’re mobilising offshore workers during the Covid-19 pandemic

Meet the people behind our first-ever project in Turkey

We explore a momentous project that will power 15 million homes

How Petrofac minimised the environmental impact of the TurkStream project
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A snapshot: TurkStream in pictures

Patty Eid:
A matter-of-fact view

What working on the UAE’s first alumina refinery meant to our colleagues

How we collaborate with clients to deliver quality projects

Six graduates on their career journeys at Petrofac so far

Digital technology helps Petrofac work faster, smarter and safer

Our people and projects in Tabasco State, Mexico

If you have any comments or contributions, contact petrofacts.editorial@petrofac.com

Editor: Ann Whatley

Agency editor: Christina McPherson, beetroot

Art editor: Shailesh Chavda, beetroot

FROM SAND TO START-UP

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HOME AWAY FROM HOME

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MEET THE TEAM IN MAŽEIKIAI

STARTING FROM SCRATCH

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DUQM IN DETAIL

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EXPERT OPINION

NEW LEASE OF LIFE

WHERE WE WORK

SOMETHING GREEN IS BREWING

UNUSUAL JOB ROLES

CELEBRATING CONSISTENCY

The long and short of it

COUNTING ON LOCAL DELIVERY

Read more

FACE-TO-FACE WITH DR KHALID

LOCAL DELIVERY: THE UAE ANGLE

FIRST GAS ON THE HORIZON

DELIVERY, DEDICATION AND DISCIPLINE

THE HEAT IS ON

Read more

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THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF VALVES

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TIME FOR A CHANGE

What does inclusion mean to you?

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FACE-TO-FACE WITH DR KHALID

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF VALVES

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COUNTING ON LOCAL DELIVERY

LOCAL DELIVERY: THE UAE ANGLE

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What does inclusion mean to you?

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THE HEAT IS ON

TIME FOR A CHANGE

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DELIVERY, DEDICATION AND DISCIPLINES

FIRST GAS ON THE HORIZON

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LEARNING IN LOCKDOWN

BACK TO SCHOOL

HEWETT:A HISTORY

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PLANNING, PREPARATION AND POIGNANCY

REMOVING EVERY TRACE

COP26 HIGHLIGHTS

Read more

PICTURE PERFECT

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Tailored to perfection

All-Inclusive Deal

HEMMED IN ON ALL SIDES

LIKE A SWISS WATCH

PLATFORM FOR EXCELLENCE

THE PHOTOGRAMMETRIC FUTURE OF OFFSHORE MAINTENANCE

SOMETHING IN THE WATER

WINDS OF CHANGE

CELEBRATING #INWED21

What does inclusion mean to you?

LIKE A SWISS WATCH

HEMMED IN ON ALL SIDES

CELEBRATING #INWED21

WINDS OF CHANGE

HEMMED IN ON ALL SIDES

LIKE A SWISS WATCH

CELEBRATING #INWED21

WINDS OF CHANGE

BUILDING ON OUR TRACK RECORD IN OMAN

YOU’VE GOT TO BE VULNERABLE TO BE BRAVE

CATCHING THE SUN

INDUSTRY COLLABORATION – THE KEY TO RECOVERING MORE FROM MATURE BASINS?

HEWETT:
A HISTORY

PEOPLE
POWER

9 FACTS
ABOUT D&I

Let’s create
a more inclusive business