A JOINT venture of the British company Petrofac and Korea’s Daelim Industrial has secured a $2.1-billion order from the Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) for a refinery improvement project at Sohar, Oman.

The 36-month engineering, procurement and construction contract includes the construction of a new refinery to produce naphtha, gasoline and diesel as well as expansion of the existing refinery in the Sohar Industrial Area, a coastal area 230 km northwest of Muscat, the capital of Oman.

The scope of work encompasses engineering, procurement, construction, start-up and commissioning services at the refinery.

As part of its share in the contract which amounts to $1.05 billion, Daelim will take charge of constructing eight new refining units. Petrofac will be responsible for the renovation of the existing plant and the construction of a project support facility.

Daelim did not reveal when it will break ground. When completed, the daily average capacity for oil production in the industrial complex is expected to rise by about 70 per cent, to 187,777 barrels from 116,400.