UK oil and gas services company Petrofac has won a contract worth nearly $1 billion to build the second phase of the Harweel cluster development in southern Oman.

The contract, which will span three years, was awarded by Petroleum Development Oman (PDO).
The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract – which includes an oil and gas processing station with a capacity of 10,000 cu m a day, and a gas enrichment/sweetening plant, and associated facilities – will be executed in conjunction with the local Galfar.
Additionally, there will be a gas injection facility, with a capacity of 5 million cu m a day, into the Zalzala oilfield, additional gathering facilities, facilities for gas depletion at the Rabab field, and modifications to the existing Harweel processing station. 
The project will be executed over three years through Petrofac’s engineering and construction division from its base in Sharjah, UAE. 
For the project, Petrofac will undertake the project management, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning, training and support.
The first phase of the Harweel development was completed in the first quarter of 2004 and the overall development is set to significantly increase Oman’s oil production over the next 10 years.  
Petrofac Engineering & Construction CEO Maroun Semaan says: “Following the award of the Kauther gas plant project earlier in 2005, this contract will significantly expand our presence in Oman and relationship with PDO and takes our E&C backlog to record levels. It follows several months of basic engineering work and technical evaluation to come up with the optimum design solution. We are also pleased to have had this success alongside our long-term partner Galfar Engineering & Construction.’’