(WO) – SLB has been awarded two five-year contracts by Petroleum Growth Oman (PDO) to produce wellheads and synthetic elevate methods for operations in Block 6, Oman’s largest oil and fuel concession.
Underneath the agreements, SLB will present low- and high-pressure wellheads, thermal wellhead methods, and synthetic elevate applied sciences, together with electrical submersible pumps (ESPs) and progressive cavity pumps (PCPs). The tools will help PDO’s efforts to maintain manufacturing and enhance restoration throughout mature property within the concession.
Manufacturing and meeting work will probably be carried out in Oman as a part of PDO’s in-country worth (ICV) program. Wellheads will probably be produced at SLB’s facility in Rusayl, whereas ESPs will probably be assembled, examined and serviced on the firm’s heart in Nizwa. SLB mentioned it plans to develop native manufacturing functionality, together with the introduction of made-in-Oman gate valve manufacturing throughout the first six months of contract execution.
The contracts additionally embody deployment of superior applied sciences resembling modular compact wellhead methods, ESP surveillance options and everlasting magnet motors, that are designed to cut back energy consumption and help long-term discipline effectivity.
“These contracts help PDO’s manufacturing and restoration aims whereas advancing native manufacturing and workforce growth,” mentioned Jesus Lamas, president for the Center East and North Africa at SLB.
Block 6 is the cornerstone of Oman’s upstream sector and accounts for almost all of the nation’s oil and fuel manufacturing.