Wells drilled in 2008 enabled PDO’s scientists and engineers to better estimate the true extent of hydrocarbon volumes in the Burhaan West and Fahud South West gas fields as well as in the Budour Northeast oil field

PETROLEUM Development Oman, the Sultanate’s principal oil and gas producer, achieved a total hydrocarbon output – combining oil, natural gas and condensate – in excess of one million barrels per day of oil equivalent (boepd) in 2008.

Throughout its operations PDO is installing an increasing amount of highly sophisticated equipment, making its fields ‘smarter’ and real-time

FEW, if any, oil companies produce from in excess of 117 oil and gas fields and over 4,250 wells spread over such a large concession area like the PDO does. In 2008, PDO’s staff and contractors worked more than 1 million hours every three days.

The discovery of the third oil field, Rabab Southeast, confirmed the preliminary results of well tests that the company held. First oil production from Rabab Southeast is expected later this year through the existing conventional production facilities at Harweel

PETROLEUM Development Oman (PDO) has announced the discovery of three new oil fields. Appraisal wells drilled by the PDO in 2008 have also revealed additional volumes of hydrocarbons in existing oil and gas fields.

There are limits to the upside potential, in terms of both acreage that PDO will relinquish for other companies and the extent of EOR’s prospects in Oman

HAVING reversed years of decline in national oil production, Oman is pinning its hopes on enhanced oil recovery (EOR) to spur further recovery.

Octal will have a dedicated berth to receive tanker shipments and build specialist facilities to pipe liquid chemicals underground to its manufacturing plant in the Salalah Free Zone, and chemicals will be transported via a $50 million purpose-built terminal

THE port of Salalah and polyethylene terephthalate manufacturer Octal Petrochemicals have signed an agreement on the storage and transport of chemicals at the Omani port.

PDO uses a system called Production Universe, which has a number of applications that help with the forecasting and daily reporting of production from all the company’s fields

NEW oil discoveries and cutting-edge enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects are what tend to grab the headlines in newspapers nowadays.

Containing oil aged 600 million years, the cluster contains some of the oldest commercial oil fields ever discovered. The oil is typically very sour

GREATER Birba, a cluster of sour hydrocarbon developments in South Oman, is set to become one of the main pillars of PDO’s long-term oil and gas production.

The Fahud team is now looking at enhanced oil recovery (EOR); the first phase of its steam injection project will begin in 2009. If successful, a full EOR development could potentially kick off from 2014-15

THE Fahud field in north Oman has been a cornerstone of PDO’s production since the company’s first oil exports in 1967 but in recent years the field has had mixed fortunes.

The company, which opened the world’s first integrated PET resin and sheet complex in January, exports to more than 60 customers in 33 markets. It ships more than 1,200 containers per month from Oman

OCTAL, an Oman-based packaging leader, aims to achieve sales of $1 billion by 2011 as its exports to global markets are expected to triple over the next two years.

Several new projects will further add to OGC’s gas transportation network during 2009 and beyond. Key among these initiatives is a project in Fahud

OMAN Gas Company (OGC) has embarked on a significant expansion of its gas transportation infrastructure to cater to the requirements of the Sultanate’s rapidly growing oil and gas, industrial and power generation sectors.

To develop the onshore Marmul field in the south-east of the country, Oman is piloting a polymer injection technology that is to be brought onstream this year

OMAN’S two-year long talks with Iran to jointly develop LNG projects and establish a company to market LNG exports have yet to bear fruit. However, while talks are still ongoing, Oman is developing its West Bukha field (off the Musandam Peninsula at the mouth of the Persian Gulf) in partnership with the UAE’s Ras Al Khaimah Petroleum.

The company, which manufactures filters for industrial plants and pharmaceutical facilities under the brands of Purolator, Air Technologies, Airguard Industries and ATI, will invest $8.5 million to lease a 450,000 sq ft HQ, manufacturing and distribution centre

GOVERNOR Mitch Daniels joined executives from air filter maker Clarcor Air Filtration Products to announce the company’s plans to consolidate its Midwest manufacturing operations, bringing 425 new jobs and the company’s corporate headquarters to the southeast Indiana city.

The event will focus on the present and future corrosion concerns and improvements in oil and gas, petrochemical industries in the Gulf region

THE Bahrain Society of Engineers (BSE) in association with the West Asia and Africa Region and Dhahran Saudi Arabian Section of Nace International is organising the 13th Middle East Corrosion Conference & Exhibition 2010 in Bahrain from February 14 to 17, 2010. The conference will be held under the patronage of Eng Fahmi bin Ali Al Jowder, the Minister of Works, Minister in-charge Electricity & Water Authority, Bahrain.

Leading tank jack system manufacturer Al Zamil Metal Works Factory (AZMWF) has always adopted a systematic approach in utilising the jacking system in constructing steel tanks, says Capt Ahmed Al-Tabei, assistant general manager, AZMWF

LEADING tank jack system manufacturer in the Middle East region Al Zamil Metal Works Factory (AZMWF) is breaking new ground in the repair and refurbishment of tank base repair with the use of jacking system.