Project Profile
Value: US$210 million
Location: Saih Nihayda to Duqm Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Oman
Capacity: unknown
Start-up year: 2019
Length: 221km
Diameter: 36 inches (914 mm)
Initial requirements of the Duqm SEZ are estimated at 12 million m3/day of gas. This includes an allocation of around 7 million m3/day of gas for electricity generation. An international consultant (Parsons Brinkerhoff) has been appointed by Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (PWP) to evaluate the size of a gas-based power project based on the SEZ\'s estimated long-term energy demand At the same time, authorities are also exploring the feasibility of connecting Duqm to the Main Interconnected System (MIS) which covers much of north Oman. An interconnection from either Sur or Nizwa (which is geographically closer to Duqm) is under study.
Oman wants to turn the once sleepy fishing village of Duqm into its second industrial centre after Sohar in a bid to diversify its oil export dependent economy. Oman produces around 880,000 barrel per day (bpd) of crude oil and about 33 billion cubic meters of natural gas a year, but rapidly rising industrial demand in the country limits the non-OPEC oil and gas producer\'s exports. Duqm will be home to a 200,000 bpd oil refinery and a petrochemical plant.
Operators:
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)
Contractors:
Oman Gas Company (OGC): Feasibility study
Petrojet: EPC (US$90 million)