Duqm Refinery Awards Tender for Site Preparation Work.

Duqm Refinery announced that Galfar Engineering and Contracting SAOG has been awarded the tender for site preparation work for its upcoming refinery at the Special Economic Zone in Duqm. Site preparation work is expected to start in the second quarter of 2015 and complete during the second quarter of 2016.  The site preparation work comprises the excavation and compaction of more than 12 million m3 of soil, and will lay the groundwork to commence refinery construction in 2016.  Once the refinery is completed, it will have the capacity to process around 230,000 barrels of crude oil per day. Diesel, jet fuel, naphtha and LPG are to be its primary products. Jacobus Nieuwenhuijze, Project Director of Duqm Refinery commented “the site preparation work will be the first activity on the refinery site and this is an exciting milestone for the project.  This ensures that the site will be ready for major construction of the refinery” He further added, “we are delighted that many Omani contractors had expressed interest in tendering for the contract and this award  will directly benefit the local community of Duqm and Al Wusta region” Duqm Refinery will be one of the growth engines for the special economic zone. It will provide development opportunities for new projects that will directly and indirectly interface with the refinery. These projects will look to benefit from the refinery’s products as well as provide different logistic services to the refinery.