Saipem details contract let for Oman’s grassroots Duqm refinery

Saipem has confirmed the value of its portion of a previously awarded contract by DRPIC—a joint venture of Oman Oil Co. and Kuwait Petroleum Corp. subsidiary Kuwait Petroleum International Ltd.—for the final main contract package covering EPC of DRPIC’s long-planned 230,000-b/d refinery and petrochemical complex to be built on Oman’s northeastern coast. Source: News


EOG-operated Uinta basin gas well producing

The Stagecoach 111-20H well in the Uinta basin in Utah, operated by EOG Resources Inc., is producing natural gas in commercial quantities, said Foothills Exploration Inc., Denver, following drilling, completion, and flow testing. Source: News


Oil Search completes Alaska North Slope acquisition

Oil Search Ltd.’s acquisition on Alaska’s North Slope was completed on Feb. 14 following approval of the deal by the US Committee on Foreign Investment. Source: News


Thailand’s PTTGC lets contract for Map Ta Phut ethylene expansion

PTTGC, through contractor Samsung Engineering, has let a contract to CB&I to provide technology licensing and material supply for PTTGC’s recently approved project to expand olefins production capacity at its existing operations at Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate in Thailand’s Rayong Province, about 150 km southeast of Bangkok. Source: News