By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Mar. 29 -- Kuwait Oil Co. has let a $125 million maintenance contract to Petrofac, an international oil services company, to deliver full maintenance services on the north and west areas of Kuwait.
This is the first performance-based, full-maintenance services contract in Kuwait to be awarded to an international contractor.
The 5-year contract, executed through Petrofac Facilities Management, covers the maintenance of 16 facilities: mainly oil-gathering centers, gas booster stations, gas steam and water-injection plants, water-gathering and pumping stations, gas and crude oil pipelines, and wellheads.
Kuwaiti contractor Kharafi National will provide Petrofac with exclusive in-country support.