Kuwait lets facilities upgrade contract

Kuwait Oil Co. (KOC) has awarded a $680 million contract to Aberdeen-based oil services company Petrofac Ltd. to expand KOC's oil production capacity and implement safety and operational upgrades to its oil and gas facilities.

April 28, 2005

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Apr. 28 -- Kuwait Oil Co. (KOC) has awarded a $680 million contract to Aberdeen-based oil services company Petrofac Ltd. to expand KOC's oil production capacity and implement safety and operational upgrades to its oil and gas facilities.

The 2-year contract, to be executed through Petrofac's Engineering & Construction Division, covers the modernization of seven oil gathering centers and two booster stations, all in separate locations.

The project is scheduled for completion in 2007.