India’s Punj Lloyd to Build Gas Pipeline in Oman

India’s Punj Lloyd on Tuesday announced its has won oil and gas pipeline contract in Oman.

In a statement published on its website, the company said it has won oil and gas EPC orders from state owned Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) and Oman Gas Company (OGC).

The scope of work for the contracts includes the construction of a 14”, 300 km natural gas liquid (NGL) pipeline and a 32”, 301 km gas pipeline, the company stated. The 14” pipeline, part of Orpic’s $6.4bn Liwa Plastic Industries Complex (LPIC), will travel from the New Fahud NGL plant to the steam cracker unit at Sohar in Oman.

In view of the increased gas demand and to ensure availability of supply, Punj Lloyd will be laying another 32” gas pipeline parallel to the existing 32” Fahud – Sohar pipeline for OGC. The pipeline is being laid to supply gas for North Power station. The scope of work also includes construction of block valve and pigging stations.

Both the pipelines need to be completed within 38 and 35 months respectively.

Last month, a joint venture of India’s Punj Lloyd and Turkey’s Limak won the $409 million contract for 459 km of TANAP gas pipeline in Turkey.