KBR Wins Oman LNG Contract

US engineering firm KBR announced June 25 it has been awarded a project management consultancy (PMC) services contract by Oman LNG for a new 120 MW gas-fired power plant which is aimed at reducing fuel gas consumption and greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining LNG production its existing LNG plant in Sur, Oman.

Under the terms of this reimbursable contract, KBR will provide PMC services to assist Oman LNG in the selection and management of the successful EPC contractor for the project in Oman over a three-year period. "We are proud of the pivotal role that KBR has played in the development of this project during the pre-Feed and Feed phases and are excited to continue to grow our substantial presence in the Middle East through this contract," said Jay Ibrahim, KBR president, Europe, Middle East and Africa and Asia-Pacific.

Oman LNG is a joint venture comprising the government of Oman (51%), Shell (30%), Total (5.54%), Korea LNG (5%), Portugal's Partex (2%) and three Japanese firms: Mitsubishi Corporation (2.77%), Mitsui  (2.77%) and Itochu (0.92%). It operates three liquefaction trains at its site in Qalhat near Sur with a nameplate capacity of 10.4mn mt/yr, including the Qalhat LNG venture which was incorporated into Oman LNG in September 2013.