Orpic prequalifies 4 EPC packages for proposed US$3.6 bln Liwa Plastics Industries Complex

24-Feb-15

Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) has prequalified 19 companies or consortia to work on four different engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) packages for its proposed US$3.6 bln Liwa Plastics Industries Complex (LPIC) in Sohar. The companies have been finalised following prequalifying companies to offer tender for the project in January 2015. Scope of work under the EPC packages includes construction of steam cracker and polymer units, a natural gas liquids (NGL) extraction unit and an natural gas liquid (NGL) pipeline from Fahud to Sohar. For the steam cracker unit, Orpic has selected joint venture (JV) CB&I Nederland, / Saipem / CTCI Corporation JV Daelim Industrial / Petrofac International Limited Hanwha E&C Corporation, JV Toyo Engineering Corporation / GS Engineering & Construction. Daelim Industrial JV GS Engineering & Construction / Mitsui JV Linde Engineering Dresden/ ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions JV Saipem / Sinopec Engineering (Group) Tecnimont, have been selected for polymer units. For natural gas liquids extraction unit, Orpic has finalised Bechtel JV GS Engineering & Construction/ Mitsui Petrofac International Saipem JV SK Engineering & Construction / Larsen & Toubro Hydrocarbon Engineering. Bechtel Dodsal Engineering & Construction Larsen & Toubro Hydrocarbon Engineering Punj Lloyd Saipem have been finalised for the NGL Pipeline.