Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 18

2-May-2005

KUWAIT

Petrofac Signs Contract For Burgan Field Facilities Upgrade

Petrofac on 25 April signed a $680mn contract with Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) to upgrade and rehabilitate field facilities in the giant Burgan field, KOC spokesman Ali al-Shimmari said. The 25-month contract provides for the replacement of hundreds of kilometers of underground pipelines with surface pipelines and the installation of gas/oil separators, Mr Shimmari said. The...