Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 24

13-June-2005

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Front End Design For PDOs Qarn Alam EOR Project Gets Go-Ahead

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has given the go-ahead to the front-end design (FED) for the Qarn Alam steam injection project, one of the cornerstones of its enhanced oil recovery (EOR) program. In a statement issued on 5 June, PDO said that Qarn Alam would be the largest scale development for steam injection in fractured carbonate in the world. Canadas MEG Worley has won...