Italy-based oil and gas contractor Saipem announced on Thursday it has been awarded a $750 million onshore engineering contract in Oman by Duqm Refinery and Petrochemical Industries Company.

The project involves engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning under Package 3 offsite facilities in the framework of the development of the 230,000 barrels-per-day Duqm Refinery, the company said in a press statement.

Duqm Refinery and Petrochemical Industries Company is a joint venture between the Oman Oil Company (OOC), the national oil company, and Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI).

(Writing by Anoop Menon) (anoop.menon@thomsonreuters.com)

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