Marsol International, a UAE-based marine solutions provider, has signed a two-year contract with Oman Oil Company Exploration & Production LLC (OOCEP) for the provision and management of marine and offshore activities related to tanker loading.
Marsol said on Tuesday that the contract entails management of tanker loading via single point mooring (SPM) and offshore marine terminal maintenance work, vessels, equipment, and manpower.
Mike Young , director of Marsol, said: “Following the successful exportation of the first and second crude oil from the Musandam gas plant we are delighted to have been selected to support OOCEP for the next two years.
“Our tanker operations and our product transfer services ensure safe and efficient mooring and unmooring at the SPM and are a crucial element of our asset integrity management service.”
The Musandam gas plant, located on the west coast of the Musandam Peninsula, has a processing capacity of up to 20,000 barrels of crude, 45 million cubic feet of gas, and 75 tons of LPG per day.
In other news related to Oman Oil Company, Italian oil giant Eni and OOC recently finalized a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore oil and gas cooperation opportunities in the Middle Eastern country.
Eni and OOCEP have been granted exploration rights in Block 52, an area of 90,000 km2 with a water depth ranging from 10 to 2,000 meters with liquid hydrocarbon potential, located offshore Oman.