Petrofac Ltd., an international service provider to the oil and gas production and processing industry, said Tuesday Petrofac Emirates , its joint venture with Mubadala Petroleum, has been awarded a $500 million onshore engineering, procurement and construction contract by Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations for expansion of compression facilities at the Bab Field, 150 km south-west of Abu Dhabi city.

MAIN FACTS:

- Petrofac Emirates will undertake modifications to three of the existing compressor stations and install a new fourth facility.

-Scope of work also includes 27 well head facilities, associated gas pipelines, direct gathering manifold and modifications to remote manifold stations.

-Project will be completed in a phased manner in 30 months whereupon commissioning will start.