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General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has received an order for a 180-module Gulftronic electrostatic separator for installation at the Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Co. SAOC (Orpic) Sohar refinery in the Sultanate of Oman. The Gulftronic system will replace an existing mechanical filtration system installed in 2008 at Orpic’s Sohar refinery to meet the plant’s operational demand.

Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) recently signed a contract with Al Batina International Engineering and Services for warehouse facilities improvement at its premises in Sohar Industrial Port in Oman, said a report. The multi-million-dollar deal is in keeping with Orpic’s promise to support and develop Omani small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and as part of its strong commitment to maximise the in-country value (ICV), the Oman Daily Observer report said.

Italian export credit agency SACE on Monday guaranteed a credit line of 840 million US dollars issued by State-controlled investment bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) for a share of 189 million dollars to support the construction in Oman of the LIWA petrochemical complex (Liwa Plastic Industries Complex). SACE presented the business opportunities of the project on Monday in Milan. The financing will sustain supply contracts awarded by ORPIC (a company controlled by the Omani government active in crude oil refining and petrochemicals) to Maire Tecnimont, and subcontracts that will be assigned to numerous Italian companies, especially SMEs, that produce machinery tools for the oil & gas sector. LIWA will produce 1.1 tons of polypropylene and polyethylene yearly, intended primarily for international markets, and will be part of the Sohar integrated industrial zone owned by ORPIC.

Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries (Orpic) signed construction contracts for the Liwa Cultural Centre with Wahat Khat al Shamal Trading Company at Sohar Industrial Port in the North Al Batinah. The signing ceremony was attended by Dr Sheikh Said bin Humaid al- Harthy, Wali of Liwa, Shamis bin Khalid al- Raisi, Member of Majlis A’Shura in the Wilayat of Liwa, and a number of officials in the Wilayat of Liwa. The project is implemented on a total area of 6,423 sqm, and a building area of 2,740 sqm in the centre of the Wilayat of Liwa. It will contain a planetarium, a public library, educational centre, a small museum, and a multi-purpose hall.

A 290 kilometre-long pipeline between Muscat and Sohar for transporting refined petroleum products, which is expected to start operations by mid-2017, will substantially reduce the number of tanker trucks transporting fuel and its cost. “The pipeline (Muscat Sohar Product Pipeline) is expected to be fully operational by mid-2017. Even though initially the project was conceived in several phases, it was finally decided to fully implement the project. This means that the whole pipeline network, as well as the Al Jifnain Terminal, will be ready simultaneously,” said Andres Suarez, general manager of Orpic Logistics LLC. The Muscat Sohar Product Pipeline (MSPP) is a strategic project of Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries (Orpic), aimed at fulfilling its vision of building an Omani integrated refining and petrochemical business.

Majis Industrial Services and Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) on Wednesday signed an agreement for an industrial liquid waste treatment and recycling facility with a capacity of 10,000 m3 per day. The agreement covers all Orpic's manufacturing units at Sohar Industrial Port. The agreement was signed by Eng Ahmed bin Saif al Mazrouie, CEO of Majis Industrial Services and Eng Mosab bin Abdullah al  Mahrouqi, CEO, Orpic. Eng Mazrouie said that the first-of-its-kind pact in Oman will help save marine environment and electricity consumption in industrial water production.

Oman's Orpic fuel storage hub at Al Jifnain is due to be commissioned next year, according to a key official associated with this strategically vital national project. Thursday 31st, March 2016 State-owned refining flagship Orpic's fuel storage hub at Al Jifnain is due to be commissioned next year, according to a key official associated with this strategically vital national project. Andres Suarez, General Manager at Orpic Logistics, which is constructing the Al Jifnain Terminal as part of Orpic's Muscat Sohar Product Pipeline (MSPP) venture, said more than half of Oman's fuel requirements will be delivered via this hub. "This is a first-of-its-kind project to be undertaken in Oman --removing the need for Orpic to ship refined products, and bringing a new level of efficiency and lower costs to its business.