Name and Location
Lower Fars heavy-oil development programme, Kuwait.

Client
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC).

Project Description
The first phase of the Lower Fars heavy-oil development programme aims to produce an estimated 60 000 bbl/d of oil.

Lower Fars will be the first crude-oil field development in Kuwait to use an unconventional technique such as the cyclic steam stimulation.

Value
KOC estimated the development of the Lower Fars project to require $7-billion in capital expenditure.

Duration
Not stated.

Latest Developments
International oil and gas services provider Petrofac, which is leading a consortium with Greece-based Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) as its partner, has been awarded the first phase of KOC’s Lower Fars heavy-oil development programme.

The scope of work covers greenfield and brownfield facilities and includes engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), precommissioning, commissioning, start-up and operations, as well as maintenance work for the main central processing facility (CPF), associated infrastructure and the production support complex. This includes a 162 km pipeline, which will transport the heavy crude from the CPF to South Tank Farm, in Ahmadi, from where KOC has the option to send it to the proposed Al-Zour refinery, in the south of Kuwait.

The EPC element of the project, which includes ten months’ commissioning and ramp-up work, is expected to be completed in about 52 months, following which the plant will be handed over to KOC. Petrofac and CCC will continue to provide an integrated team at the site for a further eight months to undertake oper-ations and maintenance alongside KOC.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Petrofac and CCC (EPC, precommissioning, commissioning, start-up and operations, as well as maintenance work for the main CPF, associated infrastructure and the production support complex).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
KOC, tel +965 23989111, fax +965 23983661 or email kocinfo@kockw.com.
Petrofac, tel +44 20 7811 4900.
CCC, tel +965 23980250 or fax +965 23980560.