Name of Client : Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)

Budget : $360,000,000

Contract Value : $335,000,000

Facility Type : Gas Field, Oil Field 

Field Type : Brownfield

Main Contractor : ENPPI

Sector : Onshore

Location : Dhofar, Oman

EPC Award : Q2 – 2026

PROJECT BACKGROUND

The Budour NE Birba Integrated Project (BBIP) is an integrated oil and gas project owned by Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) in the Birba area within Block 6 concession in southern Oman. 

It involves developing new facilities to process sour gas from the Budour field. 

The project will maintain and increase Oman’s oil and gas production capacity.

PROJECT SCOPE

The scope of work includes the installation of a new separator train at the Birba gas station to perform three-stage separation, along with a new gas dehydration unit and multiple compression systems, including two gas injection compressors, a gas recovery compressor, and a gas booster compressor. 

It also covers the installation of utility systems such as electrical infrastructure, flare systems, drainage facilities, a high-pressure flare, an instrumentation air package, a nitrogen system, and a drainage vessel. Additional works include debottlenecking the AP flare header by increasing its size, modifications to the existing 33kV gas-insulated switchgear at the Birba gas station substation and the 6.6kV switchboard, as well as interfaces with the existing control room. 

Civil and piping interface works will also be carried out within the Birba gas station facility.

PROJECT STATUS

As of June 2026, ENPPI has completed the FEED verification and is currently preparing the first revision of the project deliverables, which is the earliest stage of the detailed design.

Project Finance

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) is the client.

The project is estimated to be worth about $300 million.

PROJECT TIMELINE

Project Announced : Q2 – 2024

EPC ITB : Q4 – 2025

EP : Q2 – 2026

Start : Q2 – 2024

Completion : Q2 – 2028