(World Oil) – SLB has been awarded two five-year contracts by Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) to supply wellheads and artificial lift systems for operations in Block 6, Oman’s largest oil and gas concession.
Under the agreements, SLB will provide low- and high-pressure wellheads, thermal wellhead systems, and artificial lift technologies, including electric submersible pumps (ESPs) and progressive cavity pumps (PCPs). The equipment will support PDO’s efforts to sustain production and improve recovery across mature assets in the concession.
Manufacturing and assembly work will be carried out in Oman as part of PDO’s in-country value (ICV) program. Wellheads will be produced at SLB’s facility in Rusayl, while ESPs will be assembled, tested and serviced at the company’s center in Nizwa. SLB said it plans to expand local manufacturing capability, including the introduction of made-in-Oman gate valve production within the first six months of contract execution.
The contracts also include deployment of advanced technologies such as modular compact wellhead systems, ESP surveillance solutions and permanent magnet motors, which are designed to reduce power consumption and support long-term field efficiency.
“These contracts support PDO’s production and recovery objectives while advancing local manufacturing and workforce development,” said Jesus Lamas, president for the Middle East and North Africa at SLB.
Block 6 is the cornerstone of Oman’s upstream sector and accounts for the majority of the country’s oil and gas production.
