Veolia wins $50m water treatment project for BP’s Khazzan field

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Veolia wins $50m water treatment project for BP’s Khazzan field

Leading international water solutions specialist Veolia says it has been selected by energy major BP to design, build and operate a raw water treatment plant for its project to develop the Khazzan gas field in Block 61 in central Oman. By winning BP's call for tenders in the Sultanate of Oman to build a plant that will start providing water from January 2015, Veolia will contribute to one of BP's largest current projects — the development of the Khazzan gas field, Veolia said in a press statement. Water production is an essential step in implementing this project, which is highly significant for the Omani economy, and which is planned to comprise up to 300 gas wells to deliver, in 2017, plateau production of 28.3 million cubic metres of gas per day.

The estimated $50 million water treatment facility has a maximum capacity of 6,000 m3/day, split between 4,000 m3/day of process water and 2,000 m3/day of drinking water. Veolia will operate the plant for one year, with extension options of up to four additional years. This latest success is further evidence of Veolia's capacity in the gas sector. "In some regions of the world, it is no longer possible to submit a development project for an oil or gas field without including the water aspect," said Antoine Frérot, Veolia's Chairman and CEO. "There is therefore strong growth potential in this sector, especially for water treatment installations."

Veolia is the global leader in optimised resource management. With over 200,000 employees worldwide, the company designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions that contribute to the sustainable development of communities and industries. In 2013, Veolia supplied 94 million people with drinking water and 62 million people with wastewater service, produced 86 million megawatt hours of energy and converted 38 million metric tonnes of waste into new materials and energy.
Veolia recorded revenue of EUR 22.3 billion in 2013.

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