US independent Occidental (Oxy) has signed an agreement with specialist firm Flare To Value (F2V) for flare gas recovery facilities at its Mukhaizna heavy oil field in Oman. F2V announced the project this week, saying that they will construct and operate flare gas recovery facilities at the field.

Salim al-Aufi, Undersecretary at Oman’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals, said “we are very pleased that Oman can provide a platform for innovation in the area of collecting and utilizing flared gas…we are looking forward to rapid scale up: delivery of the follow up projects, first in Oman, and the expansion of flare out delivery capabilities.” (CONTINUED - 133 WORDS)