Suez has been awarded a 20-year design, build, own, operate, and maintain (DBOOM) contract by Petroleum Development Oman, an oil and gas company in the Sultanate. This contract, valued at €120 million in total revenues, focuses on the treatment of 40,000 cubic meters of hydrocarbon-polluted produced water daily from oil fields located in Rima, approximately 700 kilometers south of Muscat, Oman. This system avoids deep well aquifer contamination.
The project involves implementing an innovative, natural, and environmentally friendly treatment system to avoid disposing hydrocarbon-polluted water in deep well aquifers. The technology, designed by Wolf-Dieter Rausch of SusTeco, will significantly reduce the oilfield’s carbon footprint and generate 82 GWh in energy savings per year compared to conventional disposal methods that pump water into deep aquifers under high pressure.
Suez, as the main shareholder with 51%, along with partners Merit National Investments (LLC) and Al Shawamikh Oil Services (SAOG), each holding a 24.5% stake, will finance, construct, and operate a large wetland system and evaporation ponds spanning over 400 hectares for two decades. The treatment process involves circulating the produced water through a series of basins built over two years and seeded with various algae species, where biological actions by microalgae and bacteria biodegrade pollutants. The cleaned water will then be disposed of into 300-hectare ponds for natural evaporation under the Omani desert sun.
Ana Giros, Senior Executive Vice President of Suez for the APAC and AMECA regions and industrial key accounts, highlighted that this innovative project strengthens Suez's position in the Middle Eastern industrial market. She noted that the contract aligns with Suez’s strategy to capitalize on growth opportunities within industries, particularly the energy sector. This project also reflects the Group's commitment to offering high-value, 100% sustainable solutions that positively impact the environment, biodiversity, and climate.
