Duqm Refinery and Petrochemicals Industries Company (DRPIC) announced the award for the front end engineering design (FEED) work to commence for its petrochemicals complex to Wood UK. The FEED services also include the NGL extraction facility in central Oman and the 230km pipeline from concession areas to the petrochemicals complex in Duqm. The Duqm Petrochemical Project (DPP) is the second stage of the integrated refinery and petrochemical complex planned by Duqm refinery, which comes as part of the strategic partnership between Oman Oil Company and Kuwait Petroleum International. The project is expected to produce new products for the first time in Oman, such as ethylene glycols, oxo chemicals and butadiene, and will increase the diversity of the existing petrochemical portfolio in Oman.