Since registered as a Super Local Community Contractor (SLCC) in 2011, Al Baraka Oilfield Services has attained the status of a prominent oilfield services contractor by the year 2022.
Al Baraka has projects – completed and ongoing – across the two divisions, Hoist Operations and Off-Plot Delivery Contract (ODC) services. Starting with Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) as the principal client, Al Baraka has since grown its customer base to include other Oil and Gas industry operators in the region.
In South Oman, Al Baraka operates multiple hoists in the provision of well services, notably with regard to workovers extending from Nimr to Bahja area. Commencing operations with just two Hoists in 2012, the company has grown exponentially over the past decade and will soon be operating ten Hoists by the end of 2022. The company has achieved more than 110% operational efficiency while maintaining a superior degree of operational safety as evident from its more than 5-year LTI free record. The Hoist division has attended 2000 wells till date and employs a workforce of around 284 strong people, 92% of which is Omanised. They include significant numbers of Omani candidates from the concession area who have been trained to become roustabouts and floormen. In addition, the Hoist division provides technical support to several international companies across Oman.
Equally commendable is the performance of Al Baraka’s ODC (Off-Plot Delivery Contract) division. The company has done engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning of all mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and civil location matters related to well pad location, flowline and pipeline construction in Bahja and Rima. This division has undertaken more than 800 km of flowline welding and over 360 well hook-ups, completed the dismantling of 200 km of bare CS flowlines/hookups, and the design, construction, and complete commissioning of more than 220 wells with a manpower strength of over 900 including sub-contractors. Operations workload is growing on an average by 25% year-on-year. The company is currently managing several EPC projects viz. On-plot (e.g. MSVs) and Off-plot (pipelines) and expanding its area of operations in the southern part of Oman. Omanisation is gradually ramping up in the ODC services as well, with time, given the continuous increase in work scope.
