Oman LNG inks agreement to fund vessel, research lab

In two agreements signed recently, Oman LNG will support capacity building at a couple of institutions of learning in Oman by way of providing funds to equip a science research laboratory, and acquire a fishing vessel for use in training fishermen.

In the first agreement, the company will earmark up to OMR68,826 towards procuring vital equipment for establishing a modern oil and gas laboratory at the Nizwa College of Technology.

Oman LNG's support funding is only a tranche of a total of OMR278,800 estimated by the college as needed for the acquisition of various tools it requires in the laboratory.
Some of the pieces of equipment the college intends to purchase for its oil and gas research facility include a liquid viscosity meter, a rotary drilling rig model, centrifugal pump, piston pump, scanning electron microscope and a well-bore hydraulic demonstrator.

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