Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a FEED contract by Kuwait Oil Co. (KOC) to upgrade its Oil Gathering Center GC-24, according to a news release.

KOC is planning to increase oil production by up to 1 million barrels of oil per day by 2020 and maintain production for 10 years, the release said.

The project is intended to enhance the existing GC-24 facility, increasing capacity by 50,000 barrels of oil per day from the current level of 165,000 barrels of oil per day, as well as optimize existing facilities to cater for the expected high level of water in the mix of crude oil and gas, according to the release.