Petrochina has invited companies to bid for operation and maintenance services for power plants at the Halfaya oil field in Iraq.

Interested companies have until 3 September to submit proposals for the work.

The scope of work will be 24-hour coverage for operation and maintenance of the entire power system including:

• The central processing facility (CPF) 1 power plant (3 x 5MW) from February 2015
• The CPF2 power plant (3 x 10MW) from February 2015
• The CPF3 power plant (3 x 30MW) from February 2016

The consortium operating the Halfaya field includes Petrochina’s parent group China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Malaysia-based Petronas, France’s Total and state-owned Missan Oil Company.