Engineering firms have submitted technical bids for the front-end engineering and design (feed) work for a new crude oil receiving terminal at Ruwais for the refining unit of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc Refining).

Technical bids were submitted on 10 October, a source has told MEED.

Adnoc Refining has extended the deadline for commercial bids to 11 November from 30 October. “Adnoc Refining has extended the commercial bid submission deadline upon request [from pre-qualified bidders],” the source said.

The value of the Feed contract is estimated to be between $3-$4m.

MEED earlier reported that about a dozen engineering firms were pre-qualified by Adnoc Refining to bid for the feed work, including:

• WorleyParsons (Australia)
• Bilfinger Tebodin (Germany)
• SNC-Lavalin (Canada)
• ILF Consulting Engineers (Germany/Austria)
• Doris Engineering (France)
• Neste Jacobs (Finland)
• Wood Group (UK)
• CH2M Hill (USA)
• Techfem (Italy)

The project involves building a jetty and associated facilities for Adnoc Refining to receive crude oil from other locations, with the feedstock to be processed at the Ruwais refinery.