Cancelled projects in Kuwait restart, while Saudi Arabia rallies after its steep fall the previous week
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Value of contract awarded to US-based KBR by the US Army Corps of Engineers for construction work across the Middle East
$5.51bn: Value of major contract awards
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Kuwait’s decision to revitalise two major projects, as well as Saudi Arabia rebounding after last week’s near 10 per cent drop, means the Gulf Index rose by 1.2 per cent to $2.53 trillion this week.
A large-scale downstream hydrocarbons projects worth about $15bn has been approved by the Supreme Petroleum Council in Kuwait. The New Refinery Project (NRP) at Al-Zour, which has twice been cancelled, will now go ahead.
The NRP will have a capacity of about 530,000 barrels a day of oil and will be one of the largest refineries ever built in one phase. The announcement pushed Kuwait’s project index up to $167bn, a week-on-week rise of 8.4 per cent.
Saudi Arabia also bounced back from last week’s almost 10 per cent drop with the announcement of several small projects. The scheme caused the value of the kingdom’s project market to rise by 3.7 per cent.
This was not enough to move the UAE from its number one position on the index, despite it falling by 0.8 per cent. The kingdom remains about $20bn behind the UAE with $614bn-worth of projects compared with $634bn. The drop was caused by only four projects being announced in the UAE, as well as 14 projects being completed and nine stalling.
Project updates | ||
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Project Name | Project Status | |
Kuwait | New Refinery Project: Package 1 (Process Plant) | EPC Bid |
Saudi Arabia | Yanbu Power Plant II | Cancelled |
Saudi Arabia | Ras al-Zour Fertiliser Complex – Phosphoric Acid Plant | Complete |
UAE | Lyon-Dubai City | On Hold |
Iraq | Iraq Housing Project: Phase I | EPC Bid |
For further information visit www.meed.com/meedprojects |
The rest of the GCC’s projects markets also dipped. Oman had some good news, however, as it had a 6 per cent year-on-year increase over 2010.
Outside the GCC, Iran fell by 2.4 per cent, but Iraq continued to rise with its projects index increasing by 1.6 per cent. This equates to a year-on-year rise of 37 per cent and indicates there is a lot of project potential in the Gulf state, due to its rebuilding programme.
Upcoming tender deadlines | |||
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Client | Contract | Submission date | |
Kuwait | Health Ministry | Al-Amiri hospital | 10 July |
Kuwait | Kuwait Oil Company | Soil remediation | 17-Jul |
Saudi Arabia | Interior Ministry | Medical complexes | 7 August |
Qatar | Public Works Authority (Ashghal) | Lusail Expressway | 8 August |
UAE | Abu Dhabi Airports Company | Midfield Terminal | 11 September |
For further information visit www.meed.com/tenders |
Aside from Oman and Iraq, all other countries have slipped on the index compared with the same time in 2010.
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