Middle East contracts awarded: April 2007

02 May 2007

Over $12bn worth of contracts were awarded across the Middle East region in April, according to this selected checklist compiled from MEED reports throughout the month.

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Table: Contracts awarded in April 2007

ProjectContractorClientEstimated value ($m)MEED issue
Algeria
Build headquartersKhatib & Alami (Lebanon)Air Algerie5013/04/07
Drilling contractDalma Energy (Abu Dhabi-based)Repsol YPF (Spain)2313/04/07
Arzew liquipied petroleum gas trainsIshikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries/Itochu Corp (both Japan)Sonatrach1,10027/04/07
Iran
Liquified natural gas tankDaelim Industrial Company (South Korea), Ghorb NoohNational Iranian Oil Company3,00013/04/07
Iraq
Kurdistan Regional Government gas reserve evaluationDana Gas (Sharjah)Kurdistan Regional Government40020/04/07
Kuwait
Building a police academyKuwait Arab ContractorsMinistry of Public Works15713/04/07
Oman
Gas pipeline developmentPunj Lloyd (India)Oman Gas Company12620/04/07
Qarn Alam steam injectionDodsal (Dubai-based)Petroleum Development Oman1,00027/04/07
Qatar
Proprietary technology provision, polyethylene plantBasell (Europe)Qatar Petrochemical Companyna27/04/07
Ethylene pipeline construction, Ras Laffan to MasaieedPunj Lloyd (India)Qatar Chemical Company II4527/04/07
Saudi Arabia
Pipeline constructionFMQ/Stroytransgaz (Russia)Saudi Aramco45006/04/07
Railway constructionSaudi Binladin GroupPublic Investment Fund61306/04/07
Railway constructionAl-Suwaiket Group/China Railway 18th Bureau Company (China)Public Investment Fund50706/04/07
Railway constructionMitsui & Company (Japan)/Barclay Mowlem (Australia)Public Investment Fund72006/04/07
Design and build double wall tanksChicago Bridge & Iron (US)Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company4013/04/07
Front-end engineering and design, Jubail vinyl complex expansionAker Kvaerner (Norway)Arabian Petrochemical Companyna27/04/07
Jizan Economic City aluminium complex developmentChina Nonferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering & Construction Company/China National Machinery Industry CorporationWestern Way for Industrial Development Companyna27/04/07
UAE
Palm Jebel Ali BridgesSamsung Corporation (South Korea)Nakheel9506/04/07
Jebel Ali sewage plantAl-Ahmadiah Aktor (local/Greek)Dubai Municipality42206/04/07
Project management consultancy, Abu Dhabi onshore oil programmeAmec (UK)Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operationsna20/04/07
Polyefins package, Ruwais petrochemicals projectTecnimont (Italy)Abu Dhabi Polymers Company1,85020/04/07
Offsites and utilities package, Ruwais petrochemicals projectTR (Spain)Abu Dhabi Polymers Company1,23020/04/07
Main stadiums, Dubai Sports CityArabtec Construction/Max Boegl (Germany)Dubai Sports City22520/04/07
Al-Maktoum floating bridge coating worksNukote Coating Systems Middle EastClement (Germany)na20/04/07
Dubai Metro developmentParson Brinckernoff (US)Roads & Transport Authorityna20/04/07
Yemen
Al-Saleh medical city masterplanArabtec-Jardaneh (Jordan)/NBBJ (US)Health & Population Ministryna20/04/07
Total12,053

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