Almost $6bn worth of contracts were awarded across the Middle East region in August, according to this selected checklist compiled from MEED reports throughout the month.
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Table: Contracts awarded in August 2007
| Project | Contractor | Client | Estimated value ($m) | MEDD issue |
| Algeria | ||||
| Build ethane extraction facilities at Arzew | Technip (France) | Sonatrach | na | 10/08/07 |
| Bahrain | ||||
| Construction of Issa town interchange | Sungwon Corporation (South Korea) | Works & Housing Ministry | 109 | 03/08/07 |
| Egypt | ||||
| Build diesel oil plant at Mostorod | Mitsui & Company/GS Engineering & COnstruction (Japan/South Korea) | Citadel Capital Consortium/Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation | 1,800 | 31/08/08 |
| Master planning of East Port Said Port | DHV (Netherlands) | Port Said Port Authority | na | 31/08/08 |
| Engineering, procurement and construction for combined-cycle element of Kureimat hybrid power plant | Iberdrola (Spain) | New & Renewable Energy Authority | na | 31/08/08 |
| Iran | ||||
| Engineering operations and installation of 32-inch pipeline from South Pars gas field to Tonbak refinery | Iranian Offshore Engineering & Construction Company | Petropars | 750 | 31/08/08 |
| Kuwait | ||||
| Supply rig for onshore drilling and workover operations | Kuwait Drilling Company | Kuwait Oil Company | 83.7 | 03/08/07 |
| Supply medium-depth drilling rig | Kuwait Drilling Company | Kuwait Oil Company | 76.9 | 03/08/07 |
| Build 1.2-metre-diametre pipeline from Doha west dezsalination complex to Doha water distribution facility | Kuwait Controls Company | Electricity & Water Ministry | 30 | 03/08/07 |
| Build three water tanks at Subiya | Khalid al-Kharafi & Brothers | Electricity & Water Ministry | 48.6 | 03/08/07 |
| Convert Al-Zour South power station to combined-cycle plant | Siemens (Germany) | Electricity & Water Ministry | 482 | 10/08/07 |
| Peovide in-house project engineering and management services | Amec (UK) | Kuwait National Petroleum Company | 83.2 | 24/08/07 |
| Upgrade ethane recovery facilities at Shuaiba refinery | Gulf Spic Trading & Contracting (local/Indian) | Kuwait National Petroleum Company | 62 | 31/08/07 |
| Libya | ||||
| Construct passenger terminals at Tripoli International Airport | TAV/Odebrecht/Consolidate Contractors International Company (Turkey/Brazil/Athens-based) | Civil Aviation Authority | na | 24/08/07 |
| Qatar | ||||
| Provide project management services on Bin Samkh mixed-use development in Doha | Hill International (US) | Tamniyat Investment Company | na | 17/08/07 |
| Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Excavation and building quay walls for 3.5 kilometres of canals | Huta Group | Emaar, The Economic City | 66 | 10/08/07 |
| Build storage tanks at petrochemical complex in Jubail | Dayim Punj Lloyd Construction Contracting Company (local/Inidian) | Saudi Kayan Petrochemicals Company | 79 | 31/08/07 |
| Build 440 healthcare centres | Al-Arrab Contracting/Haif Trading & Construction/Al-Mansouri Contracting | Health Ministry | 426 | 31/08/07 |
| Provide produced water treatment system at Safaniya field | Siemens Water Technologies (Germany) | Engineering for the Petroleum & Process Industries (Egypt) | na | 31/08/07 |
| UAE | ||||
| Build third phase of Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre | Al-Habtoor Engineering Enterprises | Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company | 218 | 03/08/07 |
| Provide meteorological systems for Dubai World Central International Airport | International Aeradio | Department of Civil Aviation | na | 03/08/07 |
| Radar operations | Par Air Systems (UK) | Department of Civil Aviation | na | 03/08/07 |
| Build foundations for Wave Business Towers project at Jumeirah Village in Dubai | National Piling Company | High Rise Properties | na | 17/08/07 |
| Provide project management srvices for Legends project in Dubai | Hill International (US) | Gulf Finance House | na | 17/08/07 |
| Build Mirdif City Centre shopping mall | Alec | Majid al-Futtaim Shopping Malls | 708 | 17/08/07 |
| Construct interchange 8 intersection on Sheikh Zayed road | Shimizu Corporation (Japan) | Roads & Transport Authority | 175 | 17/08/07 |
| Design integrated transport masterplan for Palm Deira in Dubai | Out & About in Palm Deira (France/Netherlands) | Roads & Transport Authority | na | 17/08/07 |
| Front-end engineering and design on programme to increase Abu Dhabi onshore oil capacity | Washington Group International (US) | Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations | na | 24/08/07 |
| Front-end engineering and design on independent sour gas mega-project | Flour Corporation (US) | Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Company | na | 24/08/07 |
| Build office tower at Dubai Marina | Alec | Emaar Properties | 150 | 24/08/07 |
| Construct hotel with 29-floor tower at Motorcity, Dubailand | Nasa Multiplex (local/Australian) | Union Properties | 136 | 24/08/07 |
| Main construction on two towers at Burj Dubai development | Arabtec Construction/Bel Hasa Six Construct (local/Begian) | Emaar Properties | 141 | 24/08/07 |
| Seawater facilities expansion | Galfar Engineering & Contracting (Oman) | Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (Takreer) | 65.4 | 31/08/07 |
| Urban development framework study | Urbis (Australia) | Urban Planning Committee | na | 31/08/07 |
| Main construction package for three-tower mixed-use development on cluster Z, Jumeirah Lake Towers | Dubai Civil Engineering | Seven Tides Development | 232 | 31/08/07 |
| Bulk earthworks for Al-Ruwaya Tiger Woods Golf Course development, Dubailand | Dutco Balfour Beatty (local/UK) | Tatweer | na | 31/08/07 |
| Total | 5,921.8 | |||
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