Almost $8bn worth of contracts were awarded across the Middle East region in July, according to this selected checklist compiled from MEED reports throughout the month.
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Table: Contracts awarded in July 2007
| Project | Contractor | Client | Estimated value ($m) | MEED issue |
| Algeria | ||||
| Build and operate ethane and methane plant at Skilda | Total (France) | Sonatrach | 3,000 | 20/07/07 |
| Build and operate ethane and methane plant Arzew | Almet Consortium (international) | Sonatrach | na | 20/07/07 |
| Iran | ||||
| Engineering, procurement, construction and supply of six gas turbines | Azarab Energy | Tavanir | 85 | 20/07/07 |
| Iraq | ||||
| Build wireless voice and data network | Huawei (China) | Kalimat Telecom | 275 | 27/07/07 |
| Kuwait | ||||
| Cementing and associated services for drilling and workover operations | Schlumberger (US) | Kuwait Oil Company | 74 | 06/07/07 |
| One-year extension, technical services | BP (UK) | Kuwait Oil Company | 33 | 27/07/07 |
| Supply of five gas turbines | Alstom (France) | Alghanim International Trading & Contracting | 204 | 13/07/07 |
| Oman | ||||
| Tourist development projects at Al-Siefa and Salalah | Muria Tourist Development Company | Tourism Ministry | na | 13/07/07 |
| Qatar | ||||
| Front-end engineering and design and project management consultancy, Al-Shaheen refinery | Technip (France) | Qatar Petroleum | na | 13/07/07 |
| Shipping manager at Qatargas 4 | Shell Group (UK/Dutch) | Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) | na | 13/07/07 |
| Design consultant at Entertainment City | Forrec (Canada) | Abu Dhabi Investment House | na | 13/07/07 |
| Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Consultancy and financial advisory, wastewater privatisation programme | HSBC (UK) and Fichtner (Germany) | Water & Electricity Ministry | na | 06/07/07 |
| Project management consultancy at Ras Tanura | KBR (US) | Saudi Aramco | 140+ | 13/07/07 |
| Construction of a six-lane highway between Shuqaiq and Jizan | Bin Jarallah | Transport Ministry | 160 | 13/07/07 |
| Fourth section of Hail-Medina region | Rio Trading & Contracting | Transport Ministry | 53.3 | 13/07/07 |
| First phase of Medina ring road | Saudi Binladen Group | Transport Ministry | 26.6 | 13/07/07 |
| Building agricultural roads in Mecca region | Bin Jarallah | Transport Ministry | 21.8 | 13/07/07 |
| Airborne survey | Sander Geophysics Arabia | Saudi Aramco | na | 20/07/07 |
| Berri water injection and Qatif crude pipeline projects | Global al-Rushaid | Saudi Aramco | 200 | 27/07/07 |
| Road building | Al-Rio Contracting & Trading Company | Transport Ministry | 125.4 | 27/07/07 |
| Road building | Ajzala Contracting Company | Transport Ministry | 47.9 | 27/07/07 |
| UAE | ||||
| Build office and data centre, Mohammed bin Zayed City | Ed Zueblin (Germany) | Aldar Properties | 104 | 06/07/07 |
| Build Bay Square development | Al-Shafar General Contracting | Dubai Properties | 355 | 06/07/07 |
| Design Nagfa hotel and mall development | Team led by Ewan Architectural & Engineering Consultancy | Sorough Real Estate | na | 06/07/07 |
| Construction contract for Suwwa island | Oger Abu Dhabi | Mubadala Development Company | 1,000 | 13/07/07 |
| Build infrastructure for Industrial City | Al-Jaber group | Higher Corporation for Specialised Economic Zones | 113 | 13/07/07 |
| Expand ammonia and urea complex | Descon Engineering (Pakistan) | Ruwais Fertiliser Company (Fertil) | 180 | 20/07/07 |
| Build Conrad Hotel on Sheikh Zayed road | Joint venture of Arabtec Construction Company and Dubai Contracting | Private Property Management | 293 | 20/07/07 |
| Build Grand Prix race track on Yas island | Joint venture of Cerbarco (Bahrain) and WCT (Malaysia) | Aldar Properties | 354 | 20/07/07 |
| Build villas in Jumeirah Park residential complex | Dodsal (US) | Nakheel | 250 | 20/07/07 |
| Build villas at Victory Heights golf development | Al-Jaber Group | Dubai Sports City/Arcapita | 272 | 27/07/07 |
| Build district cooling plant | Overseas AST | Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) | 33 | 27/07/07 |
| Design and build villas at Arabian Ranch | Arabtec Construction | Emaar Properties | na | 27/07/07 |
| Construction of first-phase infrastructure for Al-Salam City | Emirates Road Contracting | Tameer | 175 | 27/07/07 |
| Regional | ||||
| Engineering services in Divided Zone | Amec (UK) | Saudi Arabian Texaco/Kuwait Gulf Oil Company Joint Operations | 40 | 06/07/07 |
| Total | 7,615 | |||
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