Over $12bn worth of contracts were awarded across the Middle East region in March, according to this selected checklist compiled from MEED reports throughout the month.
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Table: Contracts awarded in March 2008
| Project | Contractor | Client | Estimated value ($m) | Date |
| Algeria | ||||
| Build a desalination plant on a build-own-operate basis in Mactaa, northern Algerian province of Oran | Hyflux (Singapore) | Algerian Energy Company | 468 | 31/03/2008 |
| Iraq | ||||
| Provide transportation services to the US military in Iraq, Jordan and Turkey | Agility (Kuwait-based) | US Defense | na | 24/03/2008 |
| Kuwait | ||||
| Build a new storage tank at gathering centre 1 | Bridge & Roof Company (India) | Kuwait Oil Company | 8.6 | 03/03/2008 |
| Supply with emergency well services | Wild Well Control (Houston-based) | Kuwait Oil Company | 28.6 | 03/03/2008 |
| Upgrade the Minagish water injection plant | Almeer Technical Services Company (Atsco) (local) | Kuwait Oil Company | 12.2 | 12/03/2008 |
| Libya | ||||
Build a commercial port with a projected handling capacity of 8 million tonnes | Bechtel (US) | Sirte municipality | na | 06/03/2008 |
| Build Sirte International Airport | Joint venture of unnamed Malaysian companies | Sirte municipality | na | 06/03/2008 |
| Morocco | ||||
| Build two highways | China Railway Group | na | 275 | 18/03/2008 |
| Oman | ||||
| VA Tech Wabag (Austria) | Rural Areas Electricity Company | na | 06/03/2008 | |
| Contract for the third phase development of the Marmul field in the south of the sultanate | Gulf Petrochemical Services & Trading (GPS) (local) | Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) | 61 | 18/03/2008 |
| Consultancy contract for the Fort Hotel development, near Muscat | Barker Barton & Lawson (UK) | Oman Tourism & Development Company (Omran) | 0.32 | 27/03/2008 |
| Maya Overseas (Swiss-based) | Oman Tourism & Development Company (Omran) | 2.04 | 27/03/2008 | |
| Project manager | Beca International (New Zealand-based) | Oman Tourism & Development Company (Omran) | na | 27/03/2008 |
| Supply water to The Wave project in Muscat | Target (local) | Public Authority for Electricity & Water | 15.5 | 27/03/2008 |
| Qatar | ||||
| Carry out ground and civil works for the rectifier station at Qatalum's planned aluminium smelter at Mesaieed | Al-Jaber Engineering (local) | Qatalum | na | 04/03/2008 |
| Front-end engineering and design contract for acid gas removal project at the Dukhan oil field | Technip (France) | na | 250+ | 17/03/2008 |
| Technology contract for work on Shell Group’s $20bn Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) project | Metso Automation (Finland) | JGC Corporation (Japan) | na | 19/03/2008 |
| Ras Laffan C independent water and power project in Qatar | Consortium of Suez Energy International (Belgium) and Mitsui & Company (Japan) | Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Electricity & Water Company | 3,700 | 25/03/2008 |
| Construction contract at Ras Laffan port | Joint venture between Consolidated Contractors International Company (CCC) (Athens-based), Six Construct (Belgium) and Halcrow (UK) | Qatar Petroleum (QP) | 1,700 | 28/03/2008 |
| Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Design, deploy and manage a second- and third-generation mobile communications network in Saudi Arabia | Motorola (US) | Zain (Kuwait) | 335 | 02/03/2008 |
| Build a major water pipeline as part of the scheme to develop a new water transmission network in the Eastern Province | Yuksel Holding Yuksel Insaat, and Yuksel Saudia Company (local/Turkish) | Saline Water Conversion Corporation | 375 | 03/03/2008 |
| Maintenance agreement to carry out checks on its fleet | Alsalam Aircraft | Sama | na | 05/03/2008 |
| Install aluminium and glass facades at King Abdullah University for Science & Technology (KAUST) near Jeddah | United Arab Aluminium Company (UAAC) | Saudi Aramco | 32 | 09/03/2008 |
| Provide and transport two jack-up rigs | Hercules Offshore (Houston-based) | Saudi Aramco | 316 | 25/03/2008 |
| CB&I Lummus Global (US) | na | 140 | 26/03/2008 | |
| Syria | ||||
Build a gas treatment plant at the Jihar field located in the Hayan block | Petrofac International (UAE-based) | Hayan Petroleum Company (HPC) (local/Croatian) | 454 | 25/03/2008 |
| UAE | ||||
| Water network development contract on Abu Dhabi island | Abu Dhabi Maintenance & Construction Company (Admac) | Abu Dhabi Transmission & Despatch Company | 32 | 04/03/2008 |
| Build a sewage treatment plant on Yas Island | Metito (Sharjah-based) | Aldar Properties | na | 06/03/2008 |
| Construction of a commercial centre in the Khalidiya area | Target Engineering Construction Company | na | 163 | 06/03/2008 |
| Build a quality control laboratory building at Ruwais | Target Engineering Construction Company | Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) | 26.15 | 06/03/2008 |
| Target Engineering Construction Company | Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) | 26.15 | 06/03/2008 | |
| Build the Marina 101 tower at Dubai Marina | TAV Gulf (Turkey) | JV of Sheffield Real Estate (local) and Rustar Real Estate (Russia) | 218 | 11/03/2008 |
| Build a teaching hospital at Dubai Health Care City | Al-Naboodah Laing O’Rourke (local/UK) | Dubai Health Care City | 572 | 12/03/2008 |
| Build the Opus project at Dubai’s Business Bay | Nasa Multiplex (local/Australian) | Omniyat Properties | 218 | 12/03/2008 |
| Build two high-voltage substations in Dubai | Consortium of Areva (France) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (South Korea) | Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa) | 234 | 13/03/2008 |
| Engineering, procurement and construction contracts for the M station project at Jebel Ali in Dubai to build 140 million g/d and 2,030 MW capacity | Fisia Italimpianti (Italy) and Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction (South Korea) | Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa) | na | 13/03/2008 |
| Build a 70-storey tower in the emirate of Ajman | Tri Union Builders (Singapore) | Ajman-based private investor | 109 | 13/03/2008 |
| Main construction contract for the Porto Dubai project - involves building a boutique hotel and 47 luxury villas | Arabtec Construction (local) | Zabeel Investments (local) | 272 | 14/03/2008 |
| Build a new interchange at Mafraq | Al-Jaber Group (local) | Abu Dhabi Municipality | 205 | 16/03/2008 |
| Expansion of the Mushrif water reservoir | Mammut Building Systems (Dubai-based) | Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa) | 170 | 16/03/2008 |
| Design and build 68 villas at Dubai Polo & Equestrian Club in Arabian Ranches | Arabtec Construction (local) | Emaar Properties | 141 | 16/03/2008 |
| Build external structures for the red line stations of the Dubai Metro | Architectural Engineering (China) | Roads & Transport Authority | 50 | 19/03/2008 |
| Build a cement plant in Habbab | Sharaf Group (local) | Fujairah Municipality | na | 19/03/2008 |
| Build a 2.2 kilometre-long cut-and-cover tunnel running under Salam street and leading onto Mina road | JV of Samsung Corporation (South Korea) and Saif bin Darwish (local) | Abu Dhabi Municipality | 871 | 20/03/2008 |
| Construction of two interchanges on the eastern ring road leading onto Salam street from the Maqta bridge area | Mohammed Abdulmohsin Kharafi & Sons (Kuwait) | Abu Dhabi Municipality | 217.8 | 20/03/2008 |
| Build a hotel tower in the Al-Barsha area of Dubai, on Sheikh Zayed road | Dutco Balfour Beatty (local/UK) | Al-Ali Property Investments (local) | 229 | 25/03/2008 |
| Two major earthworks packages for the Khalifa Industrial Zone at Taweelah | Al Jaber Group | Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) | Total of 272 | 25/03/2008 |
| Ghantoot Transport & General Contracting Establishment | ||||
| Construction of 96 resort-style villas at Sanctuary Falls located in the Jumeirah Golf Estates development | Arabtec Construction (local) | Sheikh Holdings (local) | 112 | 26/03/2008 |
Total | 12,311.36 | |||
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