Middle East contracts awarded: May 2009

26 May 2009

Almost $4.5bn worth of contracts have been awarded across the Middle East in May 2009, according to this selected checklist.

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Table: Contracts awarded up to 31 May 2009

CountryProjectContractorClientEstimated value ($m)Date
AlgeriaFour contracts covering aerial geographical survey of the Ain Regada field in the Soukh Aras province, installation of intelligent devices at unspecified locations, installation of submersible well pumps and borehole and excavation-imaging servicesShoabi Group (Saudi Arabia)Sonatrachna06/05/2009
AlgeriaEngineering, procurement, and construction contract to build a new marine export terminal to accommodate a new urea and ammonia plant near Arzew, 400 kilometres west of AlgiersSaipem (Italy)Sonatrach26810/05/2009
AlgeriaConstruction of buildings and infrastructure at the central processing facility unit which will process oil and gas from the El-Merk fieldOrascom Construction Industries (Egypt)Groupement Berkine28010/05/2009
AlgeriaExpanding Djen Djen port, 350 kilometres east of Algiers and includes extending the north and east breakwaters by 400 metres and 250 metres respectively. Daewoo will also create a new breakwater and an absorbing beachDaewoo Engineering & Construction (South Korea)Algeria’s Transport Ministryna29/05/2009
BahrainProvide project management services on the expansion of Bahrain International Airport (BIA) in ManamaHill International (US)Bahrain Airport Companyna28/05/2009
EgyptConstruction of the 140,000-square-metre, three-level Cairo Festival City retail shopping centreJoint venture of the UAE/UK’s Al-Futtaim Carillion and Egypt’s Orascom Construction IndustriesAl-Futtaim Group34006/05/2009
EgyptDrilling exploration in four of seven offhsore gas blocksBG Group (UK) (Block One); BP (UK) BP as part of a consortium with the UK/Dutch Shell Group and Petronas (Malaysia) (Block Three) (Block Two); Total (France) and Enel (Italy) (Block Four)Egyptian Gas Holding Company (Egas)na13/05/2009
EgyptConsultancy contract for the country’s nuclear power programmeWorleyParsons (Australia)Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA)18314/05/2009
EgyptSupply of wellhead systems and ongoing support on the company’s gas exploration efforts in its Nile Delta concessionPlexus HoldingsBP Egypt2.519/05/2009
IranDevelopment of Gaz port, including spending $200m over five years on new recreational facilitiesDevelopment of Gaz port, including spending $200m over five years on new recreational facilitiesGolestan Ports & Shipping Department and the Municipalities Co-operation Organisationna07/05/2009
IranDrilling two wells on the Darkhovin oil field with an option for more work following their completionOil Exploration Operations Company (OEOC)National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)na26/05/2009
IraqContract to supply 24 helicopters to IraqBell HelicopterIraqi Defence Ministry60.305/05/2009
IraqSupplying four C-130J Super Hercules transport planes to the Iraqi Air ForceLockheed Martin (US)Iraqi Air Force29206/05/2009
KuwaitRenovation of sanitary drainage networks in the Hadiya and Riqqa areasCopri Construction EnterpriseKuwait’s Public Works Ministry11.718/05/2009
KuwaitProvide seismic data processing servicesParadigm Earth SciencesKuwait Oil Company (KOC)6.920/05/2009
KuwaitConsultancy services covering financial, health, safety, environment, reputation, compliance, governance and human resources for the upgrading of KOC’s marine facilitiesDet Norske Veritas (DNV)Kuwait Oil Company (KOC)2220/05/2009
MoroccoAdd two 350MW units to the plant the Jorf Lasfar independent power project (IPP)Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa)Office National de l’Electricitena13/05/2009
OmanBuilding the northern runway, taxiway system, aprons, roads, utility buildings and other civil works at Muscat International AirportGreece’s Consolidated Contractors International Company (CCC) and Turkey’s TAVTransport & Communications Ministry1,30012/05/2009
OmanEngineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the second phase of the Duqm power plant in the Al-Wusta regionGlobal Chemicals & Maintenance SystemsRural Areas Electricity Companyna20/05/2009
OmanA 16-year service agreement on Oman LNG’s 12 gas turbines at the Qalhat complex in the northeast of the sultanateGE Oil & Gas (US)Oman LNGna20/05/2009
QatarTwo-year contract extension for maintenance and shutdown work at RasGas’ liquefaction plantTransfield Worley Trags (local/Australian)Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company (RasGas)10007/05/2009
QatarProvision of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), and installation and commissioning services for extra-high voltage underground power cables in the Doha areaPrysmian Cables & SystemsQatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa)6419/05/2009
QatarProvide a vessel as well as two remotely operated vehicles, and technical support services for Qatar’s $20bn Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) projectJoint venture of Italy’s Geolab and the UK’s HallinJ Ray McDermottna20/05/2009
QatarElectrical, instrumentation and telecommunications work on a gas-loading facility at Ras Laffan. The work on phase six of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and loading facility includes the supply of materials, erection, testing and pre-commissioningKentz GroupQatargasna27/05/2009
Saudi ArabiaMechanical, civil, electrical, and chemical engineering work at a major integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex at RabighJacobs ZateRabigh Refining & Petrochemicals Company1.513/05/2009
Saudi ArabiaDrilling, well intervention, and the provision of artificial lift technologies to improve the flow of oil from a number of fields in southern OmanWeatherford Oil Tools Middle East (US)Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)na17/05/2009
Saudi ArabiaConstruction of a corporate data centre in Dhahran, with a total built-up area of 11,000 square metresAl-Latifia Trading & ContractingSaudi Aramco19118/05/2009
Saudi ArabiaNational Contracting Company to build double circuit 123Kv transmission lines in Tabuk, National Power Construction Corporation to build a double circuit line at Medina and Mohammed al-Ojaimi Contracting to construct 110kV cables for the new Al-Quwaizah, Al-Nuzhah and Mena 3 substationsNational Contracting Company, National Power Construction Corporation and Mohammed al-Ojaimi ContractingSaudi Electricity Company (SEC)7820/05/2009
Saudi ArabiaProvide key tubular high-pressure low-density polyethylene process for ethylene vinyl acetate plant at JubailExxonMobil (US)Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem)na24/05/2009
Saudi ArabiaDesign, supply and install three 110kV substations that will serve the growing power needs of MeccaABB (Switzerland)Saudi Electricity Company10027/09/2009
UAEConstruction of two towers at Marina Square development on Abu Dhabi’s Reem islandCSHK (China)Tamouh Investments23405/05/2009
UAEConstruction of a retail area, and office and residential Nation Towers project on Abu Dhabi CornicheNational Projects Construction and Arabtec ConstructionInternational Capital Trading43610/05/2009
UAEAbove-ground electrical and instrumentation work on the Emirates Aluminium power plantTarget Engineering Construction CompanyEmirates Aluminium (Emal)1914/05/2009
UAEThe Louvre Abu Dhabi museum is scheduled to open in 2012 and will comprise a 24,000 square metre complex below a shallow domePascall & Watson (UK)Abu Dhabi’s Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC)na17/05/2009
UAEBuild the new headquarters building for Abu Dhabi’s International Petroleum Investment Company (Ipic)Commodore Contracting CompanyIpic24517/05/2009
UAEDiversion of 220kV and 400kV transmission lines to a new 400/220/33kV substation and contracts covering variations to its existing projects in Abu DhabiKEC International (India)Abu Dhabi Transmission & Despatch Company12.120/05/2009
UAEConstruction of a multi-floor car park at Al-Ghusais that will serve the Green line of the metro when it opens in 2010 and construction of bus stations in Al-Ghusais, Satwa and DeiraDhabi ContractingDubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA)20426/05/2009
UAEBuilding six towers between the sea and the Central Park area of the Shams Abu Dhabi developmentAl-Rajhi Projects & Construction, and Al-Habtoor Engineering EnterprisesTameer Holdingsna26/05/2009
UAEProvision of technical assurance, risk and safety management, asset management, and industrial inspection on a major pipeline project connecting Abu Dhabi and FujairahGermanischer Lloyd (Germany)International Petroleum Investment Companyna27/05/2009
UAEDeal covers an offshore gas dehydration platform and flare system linked by a bridge to the existing Umm Shaif super complex of oil and gas platforms. It also includes a 39-kilometre-long pipeline linking the Umm Shaif complex to the Das island processing facilityNational Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC)Abu Dhabi Maritime Company (Adma-Opco)35029/05/2009
UAEGE will supply compressors to improve production at the Asab and Sahil fields, while ABB will supply speed-drive systems which will control them. ABB’s part of the contract also covers motors, transformers and converters at the two installationsGE Oil & Gas (US) and ABB (Switzerland)Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Operations (Adco)8031/05/2009
 Total  4,499.0 

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