Almost $6bn worth of contracts were awarded across the Middle East region in October, according to this selected checklist compiled from MEED reports throughout the month.
For more up to date information on the region’s largest projects, go to www.meedprojects.com, which tracks $1.7trillion worth of projects.
Table: Contracts awarded in October 2007
| Project | Contractor | Client | Estimated value ($m) | MEED issue |
| Algeria | ||||
| Build 130 kilometre-long railway line from Oued Tlelat to Tlemcen and 200-kilometre line from Tlemecen to Moroccan border | Condotte with Rizzani de Eccher (Italy | Anesrif | 1,296 | 05/10/07 |
| Build 120-kilometre railway track from Saida to Moulay-Slissen | Astaldi (Italy) | Anesrif | 514 | 05/10/07 |
| Upgrade part of rail track between El-Affroun and Khemis Miliana and build track from Thenia to Bordj Bou Arrerridj | China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation and Ozgun (Turkey) | Anesrif | 2,412 | 05/10/07 |
| Egypt | ||||
| Carry out feasibility studies for greenfield aromatics plant | KBR (US | Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (EChem) | na | 19/10/07 |
| Advise government on tendering process for 12 railway stations in Nile Delta Alexandria | Naeem Holding | Government | na | 26/10/07 |
| Kuwait | ||||
| Construct 61 kilometres of sewers under Kuwait Sewerage Improvement Project | Mushrif General Trading & Construction Company (Kuwait) | Public Works Ministry | na | 05/10/07 |
| Provide measurement services for use during drilling processes | Schlumberger (US) | Kuwait Oil Company | 80.4 | 05/10/07 |
| Build gas pipeline between booster station 140 and the GCMB manifold | United Gulf Construction Company | Kuwait Oil Company | 7.2 | 12/10/07 |
| Provide in-house project management services | WorleyParsons (Australia) | Kuwait Oil Company | 311 | 19/10/07 |
| Build four towers for Kuwait Business Town development | First United General Trading & Contracting | Kuwait Business Town Real estate Company | na | 26/10/07 |
| Qatar | ||||
| Front-end engineering and design work for gas sweetening facilities integrated project at Masaieed | WorleyParsons (Australia) | Qatar Petroleum | na | 05/10/07 |
| Build Barwa Commercial Avenue development | Hochtief (Germany) | Barwa Real Estate Company | na | 26/10/07 |
| Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Supplying air-conditioning equipment | Zamil Air Conditioners | na | 16 | 05/10/07 |
| Building 13-kilometre road connecting King Abdullah Economic City with Bay La Sun Village | Saudi Binladin Group | Gnaar, The Economic City | 34.4 | 05/10/07 |
| Supervision of the worldscale ethylene dichloride complex | Jacobs Engineering (US) | Arabian Chlor Vinyl Company | na | 05/10/07 |
| Design masterplan for Ajman project in Riyadh | Nikken Sekkei (Japan) | JV of Tameer Holding, Al-Shoula Holding Group and Land Company for Property Development & Investment | na | 12/10/07 |
| Project management for King Abdullah Financial District development | Hill International (US) | Public Pension Agency | 11.4 | 12/10/07 |
| Build methylamines and dimethyl-formamide plant in Jubail | Larsen & Toubro (India) | Chemanol | 60 | 19/10/07 |
| UAE | ||||
| Build souk component of the redevelopment of central market in Abu Dhabi | Mushrif General Trading & Construction Company (Kuwait) | Alder Properties | 58 | 05/10/07 |
| Design German Business Park at Dubai Silicon | Oasis Fischer Architects (Germany) | Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority and Bin Jabr Group | na | 05/10/07 |
| Build Meena Plaza development in Abu Dhabi | Zelan Contracting and Al-Ambia (Malaysia) | Tamouh Investments | 254 | 05/10/07 |
| Design and supervision consultancy services for tameer Towers | RMJM (UK) | Tameer Holding | na | 05/10/07 |
| Project management consultancy on Asab, Bab, Bu Hasa and Ruwais modification project | Engineers India (India) | Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Company | na | 12/10/07 |
| Design office complex in Abu Dhabi | Aedas (Hong Kong) | Abu Dhabi Investment Council | na | 12/10/07 |
| Build i-rise tower in Dubai | Al-Naboodah Contracting | Realty Capital Middle East | 151 | 19/10/07 |
| Provide commercial management services for Al-Raha Beach development | EC Harris (UK) | Aldar Properties | na | 19/10/07 |
| Build submarine telecoms cable between UAE and Keya | Alcatel-Lubcent (France) | na | 82 | 19/10/07 |
| Build skycourts development at Dubailand | China State Construction Engineering Corporation (China) | National Bonds Corporation | 409 | 26/10/07 |
| Total | 5,696.4 | |||
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