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TechnipFMC consortium wins $4.2bn Bahrain refinery project

TechnipFMC announced today that, jointly with Samsung Engineering and Tecnicas Reunidas, it has been awarded a $ 4.2 billion USD contract from Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) for the Bapco Modernization Program (BMP). The project is located on Bahrain’s Eastern coast and entails the expansion of the capacity of the existing Sitra oil refinery from 267,000...

KBR Awarded Statoil’s Ground-Breaking Northern Lights Project

KBR, Inc.  has been awarded the Concept and FEED (front-end engineering design) contract by Statoil for their ground-breaking Northern Lights Project, to develop an onshore carbon dioxide (CO2) – a known greenhouse gas – storage terminal in Norway. The terminal is a key component of the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) demonstration project being undertaken...

Leighton Asia wins £220m Hong Kong Airport works

CIMIC Group company, Leighton Asia, with joint venture partner Chun Wo Construction and Engineering Company Limited (‘Chun Wo’), has been selected by the Airport Authority Hong Kong to construct the A$390 million Terminal 2 (T2) foundation and substructure works at Hong Kong International Airport. Revenue to Leighton Asia, which is part of CIMIC Group construction...

Samsung secure design and construct Singapore tunnel contract

Samsung C&T Corporation has been selected as the first contractor to design and construct a stretch of the North-South Corridor (NSC) in Singapore by the Land Transport Authority (LTA). Under the USD$602 million contract, Samsung C&T will be responsible for the design and construction of a 1.25km stretch of the corridor between Novena Rise and...

Astaldi wins Eur 140 million construction contract in Chile

The Astaldi Group is the winner of the EUR 140 million construction contract (CLP 103 billion, 100% Astaldi) to build the Linares Hospital in Chile. The EPC Contract calls for the design and construction of a new healthcare facility in the centre of the city of Linares, in the Maule Region. The new complex will...

Aecom picked for US$1.85bn Chinese theme park project

AECOM has announced that China-based Elite Global Group Limited (EGGL) has engaged AECOM Asia Company Limited to provide comprehensive, integrated program management services. Contract was signed on the sidelines of the recent IAAPA Attractions Expo 2017 held in Orlando, Florida. AECOM will provide its industry-leading, large capital project program management services to EGGL as it...

KBR JV secures FEED contract for Azaerbaijan’s big gas field

KBR, Inc. announced that the SOCAR-KBR Limited Liability Company (SKLLC) joint venture has been awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the topsides of the Absheron Early Production Project. The platform will be located at SOCAR’s Oil Rocks facility and will deliver gas and condensate into the SOCAR network. This award marks the 3rd...

GE sign $400m Iraq power contract to build 14 Electric Substations

The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity (MoE) has signed an agreement worth over $400 million with GE Power (NYSE: GE) to develop 14 electric substations on a turnkey basis and supply critical equipment such as transformers, circuit breakers and other outdoor equipment to rehabilitate existing substations and bring much-needed power to areas facing significant electricity shortages...

McDermott confirms Safaniya EPCI Saudi Aramco deal

McDermott International, Inc. has announced a major* contract award from Saudi Aramco for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services in the Safaniya onshore and offshore field. The contract, awarded under the existing long-term agreement with Saudi Aramco, includes the full suite of EPCI services including design, fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning of 9 slipover jackets,...

Wood begin multi-million dollar SAGE, Beryl pipeline contract

Wood has commenced a multi-million dollar, evergreen contract to act as operating partner of the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation (SAGE) system and Beryl pipeline, on behalf of Ancala Midstream Acquisitions Limited (Ancala Midstream). Wood will manage the day-to-day operation of the SAGE system, which transports gas through the 323 kilometre SAGE pipeline between the northern...

Aker wins trio of umbilicals contracts for Statoil projects

Aker Solutions won a contract to provide umbilicals for the Statoil-operated Johan Sverdrup, Utgard and Bauge developments offshore Norway. The order entails delivery of more than 40 kilometers in total of subsea umbilicals. It will be booked in the fourth quarter. “By combining the delivery for three separate projects into one order, we are able...

Aramco awards US$4.5bn offshore oil and gas contracts

Saudi Aramco has signed agreements with several oil and gas service contractors for oil and gas megaprojects designed to enhance the company’s energy sustainability, diversify the economy, expand gas production, and localize domestic content. The agreements are valued at nearly $4.5 billion in total. Eight agreements were signed, including three agreements with Madrid-based Técnicas Reunidas...