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WorleyParsons Contract Extended with Saudi Aramco

WorleyParsons is pleased to announce the renewal of the General Engineering Services Plus (GES+) contract with Saudi Aramco for an additional five (5) years with further potential for up to three additional one year increments. WorleyParsons’ scope includes the provision of Project Management, and Preliminary and Detailed  Design Engineering Services across a variety of onshore,...

Micoperi awarded Ghana EPC contract

Micoperi SPA have signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract with Quantum Power Ghana Gas Limited (“Quantum Power”) for the TemaLNG import terminal located close to Accra in Ghana (“TemaLNG Project”). Earlier this year, the Tema LNG Project executed an offtake agreement with Ghana’s national oil and gas company and national gas aggregator, Ghana...

Wärtsilä to supply two power plants to Indonesia

A consortium between Wärtsilä and an Indonesian construction company, PT PP (Persero) Tbk, has signed a contract to supply two 57 MW modular power plants, totalling 114 MW to PT PLN, the Indonesian state utility. The consortium will be responsible for the complete Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) project, and will also operate and maintain...

SBM awarded ExxonMobil FPSO contracts

SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited has awarded the Company contracts for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) for the Liza development and production in Guyana. Under the FPSO contracts, SBM Offshore will perform Front End Engineering and Design for the FPSO, and, subject...

Petrofac bags $75m contract with South Oil

Petrofac has secured a contract worth US$75 million from South Oil Company (SOC) for its Iraq Crude Oil Export Expansion Project (ICOEEP). The one-year contract, with a one-year option, was awarded following a competitive tender and Petrofac, as the incumbent, plans to build on its four-year track record of safe and successful delivery on behalf...

BP signs US$2.2 billion Abu Dhabi oil deal

BP has signed an agreement with the Supreme Petroleum Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) that grants BP a 10% interest in Abu Dhabi’s ADCO onshore oil concession, which has a life of 40 years. In addition to the interest in the ADCO concession, BP becomes...

Black & Veatch win Kuwait Oil Company work

Black & Veatch has secured a contract for the licensing technology and related services for sulphur recovery units (SRU) and Acid Gas Removal Units (AGRU) to support natural gas processing on the Jurassic field, a project central to Kuwait Oil Company’s (KOC) strategy to increase gas production. Kuwait has a very aggressive gas production target...

Saudi Aramco take delivery of first wind turbine

Executives from Saudi Aramco’s Power Systems and General Electric (NYSE: GE) gathered in Dhahran recently to celebrate the delivery of the first wind turbine in Saudi Arabia, marking a historic milestone for renewable energy in the Kingdom. Supplied by GE, the 2.75-120 wind turbine will provide power to Saudi Aramco’s Bulk Plant located in Turaif,...

Saipem wins BP North Sea Decommissioning work

Saipem Limited, a subsidiary of Saipem SpA, has been awarded a new contract in the North Sea utilising the Saipem 7000, reinforcing Saipem’s presence in this highly strategic area where the Company has a long operating history. Located in the UK sector of the North Sea, the Project is an EPRD contract for the decommissioning...

GE Power announces over $660m in orders

GE Power has announced that more than $660 million in orders, showcasing the company’s leadership in providing customers with more efficient, reliable and digital solutions across the energy ecosystem. Announced in conjunction with this year’s Power-Gen International conference (PGI) in Orlando, the orders include a new F-class gas turbine project in Wisconsin and continued customer...

Hyundai Heavy wins $700m order from Iran

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group, the world’s largest shipbuilding group, announced today that it signed contracts, financed by Korean financiers to build 14,500 TEU class containerships and 49,000 DWT product/chemical carriers with Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), one of the biggest shipping companies in the Middle East, at its Seoul office on December...

CH2M win work to combat Kazakhstan’s drug trade

Under its existing Air Force Contract Augmentation Program, CH2M has been awarded additional task orders to design and deliver infrastructure that addresses public health and national security threats posed by drug trafficking. The Republic of Kazakhstan, an ally of the United States, faces a significant challenge in stemming the flow of illegal drugs across its...