DEWA awards tender for world’s first 3D-printed lab
(DEWA) has awarded Convrgnt Value Engineering (LLC) the tender announced last May to design and construct the first building in the UAE to be fully printed onsite and the first 3D-printed laboratory building in the world. The laboratory will be built as part of the Research & Development (R&D) centre at the Mohammed bin Rashid...
Canada approves Petronas LNG project
Petronas is pleased that the Government of Canada has given a conditional approval for the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG project. On behalf of the partners of the proposed project, Petronas would like to thank the Government of Canada, the Canadian Environment Assessment Agency, area First Nations, local residents and all other relevant stakeholders for their...
Topaz secures contract for Tengiz Oilfield
Topaz Energy and Marine, a leading offshore support vessel company, has secured substantial contracts in connection with the development of the Tengiz oilfield in Kazakhstan during 2016. The two contract wins announced in the second and third quarter together represent revenue of more than US$500 million. The two contracts bring Topaz’s backlog to approximately US$1.6...
AmecFW wins new Dounreay design and build contract
Amec Foster Wheeler announced that it has won a contract to provide a new effluent treatment plant for the Dounreay nuclear site in the UK. The contract, valued at £7m, was awarded by Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL), which is responsible for decommissioning the former centre of fast reactor research and development in Caithness, Scotland....
Thales wins 2,400km Saudi rail maintenance contract
Thales has been awarded a one year renewable maintenance contract for the 2,400 km lines – mineral and passenger – of the North South Railway project crossing Saudi Arabia. This contract demonstrates the trust relationship built with Saudi Railway Company over years of collaboration to deploy the complete transportation systems on the line. The North-South...
SNC-Lavalin to build nuclear reactor for China
SNC-Lavalin (TSX:SNC) is pleased to announce it signed an agreement in principle for a new Joint Venture with China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and Shanghai Electric Group Company Ltd. The new company would develop, market and build the Advanced Fuel CANDU Reactor (AFCR™). The creation of the joint venture in principle follows the signing of...
Technip awarded ENOC refinery expansion contract
Technip have been awarded the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for the design and construction of new processing units and ancillary units. The project will increase refining capacity by 70,000 barrels per day after completion. Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) revealed plans to expand the capacity of its ENOC Processing Company (EPCL) Jebel...
Interserve awarded £81m Ajman mall expansion
Interserve’s construction joint venture Khansaheb, has been awarded an £81 million contract by Middle East developer Majid Al Futtaim (MAF), to expand and upgrade the City Centre Ajman mall in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Under the contract, Khansaheb will more than double the size of the existing mall from 32,000m2 to 70,000m2, expand a...
Saudi KAD awarded Aramco pipeline contract
Saudi Aramco has awarded a key contract to Saudi KAD, one of the leading engineering, procurement and construction companies for its strategic pipeline projects relating to the Master Gas Program Phase II, and the Fadhili Gas Program. On project completion in 2018, the Master Gas System capacity will increase to 12.5 billion standard cubic feet...
Add Energy Wins Maintenance Contract, Oman
Add Energy, the international energy consultancy provider, has been awarded a contract worth £120,000 with a leading upstream gas operator in Oman. The contract has secured jobs at the company’s Aberdeen office and enabled sustainability of its Oman office and in country partnership. The scope of work will see Add Energy provide the plant with...
Aker Solutions Wins Troll B Modifications Contract
Aker Solutions secured a contract from Statoil to deliver a compression module for the Troll field in the North Sea to help boost output at one of Norway’s key offshore fields. The contract is valued at NOK 370 million and is an option in a front end engineering and design (FEED) agreement awarded to Aker...
UK’s BMT wins Emaar tower consultancy deal
BMT Fluid Mechanics to Work on Emaar Properties’ Iconic Tower in Dubai Creek Harbour BMT Fluid Mechanics, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has been appointed by Aurecon as the wind engineering consultant for ‘The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour’, the new icon by Emaar Properties, designed by world-renowned architect and engineer, Santiago Calatrava who is...