Dubai’s DP World inks Taiwan Port deal
Dubai-based global marine terminal operator DP World and the state-run Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of Kaohsiung Port’s Terminal 7 in Taiwan. The agreement marks the beginning of a joint effort to seek future business opportunities and to steer growth in Taiwan’s port infrastructure, while...
SapuraKencana enters EU with TANAP contract
SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad has expanded its global footprint by making its entry into Europe, securing a RM510 million contract for the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (“TANAP”) from TANAP Doğalgaz İletim A.S. The contract, awarded to SapuraKencana via its wholly-owned subsidiary company, SapuraKencana TL Offshore Sdn. Bhd. (“SKTLO”), is for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and...
Al-Jaber wins Abu Dhabi construction deal
The Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), master developer of major tourism, cultural and residential destinations in Abu Dhabi, announced today that it has awarded the main construction contract for Jawaher Saadiyat to Al Jaber Building LLC, following a competitive tendering process. The contract is valued at AED 370 million and the project is on...
Arup picked for record breaking timber tower
Arup has been selected to develop HAUT, the highest wooden residential building in the world to date, counting 21 floors. We will work in partnership with Lingotto, Nicole Maarsen, TEAM V Architecture and Nederlandse Energie Maatschappij. The 73 metre high residential tower located in the Amstelkwartier will include 55 apartments, public plinth Hortus bicycles and...
OpenHydro secures Japanese tidal turbine contract
OpenHydro, a DCNS company, is part of a consortium which has been selected by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment to supply a tidal turbine system for installation at Naru Strait, Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture. The consortium includes Kyuden Mirai Energy Co., Inc, Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering Co., Ltd. and...
Expro secures major well testing contract in India
International oilfield services company, Expro, has been awarded new contracts from India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC). Worth in excess of $17 million over three years, the contracts will see Expro work on ONGC’s assets throughout western and eastern areas of India, including offshore Mumbai, onshore Rajamundry and the Krishna Godavari basin. The...
Technip wins IRM frame contract in UKCS
Technip has been awarded a key contract by Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Limited for Inspection, Repair and Maintenance (IRM) works on its North Sea subsea infrastructure. The frame agreement with Repsol Sinopec Resources UK will see Technip provide diving support and IRM services for 2016, with possible extension to include 2017 and 2018. The frame...
Enec signs support services deal with Korea firm
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) have signed an Operating Support Services Agreement (OSSA) at a ceremony held at ENEC’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi in the presence of senior management representatives from both companies. Under the agreement, KHNP will dispatch experienced and qualified nuclear plant personnel to the...
ABB wins $300m+ orders for China Power link
ABB has won orders worth over $300 million to supply breakthrough technologies for the world’s first 1,100 kilovolt (kV) ultra-high-voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission link. The orders were booked in the second quarter of 2016. The Changji-Guquan UHVDC link will transmit power from the Xinjiang region in the Northwest, to Anhui province in eastern China...
Hill’s chosen for Kuwait hospital projects
Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced that it has received a letter of award from Health Assurance Hospitals Company (Dhaman) to provide project and construction management services in connection with the construction of two new hospitals in Kuwait. The three-year contract has an estimated value to Hill of approximately KWD...
AmecFW win Indonesian refinery upgrade
Amec Foster Wheeler announces today it has been awarded an Engineering and Project Management Services Contract by PT Pertamina (Persero) and Saudi Aramco for the upgrade and expansion of the 348,000 barrels per day Cilacap Refinery in Central Java. Over the next nine months, Amec Foster Wheeler will conduct the basic engineering design study, develop...
SNC-Lavalin awarded Qatar consultancy contract
SNC-Lavalin (TSX:SNC) is proud to announce that it has been awarded an engineering consultancy and support services contract by Oryx GTL, a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum (51%) and Sasol of South Africa (49%), for its gas-to-liquids (GTL) complex at Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar. This five-year contract is with our local entity, Qatar...