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Subsea 7 wins EPCI contract for Offshore Scotland

Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm: a major EPCI Contract award for Seaway Heavy Lifting   Subsea 7 S.A.  announced the award of an EPCI contract by Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL).The contract value is in excess of US $1.3 billion. This contract will be jointly executed by Seaway Heavy Lifting and Subsea 7(1). The scope of work...

Aramco, Pertamina award AmecFW refinery contract

Saudi Aramco and PT Pertamina (Persero) have awarded the engineering and project management services contract to conduct the basic engineering design (BED) study for the joint Cilacap Refinery upgrade to Amec Foster Wheeler Energy Limited. The contract has been signed by Said Al-Hadrami, vice president of international operations, Saudi Aramco and Rachmad Hardadi, refining director...

Horizon Creates New JV with Bechtel and JGC

Horizon Nuclear Power Limited (Horizon), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. has today appointed “Menter Newydd”, a specially created world-class joint venture, to help deliver the company’s lead nuclear new build project, Wylfa Newydd. Menter Newydd, meaning New Venture in Welsh, is a joint venture of Hitachi Nuclear Energy Europe, Ltd., Bechtel Management Company,...

Aurecon and Jacobs win $5bn Sydney M5 project

Aurecon to help design one of Australia’s biggest transport projects WestConnex New M5 project. Aurecon is set to contribute to one of Australia’s biggest transport projects, following the announcement of the CPB Contractors Dragados Samsung Joint Venture (CPBDS-JV) as the successful contractor for the delivery of the WestConnex New M5 project in Sydney. Aurecon and Jacobs, in...

Amec FW wins Kenya Oil Terminal contract

Project management consultancy contract for Kipevu Oil Terminal in Mombasa, Kenya. Provide technical support and expertise for relocation and expansion. Amec Foster Wheeler announces today the award of a project management consultancy contract by consultancy company NIRAS to support the next stages in the development of a Kenya Ports Authority project for the offshore relocation...

Jacobs wins contract with SATORP in Saudi Arabia

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.  announced it received a two year contract from Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company (SATORP) to provide general engineering services (GES) at SATORP’s Jubail Industrial City II facilities in Saudi Arabia. Under the terms of the contract Jacobs is providing a range of feasibility studies, concept design and detailed engineering design services for a...

T&T win key Dubai airport expansion contract

Turner and Townsend have won a key contract to provide cost management services for the expansion of Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai South. Part of a wider US$32bn development programme, the expansion of the existing passenger terminal – originally opened in 2013 – will include a larger immigration hall providing 55 control counters,...

Aramco awards $1bn Hasbah gas contract

Saudi Aramco, the state oil giant,  has awarded a $1 billion-plus contract to India’s Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Singapore-based Emas AMC for the expansion of the offshore Hasbah sour gas field, industry sources have said. Its supply of gas is a top priority for Saudi Arabia. Many industrial firms have complained about a shortage...

Parsons awarded $3.2bn Dubai project

US based Parsons has been awarded a major consultancy and supervision contract by Dubai Municipality for a deep tunnel sewerage project to cover key sections of Deira and Bur Dubai in the city, said the report. According to the deal, Parsons will be responsible for feasibility studies, preliminary design, preparation of IPO, then project management in detailed...

Topaz Energy in 15 vessel Kazakh oil field win

Topaz Energy and Marine, a leading offshore support vessel company, has in a consortium led by Blue Water Shipping A/S, secured a contract to supply and operate 15 vessels for the Tengizchevroil (TCO) joint venture in Kazakhstan for a contract value in excess of US$350 million. Under the terms of the agreement, Topaz will commission...

Wintershall awards service contract to Halliburton

Wintershall Norge AS has awarded a four-year service contract to support its exploration and development projects in Norway to Halliburton Norge AS. The contract is effective immediately and will be used for drilling-associated services on Wintershall’s Maria development in the Norwegian Sea. The agreement, which contains incentives for efficient well deliveries, can also be used...

Bibby Offshore wins Trinidad contract

Bibby Offshore, a leading subsea services provider to the oil and gas industry, is pleased to announce two contract wins with a multimillion pound combined value. The first contract win is a comprehensive DSV IRM campaign at two fields in the UKCS, Northern North Sea. The scope of work includes performing barrier testing, reconfiguring flexible...