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Masdar inks deal for 200MW Jordan solar plant

Masdar has signed a deal to develop a 200 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic solar plant for Jordan’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR). The news comes less than one month after Masdar and its partners inaugurated the 117MW Tafila wind farm in the Hashemite Kingdom. The deal was formalised during World Future Energy Summit, part...

Hyflux wins deal to build desal plant in Saudi Arabia

Hydrochem Saudi Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hyflux Group (Hyflux), has been awarded a contract by Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Saipem S.p.A. (Saipem) to design, manufacture and supply a seawater reverse osmosis and sulphate removal facilities package in Khurais, Saudi Arabia. The project value is approximately US$ 50.4 million. “This win underscores...

Wood Group Kenny wins Shell Prelude FLNG project

Wood Group Kenny has secured a three year contract with Shell Australia’s Prelude, Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) project. Perth-based Wood Group Kenny will provide specialist consultancy services for flexible riser integrity management prior to and during operation of Prelude FLNG, which will be located 475km north-north east of Broome in Western Australia. The focus...

MSI awarded PNG project for Twinza Oil Limited

Metocean Services International (MSI) has been awarded a 1 year metocean measurement program for Twinza Oil Limited in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Incorporated in 2004, Twinza Oil Limited has assets in Papua New Guinea, Australia and Thailand. Twinza is proposing to develop the Pasca A project, discovered in 1968, some 200km west of Port Moresby...

SBM Offshore win Premier FPSO FEED contract

SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that Premier Oil plc (Premier) has awarded the Company the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for an FPSO for Phase 1 of its Sea Lion development in the North Falkland Basin. The 18-month contract awarded to SBM Offshore covers the FEED elements of the proposed FPSO. The asset...

SNC-Lavalin Joint venture wins Power Station contract

SNC-Lavalin (TSX:SNC) is proud to announce that its 50/50 joint venture (JV) with Aecon Group has been awarded a $2.75 billion contract to carry out the execution phase of the Darlington Re-tube and Feeder Replacement (RFR) scope of work by Ontario Power Generation in support of the refurbishment of the Darlington Nuclear station. The commencement...

Black & Veatch wins two desalination projects

Black & Veatch wins two major desalination projects in Asia Hong Kong’s Tseung Kwan O plant to take advantage of innovative solutions to reduce energy bills DBOO tender to be prepared for Singapore’s fourth desalination plant in Marina East Hong Kong SAR and Singapore (12 January 2016) – Black & Veatch will perform key roles in...

Orascom lands $420m power plant contract

Orascom Construction (NASDAQ Dubai: OC; EGX: ORAS) announced today that it has signed contracts to convert Assiut and West Damietta power plants in Egypt from simple to combined cycle. OC’s share amounts to approximately USD 420 million. Both power plants will be completed on an EPC + Finance basis whereby OC helps arrange a competitive...

Amec Foster Wheeler wins Swedish Refinery contract

Amec Foster Wheeler announced the award of a contract by Preem AB, the largest fuel company in Sweden, for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction management (EPCm) of their Lysekil refinery’s new Vacuum Distillation Unit (VDU). The new facility will manufacture Vacuum Gas Oil hence removing the need for its import. The award of the EPCm...

Amec FW awarded Pfizer Saudi Arabian contract

Amec Foster Wheeler announces today that it has been awarded a contract for the commissioning and qualification management for Pfizer Saudi’s Greenfield pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), in Rabigh, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Amec Foster Wheeler’s services will include commissioning management and coordination, and facilitation of the operational qualification...

Wood Group wins PetroRio contract in Brazil

Wood Group has been awarded a new contract by PetroRio to deliver services to the Polvo A platform, in the southern Campos basin, approximately 100 kilometres off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. Integrated operations and maintenance services will be provided by Wood Group PSN under the two year contract, which is effective immediately. The...

L&T bag Oman airport contract

Larsen & Toubro (Oman) LLC, a subsidiary of L&T has bagged an order worth 93.1 Million USD from a prestigious client to construct a regional airport in the Sultanate of Oman. The scope of works includes construction of passenger terminal building, ATC complex, cargo and other service buildings including mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) works, special systems and...