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Gulf Technical win $96m Dubai mall contract

Gulf Technical Construction Company,  a unit of Drake and Scull International (DSI) has been awarded a AED353 million ($96.12 million) contract to build a new mall in Dubai.  They said in a statement that they have been hired by developer Nakheel to build the Circle Mall at Jumeirah Village Circle in Dubai., UAE. The Circle Mall will...

Essar – Saipem JV Awarded KNPC’s EPC Contract

Essar Projects, a global EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) company, today said its joint venture with Italy’s Saipem S.p.A has won a USD 1.57 billion order from Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) for setting up Al-Zour Refinery Project (ZOR), Package-4, in the State of Kuwait. This is Essar’s biggest third-party order won in the region....

TAP awards 3 pipeline equipment contracts

Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) has awarded three contracts for the engineering, manufacturing and delivery of 48” and 36” fittings, isolating joints and scraper traps. This equipment will perform various key functions, and will be installed along the TAP route, in line with the project technical specification. Industria Meccanica Bassi was  awarded two contracts: first,...

Proserv wins £1.6m contract for Johan Sverdrup work

Leading energy services company Proserv has won a contract with a value of more than 20 million NOK (approx. £1.6 million) to provide topside control equipment at one of the largest field discoveries on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The agreement will see Proserv supplying Aibel, on behalf of Statoil, with a hydraulic power unit (HPU)...

Inchcape Shipping Services Wins Crew Logistics Contract

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world-leading marine, cargo and supply chain solutions provider, has won a new contract with MSI Ship Management Pte Ltd to provide crew logistics services (CLS) across the globe. Under the new contract, MSI Ship Management will assign numerous vessels including bulk carriers, VLOCs, chemical and product tankers to ISS to...

ThyssenKrupp wins order for Cement Plant in Colombia

ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions, the plant engineering and construction specialist of the ThyssenKrupp Group, has received an order to build a cement clinker production line from Cementos Argos, the biggest cement producer in Colombia and one of the biggest in the Caribbean. The new 4,300 tons per day facility will be built in Sogamoso, around 200...

Technip awarded contract offshore Sarawak

PARIS — Technip has been awarded a subsea contract by JX Nippon Oil and Gas Exploration (Malaysia) Ltd. for Layang field, Block SK10, offshore Sarawak, Malaysia. The field has a water depth of 85 m. The contract covers the engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and commissioning of three flexible pipes totaling 9.9 km. The flexible pipes...

Alstom signs deal for Safety Systems on Spain railway

A consortium of Alstom and Indra has signed a contract with Spain’s railway infrastructure authority, Adif, to supply safety systems for six tunnels on the new Antequera-Granada high-speed line. Alstom and Indra will supply systems including ventilation and firefighting, fire doors, emergency radio and gas detection. The consortium will also provide the power supply...

Penspen awarded $4.3m Pipeline contract

Penspen, a leading global provider of engineering and management services to the energy industry, has been awarded a contract worth $4.3 million from Gas Transmission Company Limited (GTCL), (A Company of Petrobangla) under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources of Bangladesh. The contract is for the Dhanua-Elenga and West Bank of Bangabandhu Bridge...

Wood Group secures £20m US contract

Wood Group (WGPSN) has been awarded the $31-million contract by Carbon Creek Energy on their coalbed methane asset in the Powder River basin in Wyoming, USA. Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will deliver operations management services to the field, which is the largest of its kind in the region, consists of approximately 7,000 drilled wells, 6,000...

Technip wins contract in Malaysia

Technip has been awarded by Tecnicas Reunidas a significant(1) contract to supply three hydrogen reformers as part of the hydrogen production facility at PETRONAS’ Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) project located in the state of Johor, Malaysia. As the heart of the hydrogen plant, the reformers will produce 344,500 Nm3/h(2) of hydrogen and syngas...

Nakheel awards retail construction deals

The Dubai developer Nakheel has  awarded construction contracts worth Dhs 2.3bn for three of its retail projects in Dubai, UAE. The company has confirmed the builders of Deira Islands Night Souk, Warsan Souk and The Circle Mall. Combined the three projects comprise nearly 2.3 million square feet of retail space and over 6,700 shopping, dining...