The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has invited applications from construction and other professionals to work on the proposed 4.8GW Inga-3 Basse Chute hydroelectric project, as well as several smaller schemes in the country. The decision to begin recruitment is the latest indication that the series of dams that will eventually make up the Grand...

Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract from Murphy Sabah Oil Co., Ltd. (Murphy) to deliver the subsea production system for the Rotan deepwater natural gas development offshore Malaysia. The delivery includes hardware for four subsea wells, a hub manifold, in-line tees, a connection system and production control system. First deliveries are scheduled for the...

LLC Siberwood has awarded Pöyry with the ‘Proekt’, i.e. permitting engineering assignment for the construction of a new integrated pulp mill in the Krasnoyarskiy region.  ‘Proekt’ is an official stage in the approval process of construction projects in Russia. The assignment is to be completed by April 2016. The pulp mill will produce northern bleached...

The Japanese oil company with assets in the UAE, Abu Dhabi Oil Company Limited (ADOC), has awarded Técnicas Reunidas a new contract for the Early Production Facilities in the Hail field, offshore Abu Dhabi. The field is on the Mubarraz Island in the vicinity of Abu Dhabi. The contract was awarded on a lump sum...

CIMIC Group’s construction company, Leighton Contractors, has been awarded a contract by Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) to deliver gas field development works in the Surat Basin, Queensland. The Collaborative Well Delivery (CWD) project is expected to generate revenue of approximately $300 million to Leighton Contractors over two years. Under the contract, which has an additional...

DOF’s subsidiary DOF Subsea has been awarded several major contracts with a total value in excess NOK 3 billion, including options, securing both short term and long term utilization of assets and personnel. In the North America region DOF Subsea has been successful in securing a major IMR contract with Husky Energy in support of...

Drake & Scull, the leading engineering and construction company who are based in the  U.A.E., has been awarded a $33.4 million contract for an upcoming mixed-use development in Dubai’s Jumeirah district to provide a new dimension to the emirate’s leisure and trade segment. The company’s subsidiary Drake & Scull Engineering (DSE) will be delivering mechanical,...

UK engineering consultancy Mott MacDonald has been appointed by the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) to provide environmental monitoring and auditing services for the expansion of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). The new three-runway system will allow HKIA to handle expected future traffic demand of over 100 million passengers, nearly 9m tonnes of cargo and...

An Alstom-led consortium has won the contract to supply integrated systems to equip Line 2 of Panama’s metro. Alstom will supply an system that includes 21 Metropolis trainsets as well as traction substations and a system to control the movement of the trains and enables them to run safely at high frequencies and speeds. For...

Kentz, who are a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, have been awarded a contract by ExxonMobil, for the new oil processing facility to increase its production at the West Qurna 1 oil field in Iraq. Kentz, with their regional partner, is providing the front-end engineering design (FEED), detailed design engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning and...

Wood Group has been awarded a contract with Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) to provide an operator training simulator; supporting training for containment in the event of a deepwater well control incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Under the contract, the simulator will be developed by Wood Group Kenny using its proprietary software and will...

Leading developer Nakheel has awarded a contract worth Dh819 million ($223 million) for the construction of The Palm Tower, its 52-storey, five-star hotel and residential complex on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah. UAE-based Trojan General Contracting and National Projects & Construction have been signed up to build the luxury landmark, which will tower almost 240 m above...