Green light for Knottingley power station
Ireland’s Electricity Supply Board has been given the final go-ahead to build a 1500MW combined cycle gas turbine power station at the site of the former Oxiris Chemical works in Knottingley, Yorkshire. The application for the Knottingley power project has been given development consent by the Department for Energy & Climate Change, supporting the recommendation...
Ocean Installer awarded Statoil work
Ocean Installer has been awarded work with Statoil for umbilical marine installation at the Visund field and for riser replacement at the Troll B field. The work will be executed under the SLMP Marine Installation Contract. “We are pleased to have secured more work for a key client like Statoil. The Norwegian Continental Shelf continues...
Alstom wins 1bn Thai power contract
A team led by Alstom, in consortium with Maruberi Corp. is to build the first ultra-supercritical lignite-fired power plant in Asia under a contract worth almost ,1bn. Alstom, in consortium with Marubeni Corporation, has signed an agreement with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to supply and build the new unit at Mae Moh...
Euroconsult wins Oman highway deal
Euroconsult Engineering Group announced that it has won a design contract worth €500,000 from the Oman government for the widening of a 36-km highway linking the cities of Ibri and Yanqul. Euroconsult Group along with its Omani joint venture partner Artistry Omani Engineering Consultancy, will also provide supervision for refurbishment of three branches of the...
Al Khodari signs deals worth $92.8m
Dammam-based contractor Abdullah AM Al-Khodari & Sons Co has announced the signing of a pair of contracts worth $92.8m (SR348m). The biggest of these is an $83.5m (SAR313m) contract with the Ministry of Health to build a 200-bed maternity and paediatrics hospital in Rass. The contract was received on Thursday and work will start by...
Ferrovial landed contract in Poland
A consortium including Budimex and Ferrovial Agroman has been selected for a €154 million contract for a new section of the S3 expressway in Poland. The 22.6km stretch of road will include dual carriageway in both directions, located between Nowa Sol and Legnica in the south west of the country. Commissioned by Poland’s General Directorate...
SSH wins Bahrain mixed-use contract
SSH Bahrain, one of the leading infrastructure and project management firm in the Middle East, announces it has won a major mixed-use contract from PK Development Company for the development of a key resort in Bahrain. “Aligned with Bahrain’s 2030 economic vision, the Ras Al Barr Project aims to create a unique sustainable mixed-use waterfront...
Race for 1st phase of Oman’s railway
At least 11 consortiums of big international construction companies are contending for the design and build contract for phase one of Oman’s new railway. It has been reported that Oman Rail Co received technical offers from 11 joint ventures with Italian and Chinese companies dominating the list. The first segment of the network is a...
Tecnicas Reunidas wins EPC contract
Argex Titanium Inc. an emerging producer of high-grade titanium dioxide (TiO2) used as white pigment in paint, plastic, paper, cosmetics and other applications, announced today that its newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary, Argex Canada Inc. has awarded an EPC Contract to the Tecnicas Reunidas Group for Argex’s first industrial scale 50,000 tonne per annum Titanium Dioxide...
UK set for man-made lagoon plants
UK is set to have the first ever man-made lagoon power plants. Four of the six structures are to be based in Wales, and one each in Cumbria and Somerset. Planning work for a £1bn Swansea lagoon has already begun and has been backed by Ed Davey, the UK energy secretary. The walled-in lagoon would...
Valmec awarded LNG contract
Valmec awarded LNG contract. Western Australia’s Valmec Services has been awarded a $5.3 million contract to provide services to the Talinga Gas Processing Facility, operated by Origin. It is Valmec’s first significant local gas project contact win since its acquisition of Exterran Australia in December 2014. The project will involve Valmec providing maintenance and overhaul...
McDermott awarded QP EPC contract
McDermott has been awarded new EPC contract by QP (Qatar Petroleum) for the North Field Alpha gas development project, offshore Qatar. The contract includes front-end engineering design verification, detailed engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) as well as the commissioning of a new six-legged, 15-slot wellhead jacket and temporary drill deck. As part of the...