BAHRAIN
Addur IWPP - Desalination
Owner: Bahraini Ministry of Electricity and Water
Budget: $2 billion
Scope: The project calls for the design, supply, construction and operation (25 years) of a facility with a capacity of 4,000 MW and 100 million gallons per day (mg/d). The plant will be located on the eastern side of the main island between Ras Abu Jarjur and Addur.
Update: The joint venture of Suez and Gulf Investment Corporation has been awarded the main contract for the IWPP.

KUWAIT
KMoE - Al Zour North Phase 1 - Power
Owner: Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity and Water
Budget: $3 billion
Scope: The scope of work consists of the design, supply, construction, testing and installation of a new 3,000 MW plant located at Al Zour North. The gas-fired plant will have six steam turbines each with a capacity of 500 MW.
Update:  Bid submission is due by November 2008. An award is due by March 2009.

KMoE - Subiya Power Plant
Owner: Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity and Water
Budget: $2.6 billion
Scope: The project calls for the construction of a new gas-fired combined-cycle power plant at Subiya. The power plant will have a proposed power generation capacity of 2,000 MW.
Update: The bid submission has been extended to 7 October 2008.

KMoE - Al Zour North Phase 1 - Desalination
Owner: Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity and Water
Budget: $1. 5 billion
Scope: The scope of work includes the design, construction, installation, testing and commissioning of a new desalination plant with 125 mg/d capacity. The plant will be a hybrid one with multi-stage flash (MSF) and reverse osmosis (RO).
Update: Bid submission is due by November 2008. An award is due by March 2009.

KMoE – Shuaiba-North
Owner: Kuwaiti  Ministry of Energy
Budget: $1.5 billion- Desalination
Budget: $1.5 billion- Power
Scope: The project calls for the construction of a combined cycle power and multi-stage flash (MSF) desalination plant at Shuaiba, situated in the north of Kuwait. The plant will generate 864 MW of power and produce 47 mg/d of desalinated water.
Update: Sources close to the project indicated that 20 per cent of the construction work is over.  The project is expected to be completed by December 2009.

KPPC - Shuaiba Aromatics Complex
Owner: Kuwait Paraxylene Production Company (KPPC)
Budget:  $1.5 billion
Scope: The scope of work includes the EPC of 770,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) paraxylene and 330,000 tpa benzene plant with infrastructure, storage and loading facilities and associated works. The ethylene will be sourced from the Equate Olefins II project.
Update: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) and Societe Generale are the financial advisors of the project.

OMAN
Duqm Coal Power & Desalination Plant
Owner: Oman Power & Water Procurement Company (PWPC)
Budget: $1.6 billion
Scope: The project calls for the construction of a coal-fired power and desalination plant in Duqm with capacity of 1,000-1,200 MW of power and 26 mg/d of desalinated water.
Update: The tender for the consultancy contract has been issued. Seventeen companies prequalified for the contract.

Octal - APET Plant in Salalah
Owner: Octal Holding & Co (SAOC)
Budget: $1 billion
Scope: The project calls for the supply, installation and commissioning of a twin polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin and amorphous polyethylene terephthalate (APET) sheet complex producing 300,000 tpa. The plant will advance APET as the preferred clear rigid packaging polymer by incorporating advanced process technology and advanced converting equipment to manufacture APET sheets. The plant is fully dedicated to APET production from resin to sheet. Octal currently produces 30,000 tpa of high-quality APET sheets. The project will be completed in three phases: Phase 1 completed in 2008; phases 2 and 3 are to be completed in 2010.
Update: Phase 1 commissioning is planned for October 2008, while Phase 2 commissioning is expected in 2010.

QATAR
Honam-Waseeta - Mesaieed Petrochemical Complex
Owner: Honam-Waseeta JV
Budget: $3.1 billion- Derivatives
Budget: $1.1 billion- Cracker
Scope: The project calls for the construction of a 1.7 million tpa ethane cracker and aromatics complex in Mesaieed industrial city in Qatar. The complex will be integrated with the existing Mesaieed refinery. The scope of work includes 900,000 tpa ethane and naphtha cracker to produce butane to be converted into propylene to feed two polypropylene plants totalling 700,000 tpa. It also includes a naphtha reformer to produce benzene to be converted to 600,000 tpa of styrene and 200,000 tpa of polystyrene. The facility will also produce 150,000 tpa of aromatics and 50,000 tpa of other by-products.
Update: The EPC ITB is expected in October 2008, after the EPC commercial bids for the cracker are submitted.

Qafco 5
Owner: Qatar Fertilisers Co (Qafco)
Budget: $1 billion
Scope: The project calls for the construction of a fertiliser facility of 1.26 mtpa for urea and two plants for ammonia with a total capacity of 1.584 mtpa. The facility will be built 1.5 km from the existing Mesaieed complex in Mesaieed in Qatar. The facility will also have a 167 MW power plant, desalination, effluent water treatment, air separation, nitrogen plants and seawater cooling towers. The scope of work would be similar to that of Qafco IV.
Update: HSBC is the financial advisor of the project.

Qatalum Project - Reduction Cells & Potroom Equipment
Owner: Qatar Aluminum (Qatalum)
Budget: $750 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of two pot lines, reduction cells, pot tending and raw material handling equipment.
Update: Construction work is ongoing and is expected to be completed by December 2009.

SAUDI ARABIA
Maaden: Al Zabirah Bauxite Development - Aluminium Smelter - Phase 2
Owner: Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden)
Budget: $15 billion
Scope: The project calls for expanding production capacity of the Maaden aluminium smelter at Ras Al Zour from 720,000 tpa to 2 million tpa. Smelter expansion may require expanding the alumina refinery and the power generation plant as well.
Update: Sources close to the project indicated that the tender has been issued for the main contract. SNC Lavalin and Bechtel are bidders for the project. An award is expected by November 2008.

Aramco:  Ras Tanura Integrated Refinery & Petrochemical Complex
Owner: Saudi Aramco
Budget: $7 billion- Aromatics
Budget: $5 billion- Cracker
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of an integrated petrochemical complex in Ras Tanura and the expansion of the existing 550,000 barrels per day (bpd) refinery by at least 100,000 bpd with a 70,000 bpd high olefins fluid catalytic cracker (FCC) and an 80,000 bpd vacuum gas oil hydro creator. The core units of the petrochemical complex are:
1) 1.2 million tpa ethane/naphtha cracker producing 400,000 tpa of ethylene and 400,000 tpa of naphtha. The cracker will be fed with 70 million cubic feet per day of ethane from the Juaymah gas plant.
2) High olefins FCC complex producing purified terephthalic acid (PTA), PET, toluene di-isocyanate (TDI), methyl diphenyl di-isocyanate (MDI), acrylonitrile (ACN), styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS).
3) Chlor-alkali complex and an aromatics complex mainly producing pyrolysis gasoline, paraxylene and benzene. The complex will have nearly 30 downstream process units producing at least 300 different products.
Update: RBS and Riyad Bank were awarded the financial advisory mandate in mid-June 2008.

Maaden: Al Zabirah Bauxite Development - Aluminium Smelter - Phase 1
Owner: Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden)
Budget: $5 billion
Scope: The project involves the construction of an aluminium smelter with a capacity of 720,000 tpa of aluminium and an alumina refinery of 1.4 million tonnes processing capacity at Ras Al Zour, located on the central east coast of Saudi Arabia. Bauxite will be mined at Al-Jalamid and transported via the planned minerals railway. The development also includes the construction of a 1,800 MW power plant with desalination capacity.
Update: Sources indicated that the tender has been issued for Phase 2.  Bechtel and SNC Lavalin are bidders for the project and an award is due by November

Marafiq: Yanbu IWPP – Power and Desalination
Owner: Marafiq
Budget: $5 billion for power and $3 billion for desalination
Scope: The project calls for the construction of an IWPP in Yanbu. This IWPP will be the second for Marafiq. The plant will have a capacity of 1,700 MW of power and 150,000 cu m per day of desalination and can be increased to 950,000 cu m per day. The contract will be on a Build Own Operate and Transfer (Boot) basis with the operational period of 20 years. The power plant will be heavy fuel oil (HFO) fired.
Update: Marafiq has scrapped some of the tough conditions on bids for the project to make it easier for potential bidders to secure contracting resources.

Ibn Zahr - Jubail PP Facility 4
Owner: Saudi European Petrochemical Company (Ibn Zahr)
Budget: $3 billion
Scope: The project calls for the design, supply, construction and operation of the fourth polypropylene (PP) production facility of Ibn Zahr in Jubail. The plant is estimated to have a production capacity of 500,000 tpa and the scope of work is expected to be similar to the third facility.
Update: Apicorp is the financial advisor of the project.

Saudi Water & Wastewater Privatisation – Jeddah and Riyadh
Owner: Saudi Ministry of Water and Electricity
Budget: $3 billion each
Scope: The projects come under the privatisation of water and wastewater sectors in Saudi Arabia and involve two contracts each of a value of $3 billion  The Jeddah contract involves the design, supply, construction and operation of a wastewater treatment plant with a capacity of 400,000 m3/d in Riyadh. Seven years have been given for water services management and 25 years for plant operation and maintenance. The contract for the Riyadh plant has similar details except that six years have been given for water services management with 25 years for plant operation and maintenance.
The privatisation programme also covers Dammam and Medina in the first phase.
Update: Sources indicated that Suez has been awarded the contract for the Jeddah plant and Veolia for the Riyadh plant.

SEC:  Rabigh IPP
Owner: Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)
Budget: $2 billion
Scope: The project calls for the design, supply and construction of a 2,200 MW closed cycle heavy fuel oil-fired power plant in Rabigh on a BOO basis.
Update: The deadline for commercial bids is to be set.

Petro-Rabigh: Rabigh Integrated Refinery & Petrochemical Complex - Ethane Cracker
Owner: Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Company (Petro-Rabigh)
Budget: $1 billion
Scope: The scope of work includes the EPC of a 1.3 million tpa ethane cracker utilising ethane from the Rabigh refinery. Technology will be provided by Shaw International and it will also perform the front end engineering & design (Feed) work.
Update: The Feed/PMC contract award for Phase 2 has been delayed to October 2008. Commissioning of Phase 1 is planned in December 2008.

Petro-Rabigh: Rabigh Integrated Refinery & Petrochemical Complex - Ethylene Glycol (EG) & Propylene Oxide (PO)
Owner: Petro-Rabigh
Budget: $1 billion
Scope: The scope of work includes the engineering, design and construction of an EG plant and a propylene oxide (PO) plant at the Rabigh Complex. Feedstock for these will be sourced from the ethane cracker.
Update: The Feed/PMC contract award for Phase 2 has been delayed to October 2008. Commissioning of Phase 1 is planned in December 2008.

Petro-Rabigh: Rabigh Integrated Refinery & Petrochemical Complex - HDPE & Propylene
Owner: Petro-Rabigh
Budget: $1 billion
Scope: The scope of work includes the engineering, design and construction of a single high density Polyethylene plant with a capacity of 300,000 tpa and a 350,000 tpa propylene unit. Feedstock for the high-density polyethylene (HDPE) unit will be sourced from the ethane cracker while the PP unit will use a feedstock blend of methane and propylene.
Update: Feed/PMC contract award for Phase 2 has been delayed to October 2008. Commissioning of Phase 1 is planned in December 2008.

Petro-Rabigh: Rabigh Integrated Refinery & Petrochemical Complex - High Olefins FCC
Owner: Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Company (Petro-Rabigh)
Budget: $1 billion
Scope: The scope of work includes the Feed and EPC work on the high olefin’s FCC. The contract relates to hybrid Feed/EPC and will be on a reimbursable basis.
Update: The Feed/PMC contract award for Phase 2 has been delayed to October 2008. Commissioning of Phase 1 is planned in December 2008.

Petro-Rabigh: Rabigh Integrated Refinery & Petrochemical Complex - LLDPE; EPPE & PP
Owner: Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Company (Petro-Rabigh)
Budget: $1 billion
Scope: The scope of work includes the engineering, design and construction of a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) plant, easy processing polyethylene (EPPE) plant and PP plant. Feedstock for the plant will be sourced from the ethane cracker.
Update: The Feed/PMC contract award for Phase 2 has been delayed to October 2008. Commissioning of Phase 1 is planned in December 2008.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UAE Nuclear Power Programme
Owner: Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec)
Budget: $15 billion
Scope: The project calls for the design and execution of a nuclear power programme in the country.
Update: Enec has been issued the tender for the PMC contract. The award is due by December 2008. The project is in the early stages.

Coal-fired Power Plant in Dubai
Owner: Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa)
Budget: $5 billion
Scope: Construction of 2,000 - 4,000 MW coal-fired power plants. Scope also includes coal handling facilities.
Update: The bids have been submitted and an award is due in October 2008.

Emirates Iron & Steel Expansion Phase 2
Owner: General Holdings Corporation (GHC)
Budget: $1 billion
Scope: The project calls for the expansion of the Emirates Iron and Steel factory in Musaffah. The production capacity will double from the existing 2 million tpa to 4  million tpa. The scope of work includes a direct reduction iron (DRI) unit with capacity of 600 million tpa; melt shop facilities with a production capacity of 1.4 million tpa; rod mill; continuous casting unit to produce iron veins with a production capacity of 1.4 million tpa and factories for the production of galvanised circuit iron, heavy and medium with a production capacity amounting to 1 mtpa. In addition, 6 mtpa iron oxide palletising units will also be a part of the scope.
Update: Construction work is ongoing and expected to be completed by June 2011.

Hamriya Power & Desalination Plant - Phase 3 - Desalination
Owner: Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority (Sewa)
Budget: $1 billion
Scope: The project calls for expanding the Hamriya power and desalination plant by 80 mg/d of desalination. The project will be carried out in four stages. Each stage will produce 20 mg/d. Phases 1 and 2 will have total desalination capacity of 40 mg/d and each of them will be of capacity 20 mg/d.
Update: Sewa is carrying out the technical evaluation of the bids for the main contract.