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WEBThe governments of Nigeria and Libya have started talks about building a multi-billion dollar gas pipeline between their countries. Nigeria’s oil minister Ekperikpe Ekpo spoke with his Libyan counterpart Khalifa…
Korea’s Daewoo to build three new MRT stations in Singapore
WEBJul 20, 2020 · South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction has won a senior role on a major transport infrastructure programme in Singapore, which sees it designing and building three mass rapid transit (MRT) stations for the planned Jurong Region Line (JRL). Daewoo takes a 60% share in the US$227m contract, to be shared with local firm Yongnam ...
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WEBIntel halts $4.6bn Polish fab as construction machinery arrives on site. Queensland picks international team to design $14bn pumped hydro scheme. $6.3bn Hubei motorway tops China’s $13bn roadwork programme. Marginal gains and proactive interventions: The formula for Performance Driven Construction Management success.
China Harbour Engineering to build Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi
WEBNov 30, 2022 · China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has been hired to build Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi, which is being developed by CMA Terminals (70%) and AD Ports Group (30%). CHEC will build 28 office and utility buildings, create around a million sq m of yard paving, and build access roads. The terminal’s developers want it to start operating in …
The century’s most troublesome construction projects
WEBOct 5, 2015 · Chevron’s Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant is under construction on Barrow Island, 60km off the northwest coast of Western Australia (Source: Chevron) Commenced: 2009. Planned Completion: 2014. Completed: Ongoing – First production estimated late 2015. Delay: Estimated 18 months. Planned Cost: US$37bn. Final Cost: Estimated US$54bn.
First phase of Riyadh’s 135km ‘Sports Boulevard’ to open this year
WEBJan 10, 2024 · When fully complete in 2027, the boulevard will extend over 4.4 million sq m of green and open space. There will be more than 50 sports facilities, 220km of cycling routes, 135km of walking and running trails and nearly 100km of equestrian trails. The population of Riyadh will be able to use some 135km of walking and running trails.
Why Saudi Arabia’s “The Line” is not a revolution in urban living
WEBJun 23, 2023 · The Line is planned to be a city built from nothing in the desert. It is to consist of two gigantic, unbroken rows of skyscrapers, with living space in between. It is planned to be 170km long, 200m wide, and 500m high, taller than any building in Europe, Africa, and Latin America. 10 times denser than Manhattan.
14 plead not guilty as trial of Bloomberg fit-out corruption case ...
WEBDec 12, 2018 · An 18-month investigation into construction work carried out at the Bloomberg financial services headquarters in New York has resulted the arraignment of 14 individuals, including three of the company’s own executives and two former managers of contractor Turner Construction, the American subsidiary of Spanish giant ACS.
Berbera-Ethiopia highway set to turn Somaliland into "major …
WEBMar 1, 2019 · Work has begun on the construction of a 250km dual carriageway between the Somaliland Port City of Berbera and Ethiopian border, to be funded by the UAE and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development Construction Company.
30 Chinese companies enter bids for Vietnam's North-South …
WEBJul 29, 2019 · Chinese companies have dominated the bidding for the first half of Vietnam’s North-South Expressway, a public-private project that will run for 1,941km from Hanoi to Can Tho in the Mekong Delta. Sixty companies entered bids before the 10 July deadline. Of these, 30 are Chinese, 15 are from Korea, France …
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