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WEBNigeria, Libya in talks over 5,600km gas pipeline. The 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….
China State Construction seals $2.2bn loan for Egypt’s new capital
WEBNov 5, 2020 · China State Construction Engineering Corporation has agreed a $2.2bn loan to finance its work on the central business district in Egypt’s New Administrative Capital. The lending consortium, led by HSBC Egypt, agreed to a 13.5-year facility covered by China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation. HSBC has also provided a $500m loan to ...
11 companies prequalify to bid for $2bn Bahrain metro
WEBMay 30, 2022 · Eleven companies and joint ventures have prequalified to bid for the first phase of Bahrain’s long-planned metro system. The scheme, which is expected to have a total length of 109km and a cost of $2bn, is to be implemented in four stages. The first will involve building two lines with a total length of 29km connecting 20 stations with ...
Iraq’s Al Faw port to become largest in Middle East
WEBSep 21, 2021 · The Shatt Al Arab waterway between Iraq and Iran (Dreamstime) The Grand Port of Al Faw, a major project in Iraq originally announced in 2010, has completed its first stage with the construction of five main piers, setting the stage for it to become the Middle East’s biggest port when complete. A $2.7bn contract to build the port was won by ...
China Railway to build iconic Lusail Stadium for Qatar’s World Cup
WEBNov 29, 2016 · CRCC was chosen by Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) to work in a joint venture with Qatari contractor HBK Contracting. British architectural firm Foster + Partners completed the schematic design of the 80,000-seater stadium earlier this year. The venue, located in Lusail City, 20km north of Qatar’s capital Doha, is ...
CPB, John Holland consortium wins Sydney Metro West tunnelling …
WEBNov 29, 2022 · A consortium led by John Holland, CPB Contractors and Italian civil engineer Ghella has won a US$1.1bn contract to dig the final tunnel of Sydney Metro West under the city’s central business district. Work on the Eastern Tunnelling Package includes 3.5km of metro tunnels between future stations at The Bays and Hunter Street, and the ...
Bloomberg’s London HQ is ‘most sustainable office building in the …
WEBOct 2, 2017 · Key innovation highlights include: Integrated Ceiling Panels combine heating, cooling, lighting and acoustic functions in a petal-leaf design. The system, which incorporates 500,000 LED lights, uses 40% less energy than a …
US industry races to invest in rebar-tying robot
WEB10.01.18. A US construction company that invented a concrete rebar-tying robot has received $4m from investors to commercialise the machine, which promises to automate a tedious and labour-intensive part of heavy construction. The TyBot uses a robotic arm rigged to a gantry crane to find rebar junctions and attach a tie before a concrete pour ...
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WEBSweco to deliver fungus-protein plant in Finland. Sweco has won a €4.2m contract to design and manage construction of a protein factory in Finland for biotech start-up Enifer.
Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway 64% complete
WEBDec 23, 2020 · Indonesia’s $6bn Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway was said to be 63.9% complete this month after its fifth tunnel, 1.88km in length, was bored through on 15 December, reports The Jakarta Post. The 142.3km railway, financed by China and with construction led by China Railway Engineering Corporation, will carry people from the capital to Bandung in West Java province at 350km/h in around ...
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