Saudi Minister of Water and Electricity Abdullah Al-Hussayen has signed 29 contracts worth SR519 million ($138 million) to implement water and sewage projects in various regions of the Kingdom. The contracts were part of the ministry's plan to develop the public utilities and improve the basic services so as to meet the increasing requirements of the fast-growing population in various cities and regions across the Kingdom.

The major contracts, including their amount and period of implementation, involve the construction of main water tank in Al-Shaaf town in Asir region -SR51.28 million (24 months), main water pipeline from the purification plant to Al-Homda town in Tathleeth region in Asir - SR49.88 million (30 months), phase 2 of sewage networks in various localities in Buraida City in Al-Qassim region - SR40.1 million (40 months), sewage treatment plant in Al-Shannan City in Hail region - SR37 million (24 months), operation and maintenance of sewage pumping plants and treatment plant in Khamis Mushyat in Asir region - SR28.51 million (36 months), operation and maintenance of sewage pumping plants and treatment plant in Abha City in Asir region - SR28 million (36 months), and main pipeline from purification plant to Al-Subaiha town in Tathleeth region in Asir - SR24.82 million (30 months).

The contracts also included setting up of drinking water networks in Buraida City - SR24.48 million (36 months), water plants for some northern towns in Riyadh region - SR22.81 million (18 months), water tanks in some regions and villages in Hail - SR22.68 million (30 months), fourth phase of sewage networks in Ahad Rufaida in Asir - SR18.17 million (30 months), sixth phase of water networks in Hafar Al-Batin in the Eastern Province - SR17.44 million (24 months), operation and maintenance of comprehensive water project in Hail - SR15 million (24 months), second phase of operation and maintenance of drinking water projects in the villages in Al-Jouf region - SR14.88 million (36 months), second phase of expansion of sewage treatment plant, east of Khamis Mushayt in Asir - SR14 million (13 months), drinking water project in some regions of Riyadh - SR13.82 million (36 months), and water distribution plant in Al-Shaaf town in Asir - SR11.55 million (24 months).

Chiyoda Corporation (Chiyoda, Head Office: Yokohama, Japan, President & CEO: Takashi Kubota) and Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC, Head Office: Athens, Greece, President: Samer Khoury), today announce that they established a joint venture company in Singapore. The name of the company is CHIYODA-CCC ENGINEERING (PTE.) LIMITED (CCEL) having its regional headquarters in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The purpose of this establishment is to operate an engineering company targeting certain hydrocarbon processing industries within the Middle East. Taking advantage of regional presence and resources, CCEL shall provide total project lifecycle services in energy, oil, gas, petrochemicals & utilities sectors.

Chiyoda, a leader in energy technologies, brings world-class engineering and procurement capabilities to this venture, while CCC contributes with its strong construction arm and extensive presence in the region. Being located in close proximity to customers within the Middle East countries, CCEL will be able to offer its comprehensive engineering and project lifecycle capabilities to new installations and existing facilities.

Total, operator of the Moho-Bilondo license, today announces the final investment decision and EPC contract awards for the Moho Nord development, consisting of the Moho-Bilondo Phase 1bis and Moho Nord projects. First oil is expected in 2015, with output reaching 140,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) in 2017. The joint development represents an investment of US$10 billion.

Located approximately 75 kilometers from Pointe-Noire and 25 kilometers west of N’Kossa in water depths ranging from 450 to 1,200 meters, the Moho Nord project will target additional reserves in the southern part of the license (Phase 1bis) and new reserves in the northern part (Moho Nord). The additional reserves are estimated at approximately 485 million barrels of oil equivalent.

“The development of Moho Nord marks another milestone in Total’s long established presence in the Republic of the Congo and leverages our demonstrated expertise in successfully managing major projects, especially in the deep offshore. The launch enhances visibility on Total’s production growth objective,” commented Yves-Louis Darricarrère, President of Total Upstream.

The project is the latest step in developing the license, following on from Moho Bilondo Phase 1E, brought on stream in 2008.  For Phase 1bis, a total of 11 subsea wells in the Miocene will be tied back to the existing FPU on Moho-Bilondo, whose processing capacity will be increased by 40,000 boe/d. For Moho Nord, 17 subsea wells targeting Miocene reservoirs will be drilled and tied back to a new floating production unit (FPU) and 17 more subsea wells targeting Albian reservoirs will be developed from a new build tension leg platform. Before being exported by pipeline to the onshore Djeno Terminal, the new production will be processed on the FPU, which will have a capacity of 100,000 boe/d.

The installations have been designed to limit environmental impact. Measures include eliminating flaring under normal operating conditions and reinjecting all produced water. As part of the project, Total will promote local content by encouraging development of the regional industrial base.

Total E&P Congo, the Group’s wholly owned subsidiary, operates the Moho Bilondo license with a 53.5% interest, alongside state-owned Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo (15%) and Chevron Overseas Congo (31.5%).

Technip has been awarded by BP Angola an important five-year contract* for engineering and modification services for the existing Greater Plutonio and Plutao, Saturno, Venus and Marte (PSVM) floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units, located in Blocks 18 and 31 offshore Angola.

This contract follows the successful completion of a previous five-year contract for engineering services for the Greater Plutonio FPSO. This new award covers two FPSOs and involves not only engineering, but also procurement and management of offshore and onshore construction activities.

Technip’s operating center in Luanda, Angola will carry out the contract, which is scheduled for completion at the end of 2017.