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TICKER TAPE: INTERNATIONAL waste sector. It is reported the Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq plant HJB -Tatva joint venture will to Sitra Refnery in Bahrain. develop the frst phase of an Te new 30-inch diameter 115- integrated waste treatment km pipeline, of which 42 km is scheme, comprising a pair subsea and 73 km on land, will of landflls dedicated to the raise the transport capacity from storage of municipal solid waste the current 230,000 barrels per and industrial waste. day (bpd) to 350,000 bpd, with NEW SUEZ CANAL delivering the project’s the fexibility to increase to LAUNCHED infrastructure. JEDDAH METRO TENDERS IN 400,000 bpd. Te new pipeline In a landmark development 2015 is expected to open in the frst authorities in Egypt have $519.8 MN QATAR POWER Authorities in the Kingdom of quarter of 2018 and dismantling inaugurated the New Suez PROJECT FOR SIEMENS Saudi Arabia have announced of the existing pipeline is Canal project. Te $9 billion Qatari authorities have that tenders for the Jeddah expected to begin in the second project an important linchpin identifed Siemens for a $519.8 Metro's frst phase will be half of 2018, according to local in the economic plan for million contract involving issued this year. Te Jeddah media reports. Egypt involved dry digging of expansion of the country’s Metro, a mega project, due to be 37 kilometers and efectively power distribution network. established by 2022 comprises FENTRESS BAGS ORLANDO created a parallel second lane Te contract awarded by the several transportation networks AIRPORT WORK and widened and deepened state-owned utility Qatar including a rail network, Airport authorities in 35 kilometers of the existing General Water & Electricity a bus network, a marine Orlando, US have announced canal. Completing the work Corporation will see the transportation line, a Corniche that Fentress Architects will announced a year ago on time German frm delivering 18 tram, a suspension bridge and a provide consultation and has seen a massive 259 million turnkey substations to supply number of public transportation design services for the $1.8 m3 of material dredged in power and help to cater for stations. Te project is billion south terminal at less than 10 months – the key increasing electricity demand. expected to cost $11.9 billion. the Orlando International players involved were Boskalis Te project is scheduled for Meanwhile the Arab Center for Airport. Te Greater Orlando Westminster, Jan de Nul and completion for 2017. It is Engineering Studies (ACES) Aviation Authority (GOAA) Van Oord, along with UAE- reported the newly built 400kV has been won the contract for has authorised the airport to headquartered NMDC. Te Bul Hemmaid substation will geotechnical investigation for start negotiations with the New Suez Canal is expected to be used to transmit power from the preliminary engineering frm to determine the outlook double the transit capacity by the independent water and design phase of the project while of the terminal. Construction 2023 and will increase revenues power plant Facility-D into the pre-program management of the project is expected to be from the Suez Canal from a Qatar's power grid. consultancy contract has been completed by 2019. Earlier this projected $5.3 billion in 2015 awarded to AECOM, and the year, the airport had initiated to $13.2 billion by 2023. OMAN SOLID WASTE prelimary engineering design a $1.3 billion expansion that PROJECT CONTRACT contract awarded to Systra. would replace check-in counters PARSONS BAGS DUBAI EXPO Authorities in Oman have with smaller kiosks, add a new 2020 awarded a contract for the BAHRAIN PIPELINE TENDERS parking garage and a train Authorities in Dubai have design and construction of an IN 2016 terminal. Te new terminal awarded the US-based Parsons integrated waste treatment Te construction tender for is expected to increase the the infrastructure design storage and disposal facility in the Bahrain section of the airport's capacity though and construction supervision Duqm special economic zone $350 million crude oil pipeline Southwest and Delta, two of the services contract for the Expo to a joint venture between linking Saudi Arabia and busiest airlines at the airport, 2020 Dubai site, a 438-hectare local contracting frm Hasan Bahrain will be issued next have opposed the move for landmark development which Juma Backer (HJB) and India's year by the Bahrain Petroleum cost reasons. It is reported the consists of multiple pavilions, Tatva Global Environment. Co. It is reported the new terminal will have 16 to 24 gates souks, and entertainment It is reported the $20 million AB pipeline will replace the to increase the airport's capacity venues. At its peak the Dubai contract for the project on ageing AB-1 pipeline, opened to accommodate more domestic Expo 2020 exhibition site at Oman's Wusta coast has in 1945, and which runs from and international fights. u Dubai Trade Centre-Jebel Ali is been awarded by the Special designed to accommodate up to Economic Zone Authority of 300,000 visitors, with average Duqm (SEZAD) on behalf week-day attendance expected of Oman Environmental at 153,000. Te scope of Services Holding Co, a wholly work will include designing, government-owned entity monitoring, managing, and tasked with managing the solid 68 construction opportunities|sEPTEMBER 2015