VOL. XLVI

No 34

25-August-2003

IRAQ

Bids Submitted For USACE Oilfield Contracts In Iraq

Tendering for two US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) contracts for oilfield rehabilitation in Iraq, each worth $500,000-$500mn, closed on 14 August as scheduled. The contracts, one for work in the northern producing area and one in the south, are intended to replace the controversial no bid contract under which Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR) is currently carrying out oilfield work (MEES, 14...