VOL. XXXIX

No. 41

8 July 1996

SAUDI ARABIA

'Uthmaniyah Gas Plant Expansion To Be Re-Bid By 10 August

Following the submission of higher than expected bids on the 'Uthmaniyah gas processing plant expansion program (MEES, 22 April), Aramco has asked pre-qualified construction firms to re-bid the project by 10 August. Bids in the first round all came in well over Aramco's budget of some $170mn, prompting a review of the project and a change in work scope. As currently envisaged, the...