Saudi Arabia's Acwa has signed a major deal with Indonesia's state salt firm PT GARAM to build a $400 million integrated facility in East Java. The plant will process 62,500 cubic metres of desalinated water daily alongside 500,000 tons of high-purity industrial salt per year. The initiative aims to reduce Indonesia's reliance on salt imports while delivering crucial industrial water supplies.
Daewoo E&C has formed a strategic partnership with global engineering firm ARUP to bid for the Mok-dong Complex 8 Reconstruction Project in Seoul. The collaboration aims to maximise structural safety and design standards for the planned 49-story, 180-meter residential development. ARUP brings extensive high-rise expertise from iconic international schemes including Shanghai Tower and Marina Bay Sands.
Arup and Obermeyer GmbH & Co. Kg have secured a masterplanning contract from Autobahn GmbH to redesign the A3/A1 motorway junction in Leverkusen. As one of Germany's oldest and busiest interchanges, the site will undergo extensive modernisation to ease congestion. The joint venture project features key civil engineering works, including a new one-kilometre bridge near the BayArena, while maintaining continuous traffic flow during construction.
ExxonMobil Mozambique Limitada has awarded a Letter of Intent to the SMDC joint venture for the midstream execution of the Rovuma LNG Phase 1 project. Comprising McDermott, Saipem, Daewoo Engineering & Construction and CPECC, the consortium will perform initial design, procurement and constructability tasks. The $18.6\text{ million tonne}$ per year facility targets a Final Investment Decision in 2026, ahead of scheduled 2031 commercial operations.
ADNOC has partnered with SLB to deploy an artificial intelligence platform across more than 120 drilling rigs. The Real-Time Operations Center integrates live data from onshore and offshore assets into a centralised environment. Designed to streamline upstream monitoring, the digital system enables engineers to manage up to three times more rigs, reduces incident response times by several hours and helps prevent costly operational downtime.
L&T Energy Hydrocarbon Offshore (LTEH Offshore) has won an ultra-mega contract from ADNOC Offshore for a major Middle East project. Acting as lead partner in a consortium, LTEH Offshore will manage the engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) of new offshore facilities alongside existing site upgrades. Fabrication work will take place across L&T yards, reinforcing its long-standing presence in the region's energy sector.
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