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Saudi Arabia awards major contract for emissions-free futuristic city

Saudi Arabia has awarded a five-year contract for consultancy services to Atkins as a delivery partner for THE LINE mega-project, which is currently being developed in northwest Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea. Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, will join THE LINE – the 170km-long sustainable mega-city, which will have no roads, cars or carbon […]

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Kuwait invites bids to power oil and gas facilities with renewable energy

Two state-owned Kuwaiti oil companies have invited consultancy bids from five Western firms to study the use of renewable energy to run their facilities, Zawya Projects reported, citing a Kuwait newspaper.  France’s Technip and Worley Engineering of Australia are amongst the companies that are invited to submit bids.  The Kuwait National Petroleum Co and the […]

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World needs $1 trillion annually for energy transition, expert says

The world needs about $9 trillion of investment annually to tackle climate action and about $1 trillion annually to exert energy transition in many countries, according to Makhtar Diop, managing director of the US-headquartered International Finance Corporation (IFC). Speaking at the World Government Summit 2023 in Dubai, Diop said the aim of the world leaders […]

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Hiring soon: Kuwait Oil Company to recruit foreign technical workers

Kuwait Oil Co (KOC), a subsidiary of state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corp, said it plans to bring in skilled technical workers from several countries including Canada, US, Egypt, Southeast Asia and the Gulf states. The company will hire technicians who are experts in drilling operations, maintenance, exploration and production, and medical and health, safety, environment and engineering, […]

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