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The South Korean contractor SK Engineering and Construction has announced that it has been awarded a US$724 million contract to build crude oil pipeline facilities in Kuwait.
In a statement the company said that the scope of works on the project will include the construction of a booster station as well as laying pipelines connected to other facilities. The location of the project is 95 kilometres north of Kuwait City.
The project, which will start ij January 2010, is expected to take 41 months to complete.
The company also said that the award takes the value of its overseas contracts to $4.8 billion in 2009.
Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Operations (ADCO) awarded the company a $805 million contract to install gas compressor units at its Bab oilfield in Abu Dhabi.
The Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical (Satorp) also awarded SK a $420 contract to construct the plant that will supply water and electricity to its Jubail Export Refinery.
