OGN updates you with the latest tenders available in the Gulf region.

EGYPT
Oil and gas exploration
Description: Contractors are invited to bid for the International 2005 bid round 1 to explore and exploit for oil and gas under a production sharing agreement. The round includes 13 exploration blocks in the Gulf of Suez, Eastern Desert and Western Desert sedimentary basins.
Details: Available from Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation, Palestine Street, Fourth Sector, New Maadi, Cairo, telephone (202) 70355632/5185027, fax (202) 7065207, website: www.egpc.com.eg
Closing Date: February 13, 2006.

IRAQ
Pipeline river crossings
Description: Construction of two pipeline river crossings at Basra and Al Muthanaa
governorates. The works comprise the construction of a 48-inch-diameter pipeline crossing of the Euphrates river in Al Muthanaa governorate.
Bid bond: ID15 million.
Details: Available on payment of ID75,000 from State Company for Oil Projects, Oil Ministry, Oil Complex building, Port Saeed Street, PO Box
198, Baghdad, telephone 9641 8177000
fax 9641 817719
Closing date: January 15

Water injection deaeration units
Tender No: 2052-QR-09
Description:Design, engineering and supply of equipment and materials for two deaeration units with normal flow rates of 2,167 cubic metres an hour as part of the West Qurna water injection project. The project includes supervision of precommissioning.
Details, available on payment of ID1,000 from State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP), director-general, Oil Ministry
Closing Date: January 16

KUWAIT
LIquid fuel pieplines
Tender no: ME/EW/89/2005-06.
(open to prequalified contractors only)
Description: Supply, installation and commissioning of two liquid fuel pipleines extending from Mina Al Ahmadi refinery to the Doha Western power station for the energy ministry.
BID BOND: KD1 million
Details: Available on payment of KD3,000 from Central Tenders Committee, PO Box 1070 Safat 13011, telephone 965 2401200 fax 965 2416574
Closing Date Jan 8, 2006

Oil well equipment
Tender no: RFP/1202
Description: Provision of completion equipment and associated services for high pressure and high temperature deep wells, groups 1 and 2, for Kuwait Oil Company.
Bid bond: 5 per cent of tender price.
Details: On payment of KD2,000 from Central Tenders Committee, PO Box
1070, Safat 13011, telephone 965 2401200
fax 965 2416574
Closing Date: January 17