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

IRAN
Land rig charter
Tender no: 84/027
Description: Chartering of a 2,000-hp land rig with all related equipment and machinery, and provision of casing running services, a cementing truck and services, and full crew of the proposed rig, in order to drill three new and one workover wells in one of the south oilfields. The total implementation period is one year and may be extendible.
Bid Bond: Bid bond is IR960 million or $106,667 and performance bond is 10 per cent of contract price.
Details: Available from National Iranian Drilling Company, National Iranian Oil Company, Legal & Contracts Department, Sixth Floor, 123 Sepahbod Gharani Street, PO Box 15875-6957, Tehran, fax (9821) 88822830.
Closing Date: Not stated.

IRAQ
Oil refinery project
Description: Design and supply of the Koya refinery project. The refinery is to process 70,000 barrels a day of crude oil with all the necessary process units, utilities, tank farm, offsite facilities etc. The scope of works includes engineering, basic and detailed design, procurement and supervision of erection, commissioning and a test run.
Details: Available until October 3, on payment of $5,000 from State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP), Oil Ministry, Baghdad.
Closing Date: November 8, 2005

KUWAIT
Compressors
Tender no: RFQ/941118. (Open to prequalified contractors only)
Description: Supply of compressors of a high-voltage unit for a sulphur retrieving unit (ARDS) for Kuwait National Petroleum Company’s new refinery department.
Bid Bond: 2.5 per cent of tender price.
Details: On payment of KD5,000 from Central Tenders Committee, PO Box 1070, Safat 13011, telephone (965) 2401200, fax (965) 2416574.
Closing Date: October 9, 2005

Pipe casing
Tender no: RFQ/1025073
Description: Supply of pipe casing for Kuwait Oil Company.
Bid Bond: Two per cent of tender price.
Details: On payment of KD500 from Central Tenders Committee, PO Box 1070, Safat 13011, telephone (965) 2401200, fax (965) 2416574.
Closing Date: October 9, 2005

Fuel gas pipelines
Tender no: ME/EW/76/2005-2006. (Open to prequalified contractors only).
Description: Supply, installation and operation of fuel gas pipelines from gathering centre A in Maqwa to the Shuwaikh electrical power station for the Energy Ministry. A pre-bid meeting will take place on October 9.
Bid Bond: Five per cent of tender price.
Details: Available on payment of KD1,000 from Central Tenders Committee, PO Box 1070, Safat 13011, telephone (965) 2401200, fax (965) 2416574.
Closing Date: November 27 2005

SAUDI ARABIA
Fuel oil transport
Description: Transport of bunker heavy fuel oil at Shouaiba and Shuqaiq plants.
Details: On payment of SR1,000 from Saline Water Conversion Corporation, Makkah Road, PO Box 5968, Riyadh 11432, telephone (9661) 4630503/4630501/4631780.
Closing Date: October 11, 2005