AMEC has had a major project management consultancy servicescontract renewed by Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). The contract is worth approximately 163m (92,999,522KWD) over the next five years. The contract covers consultancyservices in project management, front-end engineering and related activitiesfor KOC's upstream oil and gas assets in Kuwait. It continues the work carriedout under a previous project management and engineering contract, which ranfrom 2004 to 2007.
With a major emphasis on health, safety and the environment,AMEC's work will help KOC deliver its strategy to achieve optimum capacity inits oilfields and to improve its facilities by 2020.
Dow is helpingPIC extend its geographical reach, having formed last July two 50:50 JVs withthe Kuwaiti firm: MEGlobal, based in London, produces and sells ethylene glycol(EG); Zurich-based Equipolymers has a similar role for polyethyleneterephthalate (PET) resins and purified terephthalic acid (PTA). Liveris said:"Our relationship with PIC had developed to the point that we could put inplace a global business model for EG and PET, which would take advantage of alow-cost asset base in Kuwait and Dow's access to technology and markets. Theremay be more [similar type of arrangements]. I do not close the door on any newopportunity that creates a winning, game-changing proposition. Dow is 108 yearsold for a reason - it has been willing to change.
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