It is often easier to rebuild major solar energy projects than it is to retrofit them, said Monitor Deloitte, Middle East’s Bart Cornelissen
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UAE's ADNOC kicks off petrochem coker unit amid $45bn downstream push
The coker unit’s commissioning allows ADNOC to recover highly specialised and valuable grades of carbon black and calcined coke
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DEWA reports progress on four clean energy Dubai projects
The authority is involved in six clean energy projects at the Al Marmoom Reserve, which is set to become an adventure tourism hotspot upon completion
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Contractor picked to build Sharjah's $820m car-free property
Al Hamad Building Contracting has been picked by Alef Group to develop Al Mamsha, which is being touted as Sharjah’s first fully walkable mixed-use community
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Sameer Daoud reveals CEO post at MECIC Contracting
Daoud took over as CEO of MECIC Contracting this April, following a 16-month stint as managing director of Drake and Scull International
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Hill bags PM contract from Saudi's Bank Aljazira for Riyadh work
The US-headquartered consultancy will manage the pre-design, design, and construction of Bank Aljazira’s regional management office building in Riyadh
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Materials picked for Kuwait's $26bn Al Zour, Clean Fuels refineries
AkzoNobel will cover more than 50% of both the Al Zour and Clean Fuels refineries with its protective coatings
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Podcast: Bahrain construction market round-up
Construction is a key part of Bahrain’s economic diversification plan, but can it overtake petrodollar-backed growth in the kingdom?
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Saudi Aramco prequalifies six EPC bidders for $6bn Berri oilfield
Details of the firms are yet to be revealed, but one news report describes the job as "the largest […] to be tendered" among Aramco’s long-term partners, such as L&T
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No 'criminal suspicion' recorded for fire in Saudi's Dammam
The blaze at the 10-storey twin towers in Dammam did not cause any loss of life or data, a source from the general prosecution headquarters in Riyadh confirmed
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