Sime wins Qatar field contract

Offshore staff

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Sime Darby Engineering Sdn. Bhd. is to build a process platform, a utility platform, and three bridges for Maersk Oil Qatar AS for the Al-Shaheen block 5 development offshore Qatar.

Sime Darby has received a letter of award for the $600-million contract for package16 of the Al-Shaheen field. The company is to complete the engineering, procurement, construction, installation, hookup, and commissioning contract over 33 months.

Mohamad Shukri Baharom, Sime Engineering Services managing director, says the contract is part of the group's strategy to expand internationally, focusing on developing the Middle East oil and gas sectors.

2/12/2007