TendersInfo back issues from May 2008:
United Arab Emirates: Oqyana World First unveils USD5 billion Project On The World.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Oqyana World First, the first fully master-planned island community on The World, off the Dubai coast, unveiled the final plan of its USD5 billion (Dh18.3 billion) project, including a yacht club and dive centre, a reef lagoon, an outdoor performing art centre ...
United Arab Emirates: Oqyana World First set to unveil USD5 billion project.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Oqyana World First, the first fully master-planned elite island community of the prestigious The World development of Dubai, is set to unveil the final masterplan of its USD5 billion groundbreaking project. A large-scale model of Oqyana World First, ...
United Arab Emirates: St Regis to manage USD 600 Million Saadiyat Island property.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 The St Regis brand of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide will enter the UAE to manage a new Dh2.2 billion (USD600 million) property on Saadiyat Island, the 27-square kilometre island 500 metres off Abu Dhabi. The five-star St Regis Hotel and ...
United Arab Emirates: MGM Mirage to launch mixed-use resort in Dubai.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 MGM Mirage, the US entertainment and Hospitality Company would launch a mixed-use resort project in Dubai in a joint venture with Dubai World. Various locations, including the three Palm Islands, are being considered for the development, according to MGM Mirage ...
United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi targets 1.68 million hotel guests this year.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 The Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority has set a target of 1.68 million hotel guest arrivals for 2008 in Abu Dhabi, an almost 16 percent increase over the guest arrivals in 2007. A substantial increase in the number of hotel rooms is expected by late next ...
United Arab Emirates: Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens project to evoke Kuwait's City of Silk.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Further details of Dubai's new USD54 billion Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens have been revealed, with the new development bearing a strong visual resemblance to Kuwait's City of Silk project. A number of companies were involved in the development of the masterplan, ...
United Arab Emirates: Work starts on Saadiyat labour camp.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 The TDIC Leighton joint venture has started work on AED700 million (USD191 million) labour camp complex on Saadiyat Island. The complex will house the 30,000 labourers who will work on the AED100 billion (USD27.7 billion) Saadiyat Island project. Labour ...
United Arab Emirates: Tatweer approaches contractors for Universal City.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Tatweer has approached contractors for the contract to build the southern section of the AED8 billion (USD2.2 billion) Universal City project at Dubailand. The two-year contract involves the construction of a theme park, retail area, and four hotels. Two of the ...
United Arab Emirates: CEO argues the two Dubai airports issue.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Dubai Airports' chief executive officer has reopened the debate about Dubai International Airport being decommissioned. In 2007, 34 million passengers used Dubai International Airport. Terminal 3, due to open later this year; will double its capacity ...
United Arab Emirates: BP plans to spend USD8 million on alternative energy technologies.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Global energy major, BP, plans to invest USD8 billion (Dh29.36 billion) over the next five years in developing alternative energy technologies around the world that can help offset to a large extent the impact of rising global crude oil prices. As the oil prices ...
United Arab Emirates: UAE's Rotana to manage 80 hotels by 2012.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 According to the Chief Executive Officer of the Abu Dhabi-based hotel chain Rotana, the company will have a minimum of 80 hotels under its management by 2012. The Rotana is aiming to become the leading operator in the Middle East. At present the group ...
MENASA: Abraaj Capital partners with Al Borg Laboratory to expand healthcare services in Egypt and across MENASA region.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: yunus05 Abraaj Capital, one of the leading investment firms specialising in private equity investment in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) region, announced that it has acquired a 76.9% stake in Al Borg Laboratory, the largest private laboratory in ...
emirate is planning to construct a railway system.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: ,E-Shrishail99 The Abu Dhabi emirate is planning to construct a railway system by the year 2015, to cope with the transportation problem of its ever increasing population, a senior transport official has said. "Its clear we cant sustain the growth of this city ...
United Arab Emirates: BP plans to spend Dh29.36b on alternative energy technologies.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: shankar03 Global energy major, BP, plans to invest $8 billion (Dh29.36 billion) over the next five years in developing alternative energy technologies around the world that can help offset to a large extent the impact of rising global crude oil prices, a senior company ...
United Arab Emirates: LCAL Purchases GEnx Engines for Boeing 787 Aircraft.(Company overview)
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: mohammed05 LCAL has agreed to purchase GEnx engines to power up to 13 of its Boeing 787 aircraft. The engines are valued at more than $350 million list price. The Dubai-based aircraft leasing company was established in 2005 with its business based exclusively ...
United Arab Emirates: Over $3bn committed to Pakistan agri and dairy sector.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 Investors, institutions and entrepreneurs gathered at the first Middle East-Pakistan Agriculture and Dairy Investment Forum pledged over $3bn in new investments to Pakistan s agriculture and dairy sectors, in an event that took place at Madinat Jumeirah on 29 ...
United Arab Emirates: Pakistan to accelerate privatisation process.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 Pakistan's Privatisation Commission (PC) has been asked by the new government to accelerate the privatisation process to collect $3 billion by June 30, 2009 with a view to improving the fast depleting foreign exchange reserves.Informed sources said that the PC ...
United Arab Emirates: HP unveils imaging and printing devices, solutions and services for enterprises.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: kavita03 The company s latest offerings help enterprises manage, secure and simplify their imaging and printing environments and improve workflows to reduce costs and enhance productivity. The new offerings include six HP LaserJet printers, an enterprise-class scanner ...
United Arab Emirates : UAE begins production at offshore gas field.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: mayur03 Umm Al Qaiwain (UAE) May 5 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has started producing gas from the offshore field located 20 km off Umm Al Qaiwain (UAQ) emirate, WAM news agency reported Monday. According to UAQ Crown Prince Sheikh Saud Bin Rashid Al Mulla, up ...
United Arab Emirates: Asteco expands property management and leasing departments with new appointments.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: shankar03 With growing demand for international best practices in an evolving real estate sector, Asteco has announced top level appointments to develop the service portfolios of its property management and leasing divisions. Spearheading these departments ...
United Arab Emirates: Citibank & Ashrafs in an exclusive tie-up.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 Citibank credit & debit card members now benefit with a first of its kind tie up with Ashraf's. Citibank card members will get to benefit from the first preview to the Ashraf's clearance sale and can purchase their dream products at a fabulous discount.Ashraf's ...
United Arab Emirates: Al Odaid To Build 3,000 Villas In Dubailand.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Project with 3,000 villas in Dubailand worth about USD 1 billion will be unveiled in Cityscape Dubai by Al Odaid Real Estate Company Mahmoud Al Shaibane, the company's CEO, told Emirates Business that his company has already received the land for the project and ...
United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi float glass plant to open this summer.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 The greenfield float glass plant being built by Dubai Investment in Abu Dhabi is set to begin operations by the middle of this year. Located at the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (ICAD), the $200m Emirates Float Glass plant will produce 600 tonnes a day of float ...
United Arab Emirates: Gulf to be world's biggest water bus market.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Models of water taxis and water buses on display at the Middle East Workboats exhibition and conference taking place in Abu Dhabi. Regional demand for fast vessels carrying between eight and up to 300 passengers could exceed 400 over the next ten years, according ...
United Arab Emirates : Aldar plans construction of 40 hotels in UAE.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 A senior official at Aldar Properties said that the firm is planning to construct as many as 40 hotels during the next seven years to support the UAE capital's tourism development plans, Gulf News reported. The additional hotels will provide 10,000 to ...
United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi to invest $20bn in Taweelah.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: mohammed05 Site will be location for chemicals city being developed as part of plans to diversify the economy. Abu Dhabi is to invest more than $20bn to develop its petrochemicals industry at Taweelah under a newly formed company that is likely to be led by ...
Saudi Arebia : Kinan, CISCO team up to introduce smart development concept in Saudi Arabia.(Company overview)
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: sunder03 Kinan International for Real Estate Development has signed up the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with multinational corporation Cisco, to set up and manage the Information & Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure for its SR2.2bn landmark project in ...
United Arab Emirates: Trend Micro Strengthens Presence with Announcement of Abu Dhabi-Based Strategic Partner.(Company overview)
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: shabnam05 Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in Internet content security, is predicting higher product sales in the Middle East after announcing Abu Dhabi-based systems integrator, Mideast Data Systems, has joined the Trend Micro Affinity programme at the highest ...
United Arab Emirates: Ecobility launched to catalyze sustainable development in the UAE.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: Mamta03 The company will be fully dedicated to catalyzing change in the field of sustainability by engaging in the origination, development and commercialization of technologies across three verticals; renewable energy, resource conservation and sustainable buildings. ...
United Arab Emirates: Ergil announces participation in Middle East Petrotech 2008.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: rajesh03 Riza Altunergil, Vice President of Ergil Middle East comments on their involvement in the exhibition: The world oil market has undergone remarkable changes in the last decades and Middle East is at the center of this change through its dominance of world reserve ...
United Arab Emirates: Priced tenders due this week for Dolphin Energy's Taweelah - Fujairah Gas Pipeline construction.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 The priced tenders for the Design & Build of the forthcoming Taweelah to Fujairah Pipeline (TFP) are due for submission by Wednesday, May 7 2008.Technical tenders have been accepted from five international construction companies, which have accordingly been ...
United Arab Emirates: Halliburton warded three year completions contract by Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operation (ADCO).
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Halliburton Corporation has been awarded a contract by Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operation (ADCO), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), to provide a range of completion equipment for onshore oil and gas wells. The three-year contract ...
United Arab Emirates: UAQ begins gas production.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Umm Al Quwain has started the production of wet gas, it was announced on Saturday. The gas will be transported through a sub-sea pipeline for processing at the Rakgas plant in Ras Al Khaimah. The development and operation of the Umm Al Quwain offshore Field ...
United Arab Emirates: Mohammed Bin Rashid Program For Leadership Development Launches Promising Leaders Program.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: yunus05 Mohammed Bin Rashid Program for Leadership Development (MBRPLD), an innovative leadership program designed to develop future national leaders capable of promoting the sustainable development of Dubai, has launched the Promising Leaders Program, a level of MBRPLD ...
Afghanistan: U.S. army targets $400 mln for Afghan emergency funds.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: shabnam05 The U.S. military hopes to double its emergency funds for aid and reconstruction in Afghanistan this year, turning a once small-scale programme into a core part of its strategy to defeat Taliban insurgents. If the U.S. Congress approves, commanders ...
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Angola : Petrobras partners hit oil in Angola block.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Italian oil major Eni has disclosed a "significant oil discovery" offshore Angola in a block where Brazil's federal energy company Petrobras holds a 5% stake, the former said in a statement. Eni and Angola's Sonangol hit oil in block 15/06 some 350km ...
Angola : Eni makes new significant oil discovery in offshore Angola.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: mayur03 Eni SpA said that, together with Angola's Sonangol E.P., it has made an important oil discovery in offshore Angola some 350 kilometres north of the country's capital Luanda. The discovery is in the deep waters of Block 15/06 where Eni is Operator ....
Angola : Angola may become the biggest West African oil producer in 2008.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: mayur03 Problems in the Nigerian oil industry are strengthening Angola's position as the most secure regional producer and, if they continue, Angola should be given the title of biggest oil producer in West Africa. With Angolan production on the rise due to ...
Argentina : Fitch confirms Tenaris shares at category 1.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Credit ratings agency Fitch Argentina has confirmed its category 1 rating for steel tube manufacturer Tenaris' common shares. The rating is based on high share liquidity and its strong capacity to generate revenue, Fitch said. It also reflects ...
Argentina : Fitch confirms Siderar rating.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Credit ratings agency Fitch Argentina has confirmed its AA(arg) rating for local steelmaker Siderar with a stable outlook. Fitch also affirmed its category 1 rating for the company based on the high liquidity of its shares and its strong capacity to generate ...
Argentina : Fitch upgrades Cardif unit to A+.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Fitch has upgraded its national scale rating on the Argentine subsidiary of French insurer Cardif to A+ from A with a stable outlook, the agency said in a report. The hike is based on Cardif Compania de Seguros' significant growth in business volume, ...
Argentina : YPF-Wintershall JV wins two Chubut blocks.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Argentina's Chubut province has awarded two exploration blocks in an area known as Gan-Gan to a JV formed by Argentine oil company YPF and Germany's Wintershall, the provincial press office said in a statement. The Cuenca Canadon and Cuenca del Golfo ...
Argentina: Oromin confirms official decree on the Santa Rosa oil project is authorized.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Oromin Explorations Ltd has reported that the exploration rights for its Santa Rosa oil and gas project in the Province of Mendoza, Argentina have now been formally authorized. The Government of Mendoza has issued Decree 1018/2008. This decree grants Oromins ...
Austria : Austria to accelerate hydropower development.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: sunder03 Austrian Economy Minister Martin Bartenstein said on a press conference in Vienna Monday that his country would speed up the development of hydroelectric power in the next a few years. He pointed out that Austria has considerable potential and rich ...
Austria: CRM Vendor Update Software Proposes First Dividend.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: yunus05 The Supervisory Board of update software AG, a Vienna-based vendor of CRM products, has announced the confirmed business figures for fiscal 2007. According to these figures, Update saw its net income for the year surge by 45.2 percent to (USD 7.4 ...
United States & Austria & Portugal: Garmin agrees to buy two European GPS distributors.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: yunus05 Garmin Ltd. on Thursday continued its European buying spree, agreeing to purchase its GPS distributors in Austria and Portugal. The Olathe navigation company began purchasing the European companies that distribute its products last year to improve its ...
Australia: USD21 Million training centre opened in Henderson.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 The Federal and State Governments have opened a new USD21 million oil and gas training facility in Henderson. According to WA Education and Training Minister Mark McGowan, the Australian Centre for Energy and Process Training (ACEPT) was an Australian first, ...
Australia: Hanover concerned about resort project.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Hanover Property Finance is said to be greatly concerned at delays caused by a row between developers of Queensland's proposed Sansara Resort. Hanover has tens of millions of dollars at stake plus mounting interest. Hanover is New Zealand's third largest ...
Australia: Computer heritage faces storage crisis.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: shabnam05 AUSTRALIA'S computer heritage is at risk, with historic machines from the nation's computing past now facing the rubbish tip. The Australian Computer Museum Society (ACMS) is still looking for new storage space for its heritage computer collection ...
Australia: Westpac IT under scrutiny.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: shabnam05 The news comes as Westpac reported its technology spend had increased by over $70 million for the half-year to March 31, 2008, due to greater software capitalisation, and the costs of complying with new anti-money-laundering laws. Westpac's IT ...
Australia: Brains connect with games of future.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: shabnam05 Emotiv Systems has developed the EPOC headset that uses 16 sensors and non-invasive EEG technology to "listen" to the electrical signals produced by the brain and synchronise these thoughts with 30 actions, such as pushing an object, or making something ...
Australia: Uni puts 3D models into PDF docs.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: shabnam05 Developed by researchers at Melbourne's Swinburne University of Technology, the technique involves interactive 3D visualisations being embedded into Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) files. Co-developer Christopher Fluke, an astronomer based at ...
Australia : J. Ray McDermott Awarded Two Offshore Construction Projects.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 McDermott International, Inc., announced today that subsidiaries of J. Ray McDermott, S.A. ("J. Ray") were recently awarded two contracts for offshore construction projects. Both of the contracts will be included in McDermott's second quarter 2008 backlog, and ...
Australia: TomTom taps Google for maps.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: shabnam05 SEARCH results from Google Maps can now be sent directly to a TomTom GPS unit, the companies said. "The ability to search, find and send information from the web to a TomTom device is something we have been investing in for some time now," said ...
Australia and New Zealand: WorldxChange Using Juniper Routers.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: shabnam05 Juniper Networks, a provider of high-performance network infrastructure, announced that New Zea Free Report!The Only 3 Rules You Need To Trade The Market land s WorldxChange has deployed Juniper Networks E320 Broadband Services Routers to enable the delivery of ...
Australia: Telstra wins $162m Defence contract.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: yunus205 TELSTRA is celebrating a victory on two fronts after winning a $162 million contract with the Department of Defence while also denying its rivals a slice of the action. The six-year contract sees Telstra become the sole provider of mobile phones, ...
Australia : Fire extinguishers from Fire Hydrant Systems.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: kusumv03 Fire Hydrant Systems specialises in the supply of a range of quality fire protection products. These fire protection products offered by Fire Hydrant Systems are widely used in industrial, commercial and residential sectors. A range of Valves is ...
Australia: Greenpeace to give Treasurer carbon capture petition.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: Mamta03 A petition with 30,000 signatures will today be handed to the Federal Treasurer's office urging the Government to abandon its investment in carbon capture and storage. The petition argues renewable power like solar and wind is far more efficient. ...
Australia: Gaming outside the square.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: shabnam05 GAMING has always been about communicating actions to a machine, such as frantically shoving a controller button to shoot, but gamers will literally have to rethink their concept of gaming when playing with Emotiv's new thought-based interface. The ...
Australia: Precision engineering equipment offered by George Lovitt Mfg.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: sandesh03 Lovitt Technologies Australia, which was earlier known as George Lovitt Mfg , possesses up to date precision engineering equipment. Lovitt Technologies Australia is an expert defence and aerospace manufacturer with the operational procedures and capabilities ...
Australia: Global airline woes hit the Asia-Pacific.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: sandesh03 NEW International Air Transport Association figures suggest the malaise affecting the US airline industry may be spreading to the Asia-Pacific. IATA's March traffic figures show that global traffic growth in March was down to below 4 per cent when ...
Australia: Campbellfield firm cements a plan for waste.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: Mamta03 CAMPBELLFIELD business Zeobond is turning concrete green. E-Crete is the brainchild of Zeobond owners Dr Peter Duxson and Prof Jannie van Deventer and reduces the concrete carbon footprint by up to 80 per cent. The pair have developed a way ...
Australia : Positive study for Aquila iron ore project.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: kusumv03 Carbon steel resources producer and developer Aquila Resources Ltd says it can deliver a 25 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) iron ore operation at its West Pilbara project. Aquila's pre-feasibility study for the first stage of the project has examined port ...
Australia : Aquila confirms viability of major iron ore project.
May 06, 2008 ... Byline: kusumv03 Aquila Resources Limited (AQA) said a pre-feasibility study has confirmed the viability of its iron ore project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The compay said the project would have a production rate of 25 million tonnes per year. The resources ...