COOEC starts USD 4 bln Bul Hanine offshore project
China National Offshore Oil Engineering Co. (COOEC) has broken ground on the Bul Hanine EPIC project in Qatar, its largest international offshore project, with a total contract value of USD 4 bln…
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China National Offshore Oil Engineering Co. (COOEC) has broken ground on the Bul Hanine EPIC project in Qatar, its largest international offshore project, with a total contract value of USD 4 bln…
India’s MAN Industries (India) has been included in QatarEnergy’s Preferred Manufacturers List (PML) for carbon steel LSAW pipes, coating and bends, making the company eligible to bid for…
Qatar Steel, the steel subsidiary of Industries Qatar, reported a 39pct YoY increase in net profit to QAR 367 mln (USD 100.8 mln) in H1 2026, supported by higher average selling prices and lower…
QatarEnergy has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the onshore LNG plant of its North Field West (NFW) project, the final phase of the world’s largest LNG…
Qatar Steel, the steel subsidiary of Industries Qatar, reported a strong operational and financial performance in 2025, supported by a sharp increase in production and sales volumes following the…
Qatar has implemented a hike in customs duties on imports of non-alloy rebar and wire rod to 10pct from the previous 5pct, according to Emiri Decree No. (117) of 2025 published in the Official…
Frijns Steel Construction Middle East has secured a major aviation-related contract valued at more than QAR 140 mln (USD 38.5 mln), its parent company Aamal Company said. Under the contract, Frijns…
Saipem, in partnership with Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd. (COOEC), has been awarded an offshore EPCI contract by QatarEnergy LNG for the COMP5 package of the North Field Production Sustainability…
Qatar Steel has signed a cooperation agreement with Qatar Primary Materials Company (QPMC) to recycle iron and steel recovered from construction and demolition waste at the Rawdat Rashed site. The…
Qatar Steel announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the General Authority of Customs, aimed at establishing controls and procedures to regulate and restrict the export…
QatarEnergy has signed an agreement with Samsung C&T’s Engineering & Construction Group to build a large-scale solar power plant in Dukhan, about 80 km west of Doha. Developed in two phases, the…
Qatar’s Aamal Company announced that its joint venture, Frijns Steel Construction Middle East, has won a QAR113 mln (USD 30.4m) contract from Consolidated Contractors Group (CCG). The contract, which…
Qatar Steel posted a 26pct YoY decline in net profit for the first half of 2025, as weaker steel prices weighed on earnings, according to its parent company Industries Qatar (IQ). Net profit fell to…
Vallourec, a global leader in premium seamless tubular solutions, has secured a significant contract to supply Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) for drilling operations in Qatar. The deal is valued at…
Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has launched a five-year infrastructure plan worth over USD 22 bln, covering projects from land development and public buildings to sewage networks and…
India’s Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured its largest-ever contract from QatarEnergy LNG, a subsidiary of state-owned QatarEnergy, for the North Field Production Sustainability Offshore Compression…
Man Industries (India) has been added to QatarEnergy LNG’s approved vendor list, the company announced in a stock exchange filing. QatarEnergy LNG, formerly Qatargas, is the world’s largest LNG…
Hanwha Ocean, a leading South Korean shipbuilder, has commenced construction on eight new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers as part of QatarEnergy’s ambitious LNG fleet expansion project. A…
Qatar has allocated a budget of nearly USD 56 bln for 2025, a 4.6pct increase from the previous year, aiming to boost economic growth and activities. Analysts at Verified Market Research expect this…
Qatar’s Aamal Company Q.P.S.C., a leading diversified firm in the region, has announced that its board of directors has approved an increase in its stake in Frijns Structural Steel Middle East by…
China’s iron ore futures were largely unchanged on Thursday as expectations of tighter Brazilian supply and high freight rates were offset by weakening steel demand and high iron ore inventories at…
Hoa Phat Group has completed nearly 70pct of construction of its Dung Quat rail and special steel production plant in Vietnam, with work now focused on completing the factory structure and installing…
Vale has agreed to acquire a 30pct minority stake in Ligga S.A., which operates the Ferro Sul iron ore mine in northern Brazil, for around USD 190 mln. The transaction also includes an exclusive…
Mesabi Metallics has started up its new iron ore mine and pellet plant in Nashwauk, Minnesota, marking the first new iron ore mine and pellet plant to start up in the US in 50 years. The company…
Italian special steelmaker ABS Acciaierie Bertoli Safau, part of the Danieli Group, has opened a new service center in Varnamo, Sweden, strengthening its presence in the Nordic market. The facility…
China’s iron ore futures edged higher on Wednesday as concerns over Brazilian supply provided support, although weakening steel mill profitability and expectations of lower steel output limited the…
Tata Steel has issued the Final Acceptance Certificate for a coke-oven gas purification and hydrogen production system supplied by Canada’s PyroGenesis through its subsidiary Pyro Green-Gas at the…
Vow ASA’s wholly owned subsidiary Scanship AS has entered into an exclusive collaboration agreement with Danieli Corus B.V. to develop and market solutions for using biocarbon in integrated steel…
Italian industrial technology company Polytec has acquired a 51pct stake in Green Project Marking & Reading Systems, strengthening its offering of automation, identification and traceability…
China’s iron ore futures declined on Tuesday as ample supply and rising port inventories weighed on sentiment, although pre-holiday restocking by steel mills and high freight costs continued to…
India’s largest iron ore producer NMDC is targeting production of 60 mln tons this fiscal year to meet growing demand from domestic steelmakers, Chairman Amitava Mukherjee said. NMDC produced 53.15…
Voestalpine has received the core equipment for a new electric arc furnace (EAF) at its Linz steelworks, with the facility scheduled to start operation in the first half of 2027. The equipment…
Huttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) has permanently decommissioned Blast Furnace A at its Duisburg site after more than 53 years of operation, as part of Salzgitter AG’s transition toward lower-carbon…
B5Plus Group has selected Danieli to supply equipment for a new rebar and wire rod mill in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), with production capacity of 50 tons per hour, or around 300,000 tons…
Severstal has completed development and started production of Forcera weather-resistant steel in thin-sheet form, targeting long-life protective structures for road and civil infrastructure. The…
China’s iron ore futures traded rangebound on Monday as pre-holiday restocking by steel mills provided support, while high inventories and weak mill profitability limited upward momentum. Analysts…
China Baowu and BHP have renewed their steel decarbonization partnership through a new five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), extending collaboration that began in 2020. The partners will…
Indonesia’s Anti-Dumping Committee (KADI) has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of galvanized steel (BJLS) from China, following an application submitted by PT Tata Metal Lestari…
Vallourec has been selected by EnEarth, a subsidiary of Energean, to supply approximately 3,000 tons of casing pipes and accessories for the first phase of the Prinos CO2 carbon storage project in…
The European Commission has imposed a provisional safeguard measure on imports of certain grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES), citing a sharp increase in imports and serious injury to EU…
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