Contract award
Bahri orders three 320,000-tonne crude carriers from Saudi shipyard IMI
The approximately SAR1.692 billion contract adds three VLCC newbuilds to Bahri’s Saudi orderbook, with deliveries scheduled in phases between 2029 and 2030.
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Project and operations update
Syrian Electricity Company replaces 30 MW transformer at Damascus’s Midan 2 substation
The utility says the new 66/20 kV transformer replaces an ageing unit after industrial users reported low voltage in the area served by the substation.
Project and operations update
Alkane reports September-quarter gold and antimony output with site works advancing
Alkane reported 40,740 gold-equivalent ounces, ongoing Tomingley road works and underground development at Björkdal in its 23 October quarterly release.
Project and operations update
Flamanville lifts preventive measures after Storm Austen checks
EDF ended the preventive support and mobilisation plan at Flamanville at 17:41 on 23 October after weather improved and site inspections confirmed safety conditions.
Project and operations update
New Found Gold’s revised Queensway study raises projected returns and measured resource
A revised preliminary assessment models a phased mine and mill plan for the Newfoundland gold project, while the company cautions that no reserves are defined.
Project and operations update
Nicola Mining reports processing and operating updates at Merritt Mill
Nicola Mining described completed third-party stockpile processing and updates on feed, assays and its precious-metals operations in British Columbia.
Financing
NZ$6m grant backs full replacement of Monowai suspension bridge
Southland District Council will deliver a new crossing designed for vehicles up to 50 tonnes, improving access for forestry, farming and maintenance at the Monowai hydro station.
Contract award
Downer appointed for second stage of Christchurch’s SH76 Brougham Street upgrade
The next stage will add intersection, signal, T2-lane and active-transport changes on a key freight route to Lyttelton; a new pedestrian bridge is in place ahead of its planned November opening.
Project and operations update
Zenith completes Stage 3 expansion at Newmont’s Tanami power station
The remote mine power project reached completion with new Wärtsilä and Jenbacher generating sets installed at Dead Bullock Soak.
Tender
ASF tenders A7 pavement-maintenance works between Mondragon and Piolenc
The eight-month works package covers asphalt milling and surfacing, plus road marking, on both carriageways between kilometre points 152 and 162.
Tender
Lyon tenders multi-year framework for repair and reconstruction of civil structures
The €4 million framework allows the city to order repairs, rebuilds and new construction across its civil-structure portfolio from 2027 through a possible 2031 end date.
Contract award
NMDC Energy receives AED2.8bn award for three Aramco offshore EPC projects
The Abu Dhabi-listed contractor expects completion in 18 to 23 months; the exchange filing does not identify the fields, packages or start dates.
Project and operations update
RFI moves Rimini underpass completion target to June 2027 after utility clashes
The rail infrastructure manager says newly identified underground service conflicts and earlier delays have shifted the Viale Principe Amedeo accessibility works from March to the end of June 2027.
Tender
Marche seeks design-and-build bids for new two-lane Tronto bridge
The €12.49 million procurement pairs detailed design and BIM with demolition of the existing concrete bridge and construction of a new crossing and road upgrades.
Financing
Windsor and Tecumseh receive up to C$84.4 million for enabling infrastructure
The Ontario and federal governments linked housing-related funding to lower development charges, with proposed road, stormwater and sewer work subject to agreement and review.
Policy and regulation
BLM approves expanded processing and reclamation plan for Colorado uranium ore pile
The Bureau of Land Management authorized Aura Grit to process an existing uranium-vanadium ore pile onsite and expand the disturbed area for reclamation.
Project and operations update
Fenix reports Beebyn hub transition as reserve supports staged output plan
Fenix reported the start of mining at Beebyn W10, a new hub reserve and lower quarterly shipments during its September-quarter transition.
Project and operations update
Newmont completes shaft construction at Tanami Expansion 2
Newmont reported shaft construction complete at its Northern Territory expansion and said commercial production was expected in the first half of 2027.
Project and operations update
First MBIR steam generator delivered to Dimitrovgrad construction site
Rosatom said the first of two steam generators for the MBIR research reactor arrived at the site of the Research Institute of Atomic Reactors on 22 October.
Technology
Rosatom introduces compact RusMelt 100M metal printer
Rosatom’s fuel division introduced the RusMelt 100M, a compact selective laser melting printer intended to make metal additive manufacturing available to smaller facilities and research users.