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Van Oord awarded $696m Kuwait dredging contractVan Oord awarded $696m Kuwait dredging contract

Van Oord has been awarded a EUR500m ($696m) land reclamation project in Kuwait by the Kuwait National petroleum Company (KNPC).

Michele Labrut, Americas Correspondent

March 13, 2014

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The project consists in the reclamation of land in a coastal salt plain or 'sabkha' area for the construction of a new refinery at Al-Zour, south of Kuwait City. The project is the first phase of KNPC's $25bn investment programme for the new refinery which will produce 615,000 barrels per day.

"The Middle East has been very important to Van Oord for decades, and we are pleased to continue working and strengthening our position in the are with this contract," said ceo Pieter Van Oord.

The project is to begin immediately and will take 30 months to complete with the dredging and reclaiming of some 65m cubic metres of sand and extensive ground consolidation. It will also include constructing various channels, a basin for a future jetty, a barge dock and roads.

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About the Author

Michele Labrut

Americas Correspondent

Michèle Labrut is a long-time Panama resident, a journalist and correspondent, and has continuously covered the maritime sector of Central & Latin America.

Michèle first came to Panama as a press attaché to the French Embassy and then returned to the isthmus as a foreign correspondent in the 1980s.

Author of Seatrade Maritime's annual Panama Maritime Review magazine and of several books, Michèle also wrote for Time magazine, The Miami Herald, NBC News and the Economist Intelligence Unit. She has also collaborated in making several documentaries for the BBC and European and U.S. television networks.

Michèle's profession necessitates a profound knowledge of the country, but her acumen is not from necessity alone, but a genuine passion for Panama.

In 2012 she was awarded the Order of Merit (Knight grade) by the French Government for her services to international journalism and in 2021 the upgrade to Chevalier grade.

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