Two sources close to the tender process confirmed that the much-awaited tender has been launched by Adnoc subsidiary Al Hosn Gas, which is carrying out the tender process on behalf of the state-owned giant.

At least four to five engineering contractors are believed to have received tender documents from Al Hosn, including Australia’s WorleyParsons, France’s Technip, the UK’s Amec Foster Wheeler and US-based Fluor.

One