Chevron has set provisional target dates for starting the re-­bidding of the engineering and construction contracts for its ­multi-billion dollar Gendalo-­Gehem gas project in Indonesia.

However, progress is reliant on various approvals by the Indonesian government, and sources indicated the process of approvals is moving much slower than had been expected.

It is understood Chevron is ready to launch a pre-qualification exercise for updated front-end engineering and design contracts covering the large offshore surface production facilities and the subsea infrastructure.

However,