The quartet are Indonesian company Singgar Mulia, French player Technip, UK company Wood Group and Australia's WorleyParsons.
Each has recently submitted a stage-one technical bid and will follow up with the stage-two commercial offer. Award is expected very soon, said sources. Pearl, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Development Company, had indicated originally that it expected to award the FEED contract in June 2009.
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