Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine (Sembmarine) and Malaysia’s Sapura Energy have moved to the head of the queue in the competition to secure a contract from Qatar’s North Oil Company (NOC) for work on the second development stage of its Gallaf project.

Multiple sources told Upstream that NOC is close to finalising its preferred contractor for Gallaf Stage 2 and that Sembmarine and Sapura are most likely to face off for the award.