Australia’s WorleyParsons is set to win a project management consultancy contract for Al Dhafra Petroleum’s Haliba oilfield development project in the United Arab Emirates.

State-owned giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) holds a 60% stake in Al Dhafra Petroleum, while the remaining 40% is held by South Korean joint-venture players Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) and GS Energy.

Sources close to the tender pro­cess said that WorleyParsons emerged as the lowest bidder in the tender process, offering a very “competitive price” to Al Dhafra.

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