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Maaden Signing

 

Maaden Signing

 

Qatar Motorway

 

IPLOCA Award 2005

 

Senior Vice President Osman Birgili

 

BTC Marine Jetty

 

BTC Tank Farm

 

BTC

 

 

 

NEWS FROM TEKFEN...

(updated on 07.09.2007)

 

ENR (Engineering - News Record) lists Tekfen 69th ..

ENR, covering the world's Top International 225 Contractors lists TEKFEN 69th in 2007. Evaluation parameters cover annual income and the value of international contracts awarded within the year. Hochtief AG of Germany ranks 1st with Skanska AB of Sweden 2nd while Vinci, Strabag, Bouygues, Bechtel follow..

 

S.Arabia, Ma’aden Phosphoric Acid Plant…

Litwin - Tekfen consortium has been awarded $240 million contract in Saudi Arabia, by Ma’aden, for the 2nd phase of the construction of an EPC, Phosphoric Acid Plant. Tekfen’s portion is $189,8 million.

 

Qatar Motorway Project…

Ashghal, Public Works Authority of Qatar awards 94 km Motorway Project to Tekfen. Primary Routes, North Road Project / Contract 2 & 3 is scheduled to be completed within 30 months’ period.

 

Khurais: New Aramco scheme awarded to Tekfen…

Tekfen has been awarded Khurais Water Injection Facilities and Utilities Project, Mechanical Works, Package-1 and Package–2 by Snamprogetti of Italy, acting as the EPC Contractor for Aramco of Saudi Arabia.. The works cover piping prefabrication and erection, pipe racks, erection of boilers, fire water system, erection of turbines, pipe-rack flare, hydrotest, instrumentation and utilities, water wells and fuel gas system..

 

Qatar Petroleum awards new pipeline scheme to Tekfen…
Umm Bab – Mesaieed Main Pipeline project has been undertaken by Tekfen on EPC lump-sum basis (Nov. 2006). The project is Tekfen’s second construction scheme in the country with the world’s largest known gas reserves, presently.

 

Tekfen celebrates its 50th anniversary…
50 years ago, three outstanding engineers: N.Akçaðlýlar, N. Gökyiðit & F. Berker came together to establish an engineering company start-up which gave birth to present day’s Tekfen Holding, today a leading international business group covering diverted activities with revenue to exceed 1.- Billion USD in 2006... Tekfen is glad to share this pride with vast participation of its employees and clients at dinners & receptions held worldwide..

 

IPLOCA* 2005 Safety award goes to…
Barcelona Convention of IPLOCA held between 24-29 September 2006 announced results on safety records for the previous year: Tekfen receives “Outstanding Performance Award for Onshore Pipeline Construction in 2005”.
*International Pipeline & Offshore Contractors Association

 

ENR (Engineering – News Record) lists Tekfen 90th ….
ENR, covering the world’s Top 225 Contractors lists TEKFEN 90th in 2005. Evaluation parameters cover annual income and the value of contracts awarded within the year. Hochtief AG of Germany ranks 1st with Skanska AB of Sweden 2nd while Vinci, Strabag and Bouygues follow the ranks..

 

Ma’aden Phosphoric Acid Plant (OBE) , S. Arabia..

Tekfen signs 1st phase of Ma’aden Phosphoric Acid Plant Contract in cooperation with Litwin Co.. The 1st phase covers Open Book Cost Estimate exercise expected to lead to 2nd phase which is the LSTK Construction scheme award to the same group.

PetroRabigh–UO1: S.Arabia..

Civil, mechanical, electrical & instrumentation works of Cooling Towers, Compressor Station, Air Separation & Sulphur Units of Rabigh Refinery are also awarded to Tekfen under “UO1 – Utilities and Offsites – 1” scheme.


Rabigh Development - UOU : New Project in Saudi Arabia..

Tekfen is awarded another challenging scheme in S. Arabia by Aramco. The project covers mechanical erection and civil works of the new units of an existing refinery; utilities and off-sites.. The facility is located at Rabigh, on the Red Sea coast of S. Arabia; Foster Wheeler (UK) undertakes project management consultancy contract.
 

Tekfen's inaugural contract in Libya…

Tekfen has been awarded Al Khufra - Tazerbo Water Conveyance System project (380 km) by Great Man Made River Authority of Libya, in partnership with TML.. The scheme, being within the scope of Libya's prestigious water supply project, Phase 3, covers erection of post-tensioned concrete pipes with 4 m. dia. & 7.5 m length each.

 

Oman, Harweel Cluster Phase II, Facilities scheme takes off..

Tekfen has been awarded its inaugural project in the Sultanate of Oman; construction of 234 km 6"-20" carbon steel flow lines, trunk line & pipeline system for gas and crude oil under the Harweel Cluster Phase II Facilities scheme. The client is PDO, Petroleum Development Oman..

 

Tekfen's inaugural contract in Qatar… 

Tekfen undertakes implementation of 137 km long (20'' and 24'') Ras Laffan - Mesaieed ethane transmission pipeline in Qatar (July 2005). Construction of two new and expansion of nine existing valve stations are also within the scheme...

 

KOC awards the new export facilities scheme to Tekfen… 

Tekfen is to construct 8 new crude oil tanks within the 'enhancement of export facilities' program for Kuwait Oil Company. Each tank will have an operating capacity of 618,000 bbl. The project is scheduled to be completed by June 2007 under a fast-track execution schedule.

 

IPLOCA* appoints Tekfen Director to Board...

Snr. V. President of Tekfen Construction and Installation Co., Inc. Mr. Osman Birgili is, once again, appointed to IPLOCA Board of Directors (Sept. 2005). Mr. Birgili is also to undertake the chairman post at IPLOCA's Safety Committee. 

*International Pipeline & Offshore Contractors Association.

 

Kazakhstan: Kashagan Projects…
Tekfen undertakes 3 new challenging schemes in Kazakhstan, North Caspian…
Kashagan Field Development Main Works, Industrial Area Buildings and Power Plant Projects are awarded to GATE, Tekfen - Gama partnership (2nd Qtr 2005).. 
Kashagan, a rich offshore oil field recently discovered in the North Caspian, is located at 75 km south east of Atyrau.

 

Samir Refinery Upgrading Scheme: Morocco…
Upgrading Works of SAMIR*, the main refinery of Morocco, are awarded to Tekfen-Snamprogetti partnership (2nd Qtr 2005). The scheme is planned to be completed by mid 2008. (* Societe Anonyme Marocaine De l'Industrie Du Raffinage )
 

2 x 300 MW Power Plant in Bulgaria: Maritza East -1
Tekfen-Gama partnership is awarded the civil works portion of the 2 x 300 MW Maritza East -1 Power Plant in southern Bulgaria. The project, undertaken in cooperation with Alstom Power Generation, is a BOOT scheme.
 

Sangachal Terminal: 20 Million Man Hours Without A Day Away From Work Case as of April 2005.. While Tekfen's QUAD Seawater Conversion Project in Saudi Arabia achieves '' 4 Million Man Hours Without a Lost Time '' Certificate from S. Aramco..

 

Phase 1 of the ACG Full Field Development Project - Sangachal Terminal Expansion Project successfully completed..

Tekfen successfully completes Phase 1 of Azeri-Chiraq-Guneshli Full Field Development
Sangachal Terminal Expansion Program in Azerbaijan. Presently, the team is progressing with the Phase 2 & 3 works along with the Terminal Main Construction, Tanks and Onshore
Pipeline Works associated with the Shah Deniz Gas Export Project.

 

Bursa Light Rail System Phase 2

Metropolitan Municipality of Bursa awards a new contract to Tekfen... Construction works of the 2nd Phase of the Light Rail System for Bursa City, a section with length of 4.040 m, is awarded to Tekfen - Siemens - Tüvasas consortium (24 October 2004). The project is scheduled to be completed within 24 months..

 

BTC, Ceyhan Marine Terminal, Construction of 2.3 km Jetty: 496. (Final) Pile Driven…

496. (Final) Pile of the 2.3 km. long Jetty at Tekfen’s BTC Project, Ceyhan Marine Terminal scheme, is driven as of 27 September 2004.

Jetty Project’s completion rate reaches %84 as of the same date; the first pile being driven on 09 September 2003.

Tekfen is %33 ahead of its schedule with 1.3 (pile/day) driving rate. The piles, reaching a total length of 152 km, were manufactured at Tekfen’s Steel Structure Plant at Ceyhan.

 

2004 Environmental Award from IPLOCA for Tekfen’s BTC Projects…

Tekfen’s environmental consciousness is reconfirmed by IPLOCA’s 2004 runner up award given for relevant protection programs at ongoing Sangachal (Azerbaijan) and BTC (Ceyhan/Turkey) schemes…

 

Tekfen: Pioneering on Environment / ISO 14001 in Turkey…

Tekfen successfully completes its ‘’ ISO 14001:1996 - Environmental Management System Certification’’ process being certified by SGS as of 02 September 2004. Documentation, training of personnel and internal auditors, introduction of Environmental Management System to project sites and fabrication facilities took a busy two years’ period for Tekfen finally reaching its challenging target. Tekfen is also a holder of ISO 9001:2000 and OHSAS 18001:1999 certificates.

 

PCWU Topsides; a new project in Azerbaijan …
ATA (AMEC-TEKFEN-AZFEN) Consortium undertakes a new project within the Azeri-Chiraq-Guneshli Field Development scheme; ‘’PCWU / Process, Compression, Water Utilities Project’’ covers manufacturing, erection, commissioning and loading (on to the barge) of a 13,500 mt platform.

 

Tekfen is awarded motorway contract in Morocco…
Tekfen steps into a new continent, new country with a motorway contract in Morocco; 13 km section ( 2 x 2 Lane ) of Tanger-Port de Qued Rmel Motorway project is to take off in August 2004 and scheduled to be completed within 29 months’ period; the scheme includes 2 bridges, 1 intersection, 3 vehicle under-passes and 5 under-passes…

 

Saudi Aramco / Quad-1 Seawater Pipeline and Support facilities scheme..

Saudi Aramco, the main hydrocarbon investor of S.Arabia, awards one more major pipeline project to Tekfen. The contract consists construction of 123 km FBE coated steel seawater pipeline and support facilities.

 

YANBU Refinery / Saudi Arabia project award..

Tekfen undertakes another challenging project in Saudi Arabia; Yanbu Refinery Civil Works project takes off as of April 2004 and targets mid-2005 for completion.

 

Bursa City 3rd Phase Gas Distribution project continues..

Tekfen targets end-2004 for the completion of its Bursagaz pipeline project. Under the contract signed with Bursagaz (Gas distribution company of Bursa Municipality) in 2003 July, Construction Works of 37 km Gas Distribution Pipeline system was undertaken by Tekfen within the City’s 3rd Phase Gas Distribution Scheme.

 

Azerbaijan Shah Deniz onshore terminal …. 

Shah Deniz Terminal Project which took off in mid-2003 moves on smoothly targeting end of 2005 for completion. The client is BP.

 

Azeri, Chiraq, Guneshli Full Field Development Projects.. 

Azerbaijan ACG FFDP Onshore Terminal Projects Phase 1 & 2 continue. 
The 1st Phase which was given a start in January 2002 is scheduled for completion within the 3rd quarter of 2004 while the 2nd Phase shall continue until end 2005.

 

Helios Award from BP….

Tekfen receives Helios Award on ‘Promoting Human Development Through Training and Recruitment’ theme for its achievement in Sangachal Terminal Expansion Project / STEP in Azerbaijan. The award is presented under BP’s initiative. The competition took place among 1778 BP Projects run worldwide.

 

TEKFEN-1 & TEKFEN-2; The Largest Pile Driving Barges in Turkey fully operative at Ceyhan, BTC Project site…

Two Pile Driving Barges, TEKFEN 1 & 2, manufactured at a shipyard in Tuzla, Ýstanbul, are now both in operation at Tekfen's BTC-Ceyhan Marine Terminal Project site.. 
60 m x 20 m barges are 1500 t each with tower height of 54 m.

 

Azerbaijan / Apsheron Peninsula Natural Gas Pipeline Project successfully completed..

Construction of Apsheron Peninsula (50 km x 40’’& 45 km x 28’’) Natural Gas Pipeline, a Compressor Station and 3 Pig Stations successfully completed..
 

Tekfen Tower, a new landmark building in Istanbul, inaugurated on 20 October 2003…

Construction of Tekfen Tower, high-rise building of Tekfen located at the center of Istanbul's prestigious business district in Levent, was started in October 2000.  26 storey, state of the art building, consisting of 33,000 m2 High-Tech, A Class Office Area and Conference facilities with Underground Parking, was inaugurated on 20 October 2003. Tekfen Tower is not only a new landmark building in Istanbul but also reflects the group's expertise gained in over 45 years of activity with uncompromising attention to quality and safety in every detail…
 

Azerbaijan, C&WP Topside Platform Fabrication Works continue…

The project which was given a start within the 4th quarter of 2002 moves on; the client is Azerbaijan International Operating Co. operated by BP.
 

Kazakhstan, Atyrau Refinery Reconstruction Project starts….

Tekfen starts reconstruction works at Atyrau Refinery in Kazakhstan.
Approximately 40.- Mio USD project is undertaken by GATE, a Joint Venture of equal shares with, partnership with GAMA of Turkey. The client is JGC of Japan.

  

Ceyhan Marine Export Terminal Facilities Project moves on……

150.- Mio USD BTC / Baku Tbilisi Ceyhan* Onshore-Offshore Terminal Facilities Project
targets end 2005 for completion. Challenging Project includes construction of a 2 km long Jetty and 7 Crude Oil Tanks each with 150,000m3 capacity.
* (BTC Pipeline runs 1760 km across Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey to Mediterrenean port of Ceyhan.
App. 3.- Bio USD project is funded by The World Bank, EBRD, Export Credit Agencies and BTC Consortium Co.)