Four contracting groups have submitted bids in Saudi Arabia for the $2 billion Haradh gas development project. Nationalised giant Saudi Aramco is handling the lump sum turnkey bids and is expected to award the work in December.

The bidders are JGC of Japan, Kellogg Brown and Root of the US with Japan's Chiyoda, Technip of France, and ABB Lummus Global of the US with Italy's Snamprogetti.