News & updates

GCC project intelligence and Greatkun updates.

Selected project developments across the Gulf, interpreted through the practical requirements of logistics, equipment rental, steel and industrial material supply.

Regional project watch

Projects shaping demand across the GCC.

Official owner announcements, selected for their relevance to complex cargo, construction equipment and industrial supply chains.

20 Apr 2026

UAE · OMAN

RAIL & INFRASTRUCTURE

Hafeet Rail reaches 40% completion on the Oman–UAE connection

The 238-kilometre railway has passed 27 million cubic metres of earthworks, with 80 structures under construction across Al Ain, Al Buraimi, Sohar and Wadi Al Jizzi.

Why it matters to Greatkun

The programme reflects the demand Greatkun is built to support: earthmoving equipment, construction plant, cross-border transport, structural materials and sequenced delivery into active project corridors.

Official source · Etihad Rail

Nov 2025

QATAR

LNG & ENERGY

Qatar’s North Field expansion targets 142 MTPA of LNG capacity by 2030

QatarEnergy’s investor update shows North Field East, South and West lifting national LNG capacity from 77 to 142 million tonnes per annum, with North Field West adding two 8-MTPA trains.

Why it matters to Greatkun

Large multi-train LNG programmes require disciplined planning for modules and project cargo, cranes and site-support equipment, steel and industrial materials, and time-critical supplier coordination.

Official source · QatarEnergy

14 Aug 2025

SAUDI ARABIA

GAS & PETROCHEMICALS

Jafurah development advances through an $11 billion midstream transaction

Aramco’s Jafurah programme is the Kingdom’s largest non-associated gas development and a central part of its plan to increase gas production capacity by 60% between 2021 and 2030.

Why it matters to Greatkun

The continuing phases align with Greatkun’s service scope around process-equipment logistics, pipes and structural steel, heavy lifting, rental equipment mobilisation and final-site delivery.

Official source · Aramco

06 Nov 2024

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

CHEMICALS & INDUSTRIAL

TA’ZIZ awards more than $2 billion of essential infrastructure packages

The Ruwais awards cover a dedicated chemicals port, terminal and pipelines, site roads and buildings, and central utilities for a 17-square-kilometre industrial ecosystem.

Why it matters to Greatkun

The project’s port, pipeline, utility and civil packages overlap directly with the need for project cargo coordination, steel and material supply, equipment rental and delivery sequencing.

Official source · ADNOC / TA’ZIZ