Hill International Receives Contract to Manage Infrastructure
Improvements at Zirku Island in Abu Dhabi
MARLTON, NJ and ABU DHABI, UAE, March 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hill
International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction
risk, announced today that it has received a contract from Zakum
Development Company (ZADCO) to provide project management services in
connection with certain infrastructure and facilities improvements on
Zirku Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
ZADCO operates the Upper Zakum, Umm Al Dalkh and Satah oil fields for
the benefit of its shareholders, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company,
ExxonMobil and Japan Oil Development Company. Crude oil from these
fields is pumped to Zirku Island, located 140 kilometers northwest of
Abu Dhabi, for further processing, storage and export. Projects
included under Hill's contract include a jetty extension, shore
protection, amenity center renovation, service area sub-station
upgrade, and construction of various new facilities.
"We are honored that ZADCO has entrusted Hill with helping execute
these major projects," said Mohammed Al Rais, Regional President
(Middle East) for Hill's Project Management Group.
Hill International, with 4,600 professionals in 100 offices worldwide,
provides program management, project management, construction
management, construction claims and other consulting services primarily
to the buildings, transportation, environmental, energy and industrial
markets. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the
ninth largest construction management firm in the United States. For
more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.
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Hill International, Inc.John P. PaolinSenior Vice President of
Marketing andCorporate Communications(856)
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