UK’s Wood Group Agrees to $291M Purchase by UAE-based Sidara

After more than one year of multiple offers and protracted negotiations, engineer-contractor Wood Group agreed Aug. 29 to a $292-million acquisition by Dubai-based Sidara, formerly known as Dar Group, that the Scotland-based energy services firm said will help solve its “near-term liquidity challenges.” Under the deal set to complete in the first half of 2026, […]

Korean Colossus: Incheon Bridge | New Civil Engineer

Construction of South Korea’s 12.5km Incheon Bridge is racing to completion on schedule. Ed Owen reports from the £1bn Asian mega-project, which has relied heavily on off-site precasting and prefabrication to overcome the challenges of working above the sea. South Korea is a quiet civil engineering powerhouse. Known by some as the Switzerland of South […]