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Sasol picks Foster Wheeler for technical study of Canada gas-to-liquids project

Foster Wheeler has been awarded a contract by Sasol to perform the technical portion of a feasibility study for a planned gas-to-liquids facility in Canada, on behalf of the Sasol/Talisman Energy partnership.

Eastman to acquire US plasticizer, acetic acid firm Sterling Chemicals for $100mn

Eastman Chemical has agreed to acquire Sterling Chemicals, a single site North American petrochemical producer, for $100 million in cash, subject to modest deductions at closing as provided in the merger agreement.

Energy Transfer, Regency to build 530-mile NGL pipeline in Texas

Energy Transfer and Regency Energy will construct an approximately 530-mile natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline in Texas through their Lone Star NGL joint venture.

Transocean blames BP in new Gulf oil spill report

Transocean announced the release of an internal investigation report on the causes of the April 2010 Macondo well incident in the Gulf of Mexico, blaming rig operator BP for failing to properly assess, manage and communicate risk to its contractors.

Motiva to build rail facility for ethanol at Florida site

Motiva Enterprises said it has reached an agreement with Vecenergy to construct a fuel-grade ethanol rail offloading facility at the Motiva terminal in Port Everglades, Florida. The expanded operations will allow for the delivery of ethanol unit trains directly into existing Motiva storage tanks, the company said.

Dow Chemical picks Fluor for engineering on Texas propane dehydrogenation expansion

Fluor has been awarded a contract by Dow Chemical to provide basic engineering and design services on its propane dehydrogenation (PDH) expansion project in Freeport, Texas.

Weatherford, BP reach Gulf oil spill settlement

Oilfield equipment maker Weatherford agreed to pay BP $75 million to settle potential claims between the companies related to the Deepwater Horizon accident.

Wood Group wins $15mn deal for gas turbine maintenance in Argentina

Wood Group GTS has signed a six-year contract with PlusPetrol Energy S.A to provide maintenance services for two General Electric Frame 9E DLN-1 gas turbines at the Central Termica San Miguel de Tucuman power plant in El Bracho, Argentina.

Valve firm Bray to open Houston technical center

Valve manufacturer Bray International will open its new technical center in Houston on Thursday, June 23. In the grand opening ceremony, Ray Bojarczuk will serve as guest speaker.

Praxair inks hydrogen supply deal for Motiva refinery in Louisiana

Reinforcing its strategy to meet growing customer demand in the Mississippi River corridor, Praxair said it signed a long-term agreement with Motiva to supply hydrogen to Motiva’s Norco refinery Louisiana.