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Sinopec in $4-B petrochemical JV with Taiwan firm

A subsidiary of top Asian refiner Sinopec Corp. has officially launched a 50-50 JV with a Taiwanese company to build a petrochemical complex in southeast coastal Fujian province.

Technip awarded contract for modernization of SOCAR Azerikimya petrochemical complex

SOCAR has awarded Technip a contract for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for the SOCAR Azerikimya plant, located in the city of Sumgait, Azerbaijan.

Wärtsilä's to cooperate with ENGIE to develop small scale LNG markets

Wärtsilä has signed a memorandum of understanding with French multinational energy company ENGIE, to develop solutions and services within the small scale LNG business sector.

Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions to provide technology, services at Grannus ammonia plant

Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions will license technology and provide engineering services for the production of hydrogen at Grannus’ regional-scale ammonia plant to be built in Kern County, CA.

China firm seeks state financing for $5.5-B Caribbean oil project

Commodity trader Guangdong Zhenrong Energy Co. is in talks to secure funding for a $5.5-B plan to upgrade a Caribbean oil refinery and build a natural gas terminal, giving China a foothold in a strategic oil hub.

Fluor awarded Sasol oxygen train project in Secunda, South Africa

Fluor Corporation has been awarded a contract by Sasol Group Technology, a division of Sasol South Africa Ltd., for EPC of the Additional Oxygen Capacity Train 17 outside battery limits project at its Secunda plant in South Africa.

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Uganda says refinery talks terminated, in talks with new potential investors

Talks to build an oil refinery in Uganda with a consortium led by Korea's SK Engineering have collapsed, but the East African nation still hopes to find a lead investor for the project by year end.

GE and Baker Hughes to create fullstream digital industrial service company

GE and Baker Hughes have entered into an agreement to combine GE’s oil and gas business and Baker Hughes to create a world-leading oil and gas technology provider with a unique mix of service and equipment capabilities.