Engineering & Design
Shaw awarded pipe fabrication services deal for US manufacturing facility
US-based engineering and construction firm The Shaw Group signed a multi-year contract with a private company to provide pipe fabrication services for a new $1 billion domestic manufacturing facility, officials said on Tuesday.
HP Reliability: Reliability pros: Hear what others say about you
In an editorial “Engineering Better Engineers,” published in the January 2010 issue of Civil Engineering News, John Bachner commented on how lack of innovation has resulted in engineering se..
HP Construction: North America
Air Products will supply Valero Energy Corp. with a combined additional 200 million scfd of hydrogen for Valero’s refineries in St. Charles, Louisiana, and Port Arthur, Texas. As part of this awa..
HP Construction: Middle East
A grassroots diesel hydrotreater unit (Prime-D), licensed by Axens, was successfully put into production at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura refinery. The 105,000-bpsd unit—reportedly one of the wo..
HP Construction: Asia-Pacific
SKC Co., Ltd. and Uhde Inventa-Fischer have a contract for the supply of a plant for producing high-quality polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for the manufacture of films in Jincheon, Republic of Korea..
HP Construction: Construction begins for Shell FLNG facility in Australia
Prelude gas field project is progressing at rapid pace, with first LNG production expected by 2017
KBR wins technology, process design deal on China coal-based ammonia plant
KBR was awarded a contract by China National Coal Group Corp. to provide ammonia technology, process design package and technical services for two 1,660 tpd ammonia synloop units at a complex in Tuke Industrial Park, Erdos, Inner Mongolia, China.
KBR opens new operating center in Angola
KBR has officially opened a new operating center in Luanda, Angola, the company said on Thursday. Operations out of this facility will include engineering, project management and construction management services.
Foster Wheeler to hire Linde exec Masters as CEO
The board of directors for engineering firm Foster Wheeler has approved a senior leadership succession plan under which J. Kent Masters, 50, will become CEO, effective October 1.
ExxonMobil marine affiliate to build two crude oil tankers for US West Coast use
Exxon Mobil’s US marine affiliate, SeaRiver Maritime, signed a letter of intent with Aker Philadelphia Shipyard to build two US flag crude oil tankers in partnership with shipbuilding technology firm Samsung Heavy Industries.
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