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Gas Processing/LNG

ExxonMobil US operations win top 2010 safety award from Gas Processors Association

The US operations of ExxonMobil have been awarded with the top 2010 company safety award from the Gas Processors Association (GPA), the company said.

Air Products inks deal to supply LNG technology for Indonesia project

Air Products has signed an agreement with JGC Corp. to supply its proprietary propane pre-cooled mixed refrigerant process and MCR main heat exchanger for a 2 million ton/year LNG project in Luwuk, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Kobelco opens new compressor plant in California

Kobe Steel subsidiary Kobelco Compressors America (KCA) has opened a new $20 million factory in Corona, California, that will double its manufacturing capacity of compressor systems, the company said on Thursday.

Statoil awards contract to Foster Wheeler for Snøhvit development project in Norway

Foster Wheeler announced today that a subsidiary of its global engineering and construction group has received a contract from Statoil Petroleum AS for the pre-front-end engineering (pre-FEED) for the Snøhvit future development project at Statoil’s Melkøya-based LNG facility on Melkøya Island.

China awards deal for second coal-to-SNG plant to Haldor Topsøe

Haldor Topsøe has been awarded the contract for the second out of four SNG (substitute natural gas) projects approved by China’s National Development and Reform Commission.

CB&I wins contract for propane dehydrogenation unit, polypropylene plant in Kazakhstan

CB&I announced today that Lummus Technology, a CB&I company, has been awarded a contract from Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries (KPI) for the license and basic engineering of a propane dehydrogenation unit and a polypropylene plant.

French, Saudi companies form JV to offer natural gas treatment services

Shoaibi Group have signed a joint‐venture agreement with natural gas technology and equipment supplier Prosernat of France to form Prosernat Saudi Arabia Ltd. (PNSA).

Shell joins Wheatstone project as a gas supplier and equity participant

Chevron today announced the signing of agreements with Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd to bring Shell into the Chevron-operated Wheatstone project as a natural gas supplier and equity participant.

BASF foam insulating LNG pipes in Korea

BASF’s specialty foam Basotect is now for the first time being used to insulate pipes in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank terminal in Gwangyang, Korea.

Merichem installing H2S treatment system at new grassroots DRI facility

Merichem has entered into a licensing and equipment-supply agreement with a supplier of direct reduced iron (DRI) facilities to install a LO-CAT hydrogen sulfide treatment system at a new grassroots facility in the Middle East.