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Elliott Group wins dual compressor contracts for Ruwais refinery

The residue fluid catalytic cracking unit is the centerpiece of the project. Under contract with the engineering procurement contractor, GS Engineering & Construction, Elliott will provide seven compressor trains, a power recovery expander train and associated auxiliaries. Equipment includes a wet gas compressor, two heat pump compressors, two refrigeration compressors, a propylene compressor and a hot gas expander.

Sipchem awards EPC contract for its ethyl acetate plant

Saudi International Petrochemical Co. (Sipchem) has awarded the engineering, design and construction (EPC) contract for its ethyl acetate (EA) plant to eTEC Engineering and Construction Co. of South Korea.

Kentz helping get Qatar’s Pearl GTL plant in shape

Kentz Corp. Ltd. has been enlisted to assist in executing plant change requests for Qatar Shell GTL Ltd. Kentz will provide engineering design, construction supervision and procurement services for plant changes and projects at the Pearl gas to liquids (GTL) plant in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar.

New silicon detection analyzer

XOS (USA) has rolled out a new product, the Signal analyzer. It can detect silicon down to 0.5 ppm.

Emerson providing metering systems for oil terminal in Iraq

Iraq’s South Oil Company has awarded Emerson Process Management a contract to provide crude oil metering systems and related technologies for the new Al-Basra oil terminal now under construction in the Persian Gulf.

Dresser renews supply agreement with big EPC customer

Dresser has renewed a strategic supply agreement to serve as a global alliance supplier for a major engineering, construction, procurement, maintenance and project management (EPC) customer.

New gas turbine generation for industrial applications

The new series was presented for the first time to a group of trade media journalists on December 20, 2010. With this product MAN Diesel & Turbo, a manufacturer of large diesel engines, compressors and turbines, adds the 6 to 8 MW output class to its portfolio of industrial gas turbines.

Repsol receives first Q-MAX shipment from Qatar under multi-year contract

On December 23, Repsol received the first shipment of LNG from Qatargas, under a multiyear agreement which secures supply for the Canaport LNG terminal in St. John, Canada.

Saudi Aramco and CNPC vow to strengthen cooperation

Saudi Aramco and China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC), parent of PetroChina, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) during a four-day visit to Saudi Arabia by a CNPC delegation headed by CNPC President Jiang Jiemin.

Burckhardt Compression commissions compressor on FSRU in Dubai

Burckhardt Compression successfully completed the mechanical test run of the Laby-GI compressor on Golar’s FSRU "Golar Freeze" in the presence of DNV (Det Norske Veritas). Commissioned by Burckhardt Compression and Golar LNG, the compressor is currently operating at full capacity.