Process Optimization
URS acquires civil engineering firm BP Barber
URS Corp. today announced it has acquired BP Barber, a privately-held civil engineering firm specializing in water and wastewater infrastructure and headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina.
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.
Axens partners with Invensys Operations Management on chemical process simulator
Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of technology systems, software solutions and consulting services to the manufacturing and infrastructure operations industries, today announced that it has entered into a partnership with Axens, an international provider of technologies, products and services to the refining, petrochemical, gas and alternative fuels markets.
Mustang Al-Hejailan Engineering combines with Dar E&C and PI-Consult
Mustang Al-Hejailan Engineering, a Wood Group company, has finalized agreements to combine with two Saudi Arabian-owned engineering businesses, Dar E&C and PI-Consult, to create Mustang Al Hejailan Dar PI (MHDP).
EJPC signs agreement with Davy Process Technology
Egypt Japan Petrochemical Corp. S.A.E. (EJPC) and Davy Process Technology, a Johnson Matthey (JM) subsidiary, have signed a methanol operating licence agreement.
Aker Solutions building a technology experience center in Oslo
In April 2012, Aker Solutions will open the doors to the company's new 2,000 square meter technology experience center in Oslo, Norway. The center aims to demonstrate the art of engineering at its best, and show how science subjects contribute towards development of technology and what this means to society as a whole.
Shaw issues statement on events in Japan
"On behalf of all Shaw employees around the world, I give our deepest sympathy to the people of Japan. This is an extraordinary tragedy, and we can only imagine how painful and challenging this time is for everyone in the country," said J.M. Bernhard Jr., Shaw's chairman, president and chief executive officer.
KBR Awarded FEED for Kitimat LNG Development
Houston-based KBR announced that it has been awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract by KM LNG Operating General Partnership for the Kitimat Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Development near Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada.
Energy management toolkit available soon
The US Department of Energy’s Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) is in the process of developing the Energy Management Toolkit.
Foster Wheeler and consortium partners sign GES+ contract with Saudi Aramco
Foster Wheeler AG announced that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group together with the subsidiary’s consortium partners comprising A. Al-Saihati, A. Fattani & O. Al-Othman Consulting Engineering Co., (SOFCON) and Saudi Consolidated Engineering Company- Khatib & Alami (SCEC K&A) have signed a contract with Saudi Aramco for the provision of services associated with Saudi Aramco’s General Engineering Services Plus (GES+) initiative for a duration of five years with options available for extensions.
- Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan announce open season extension for Western Gateway refined products pipeline 3/25
- Econotherm awarded contract for heat pipe heat exchanger in a Thai refinery 3/25
- Tecnimont awarded $50-MM rehab study contract for Guaracara refinery upgrade project 3/25
- Japanese refiners raise runs as stockpile release begins 3/25
- HyOrc signs binding agreement for European waste-to-methanol project 3/25
- Vietnam's Nghi Son refinery has crude oil for uninterrupted operations until end of May 3/25
