Process Optimization
ExxonMobil, SABIC award contracts for elastomers project at Saudi petchem JV
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) and affiliates of ExxonMobil Chemical said that front-end engineering design (FEED) contracts were awarded and that all components are in FEED phase for the proposed new elastomers project at their Al-Jubail Petrochemical Co. (KEMYA) joint venture petrochemical plant.
Foster Wheeler wins engineering design deal for Star Petroleum refinery revamp in Thailand
Foster Wheeler AG has been awarded a contract by Star Petroleum Refining Co. Ltd. for front-end engineering design (FEED) for the residue fluidized catalytic cracking unit (RFCCU) revamp turnaround and inspection project at its refinery in Map Ta Phut, Thailand.
Sasol selects S&B as EPC contractor for US ethylene tetramerization plant
Sasol has selected Houston-based S&B Engineers and Constructors (Houston, Texas) as its engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCm) contractor to build its recently-announced ethylene tetramerization plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Technip wins EPC deal for Canada subsea project
Technip received a contract from Hibernia Management and Development (HMDC) in Canada for the Hibernia southern extension project.
Statoil awards Technip with engineering contract for Brazil offshore work
Statoil has awarded Technip with a three-year contract to cover feasibility, concept and front-end engineering design studies for Statoil’s existing offshore production fields and future developments in Brazil.
Foster Wheeler wins design, EPC contract for Thailand refinery upgrade
Thai Oil awarded a contract to Foster Wheeler AG for basic design as well as engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) services for the emission improvement and PSA-3 project at Thai Oil’s refinery in Sriracha, Thailand.
BP/Davy select EPC firms CB&I, Jacobs and Shaw for Fischer Tropsch deployment
BP and Davy Process Technology announced collaborations with three EPC contractors to promote the commercialization of the BP/Davy Fischer Tropsch process.
Technip awarded €55mn contract from Statoil for Norway subsea project
France-based engineering firm Technip was awarded a €55mn contract from Statoil for the Vigdis NE field development located in the Norwegian Sea at a water depth of 220-310 meters.
Engineering group Howden acquires Dutch firm Thomassen Compression Systems
Global engineering group Howden has acquired Thomassen Compression Systems BV, complementing Howden’s existing range of compressors and opening up a wider market in the oil and petrochemical industries, the company said.
Fluor reports record backlog of orders, sees new Q1 projects nearly double from 2010
Fluor reported a record backlog of orders on Friday, saying that new project awards in the company’s first quarter nearly doubled year-earlier levels. The US-based contractor noted the growth in orders as part of its first-quarter earnings, which saw profit climb 2.3% to $140mn amid strength in the company’s industrial and infrastructure business.
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