Process Optimization
BP awards maintenance, construction deal to KBR for two US chemical plants
KBR has been awarded a three-year contract by BP Amoco Chemical Co. to execute maintenance and small capital construction projects at BP’s plants in Decatur, Ala., and Cooper River, S.C.
Fluor signs EPC contract for Woodside gas assets in Australia
Fluor has finalized an agreement with Woodside Energy to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for Woodside's operating gas assets in Australia.
Engineering firm ITT inks products, services deal with Saudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco and ITT Corp. signed a comprehensive seven-year strategic partnership agreement for ITT to provide products and services to the Saudi oil producer, the companies said on Tuesday.
Mississippi ranked as world's top spot for oil and gas investment
Mississippi is ranked as the top place in the world for oil and gas investment, according to the opinions of international petroleum executives and managers in the annual Global Petroleum Survey, released today by the Fraser Institute.
Dow Chemical picks Fluor for engineering on Texas propane dehydrogenation expansion
Fluor has been awarded a contract by Dow Chemical to provide basic engineering and design services on its propane dehydrogenation (PDH) expansion project in Freeport, Texas.
KBR, Shell to align on hydroprocessing technology
KBR and Shell have formed a new alliance in which KBR will market, sell and provide technology and design packages with Shell for hydroprocessing solutions worldwide.
Axens wins engineering deal for new Iraq refinery
South Refineries Co. (SRC), a subsidiary of the Iraq Ministry of Oil, awarded Axens the basic engineering design and license contracts for the construction of the new refinery in Maissan, southern Iraq.
Foster Wheeler wins engineering design deals for Preem refinery in Sweden
Foster Wheeler won a contract from Preem AB (Publ) Preemraff Lysekil (Preem) to perform the basic engineering design (BED) and front-end engineering design (FEED) for a 2013 turnaround at the Preemraff Lysekil oil refinery, located north of Gothenburg on the west coast of Sweden.
Shaw completes new natgas-fired US power plant
The Shaw Group said Wednesday that it completed construction of a new, 500-megawatt nominal combined-cycle natural gas-fired plant for NV Energy at the existing Harry Allen Generating Station north of Las Vegas.
LNG consortium to build France regasification plant
Engineering firms SENER and Techint have signed a contract with EDF to develop a regasification plant in Dunkerque, France. The firms were awarded the EPC contract as part of the TS LNG consortium made up of SENER and Techint. Specific figures were not disclosed.
- Stockholm Exergi taps Inprocess to deliver advanced process simulator for BECCS project 3/27
- Vyterra Renewables receives funding to advance its Nova Scotia low-carbon fuel oil project 3/26
- BASF inaugurates €8.7-B Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China 3/26
- Partners sought from construction and engineering for program to decarbonize £1 T/yr global market for low-carbon jet fuel 3/26
- OCI Global completes handover of Beaumont New Ammonia to Woodside 3/26
- Iran war chokes petrochemical supply, sends plastic prices soaring 3/26

