Process Optimization
Foster Wheeler to design steam generators for Korea ‘green’ power project
Foster Wheeler has been given notice to proceed by Hyundai Engineering and Construction for the design and supply of four 550 MWe (gross megawatt electric) supercritical circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) steam generators for the Samcheok green power project from owner Korea Southern Power Co. (KOSPO).
TPC Group to restart Texas dehydrogenation unit
TPC Group says it has received the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) air permit necessary for the planned refurbishment, upgrade to air emission controls, and restart of one of its idle dehydrogenation units in Houston. Construction of the required new components for the system, along with refurbishment of the existing unit, began promptly following receipt of the permit, the company said.
Technip awarded engineering contract from Solvay to study China greenfield chem plant
Solvay awarded Technip with an engineering services contract to study construction of a greenfield chemical plant in Taixing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Jacobs wins EPC deal for new Canada oil refinery
Jacobs was awarded a contract by the North West Redwater Partnership to provide detailed engineering, procurement and construction services for the development of a new oil refinery in Alberta, Canada. Officials did not disclose the contract value.
CB&I inks $300mn EPC contract for new US natgas processing plant
CB&I has been awarded a contract in excess of $300 million for a new natural gas processing plant in the northeast US, the company said on Tuesday.
Engineering firm Bechtel buys delayed coking technology from ConocoPhillips
Global engineering firm Bechtel has purchased ConocoPhillips’ leading delayed coking technology, a move that uniquely positions Bechtel for growth in the refining industry, the companies said on Tuesday.
Foster Wheeler wins YBF project for delayed coker heater in Argentina
Foster Wheeler has been awarded a contract by YPF S.A. for the delayed coker heater at the new delayed coking unit at YPF’s Complejo Industrial La Plata in Argentina. Foster Wheeler’s scope of work includes engineering, equipment supply and supervision to construction and start-up, it said.
Elliott Group to supply compressors for Petrobras refinery expansions in Brazil
Elliott Group has won contracts from Brazilian oil major Petrobras to supply compressors for expansion projects at the company's REGAP and REMAN refineries as well as the new northeast refinery RNEST. The projects will aid the Petrobras' efforts to increase domestic production of high-quality diesel fuel, officials said.
Fluor wins advisory deal for new floating LNG import terminal in Lithuania
Fluor said it has been awarded a contract by Lithuania's state-owned oil company Klaipedos Nafta to provide engineering and business support services for a new floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Klaipeda, Lithuania.
PDVSA awards Foster Wheeler with design deal for new refinery in Venezuela
Foster Wheeler has been awarded a process design and front-end engineering design (FEED) services contract by PDVSA for the new Batalla Santa Ines refinery Phase I hydroskimming section to be built in Barinas, Venezuela.
- Bechtel greenlit for Sabine Pass Liquefaction expansion in Southwest Louisiana (U.S.) 5/29
- Philippines receives rare Iranian crude cargo after wartime disruption 5/29
- Gazprom and Sibur resume talks on possible ethane project to supply additional feedstock to the Kazanorgsintez petrochemicals plant 5/29
- European Commission debates policy shift to protect industry from China 5/29
- Mitsui seeks LNG investments to meet power demand from data centers 5/29
- Kenyan government backs Gulf fuel supply deals after opposition criticism 5/29
