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Shell extends Wood Group engineering contract for UK gas plants

Wood Group has secured a contract extension from Shell in the UK to deliver midstream engineering and construction services to the St Fergus and Mossmoran gas plants. The award marks a continuation of the previous contract awarded to Wood Group in 2007, the companies noted.

KBR wins construction work on US gas processing plant expansion

KBR said Thursday it was awarded a contract to provide construction services for a new 150 million standard cubic feet/day (MMSCFD) gas processing plant in Oklahoma. The name of the client and value of the deal were not disclosed.

ICA Fluor Daniel awarded $135mn engineering deal for new Pemex refinery

Mexico's state-owned oil company Pemex awarded a $135 million contract for engineering and management services to ICA Fluor Daniel (jointly owned by Mexico's Empresas ICA and Fluor) for the first phase of a new refinery to be built near a current one in Tula, Hidalgo state.

Aramco, Dow award EPCm deal to Foster Wheeler for Saudi propylene oxide unit

Foster Wheeler has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) contract from Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical for a propylene oxide (PO) unit at Jubail Industrial City in Saudi Arabia. The unit should be completed during the first quarter of 2015.

Shaw lands technology upgrading deal for FCC unit at Thailand refinery

The Shaw Group was awarded a contract to provide the technology license and process design package for the revamp of a residue fluid catalytic cracking (RFCC) unit for Star Petroleum Refining Co. in Map Ta Phut, Thailand. The upgrade will incorporate the latest advances in reactor system technology.

Aker to buy Norway engineering firm Sandnessjøen

Aker Solutions has acquired Norwegian engineering company Sandnessjøen Engineering, seeking to strengthen its presence in northern Norway and grow its engineering capacity for offshore projects. The deal is expected to be completed in mid-February. Transaction value was undisclosed.

HP Construction: North America

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Sundrop Fuels, Inc., plans to construct and operate its first production facility on about 1,200 acres of land that it has purchased near Alexandria, Louisiana. The inaugural plant will use sustainabl..

HP Construction: South America

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Toyo Engineering Corp., in consortium with Y&V Ingeniería y Construcción, C.A., has a project management consultant (PMC) contract for the heavy-oil upgrading project of Petróleos de Ve..

HP Construction: Europe

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Lummus Technology, a CB&I company, has been awarded a contract by CJSC Vostochnaya Neftechimicheskaya (VNHK), a subsidiary of OJSC Rosneft, for the license and basic engineering of a naphtha steam-cra..

HP Construction: Middle East

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

The State of Qatar’s Minister of Energy and Industry, Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, and Shell’s CEO, Peter Voser, have signed an agreement to develop a world-scale petrochemicals complex i..