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Project Management

Foster Wheeler lands project management deal for Abu Dhabi aromatics facility

Foster Wheeler has been awarded a contract by Abu Dhabi National Chemicals Co. (ChemaWEyaat) for project management consultancy (PMC) services on an aromatics complex and supporting infrastructure. The PMC services are for the front-end design (FEED) phase of the ChemaWEyatt project.

Sempra taps Foster Wheeler for engineering work on Cameron LNG export site

Work scope for the Cameron LNG liquefaction site of Sempra Energy includes technical assistance for project development and execution of front-end engineering.

Shell awards engineering pact to Kvaerner for gas processing plant in Norway

Shell has awarded Kvaerner with an EPCm deal for modifications and projects at its Ormen Lange/Nyhamna onshore facilities on the west coast of Norway. The Nyhamna gas plant processes natural gas from the Ormen Lange gas field located in the Møre Basin in the southern part of the Norwegian Sea.

SABIC picks Jacobs for engineering on Netherlands olefins cracker upgrade

Jacobs has been awarded a contract from SABIC to provide engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) services to support the upgrade of an olefins at SABIC's complex in Geleen, The Netherlands. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2013.

BP awards engineering deal for Rotterdam refinery FCC shutdown to Jacobs

BP has chosen Jacobs to provide engineering and procurement services, as well as engineering assistance during construction, commissioning and startup, for a major shutdown of the fluid catalytic cracker at its Rotterdam refinery in The Netherlands. The Rotterdam facility has 400,000 bpd of capacity.

Oryx starts up lube oil blending plant in West Africa

Oryx Oil & Gas has started up a new lube oil blending plant (LOBP) in Togo, West Africa, the contractor involved with the project said this week. The plant has an output capacity of 18,000 tpy and is expected to serve all segments and markets in West Africa, especially the minerals and mining industry.

Technip lands flexible pipe supply deal for Ichthys LNG project in Australia

Technip was awarded a lump sum contract to supply flexible pipe for the Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia. The Ichthys LNG project is expected to produce 8.4 million tpy of LNG and 1.6 million tpy of liquefied petroleum gas, along with approximately 100,000 bpd of condensate at peak.

Fluor named North America engineering partner for BASF chemical projects

BASF has chosen Fluor as its engineering partner for chemicals capital projects across North America. The deal includes include conceptual and front-end engineering and design (FEED), detailed engineering, procurement, project management and construction management services.

Jacobs wins engineering work on Afipsky refinery expansion in Russia

Jacobs was awarded a contract from Afipsky Refinery, located in the Krasnodarskij region of Russia, to develop a basic engineering package for an amine regenerator unit, a sour water stripper and an expected 55 tpd sulfur recovery unit (SRU). Officials did not disclose the contract value.

Total taps Foster Wheeler for hydrodesulfurization revamp at Belgium refinery

Foster Wheeler has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) services contract by Total for the revamp of a hydrodesulfurization unit at Total’s refinery in Antwerp, Belgium. The value will be included in the company’s first-quarter 2012 bookings.