Project Management
Foster Wheeler starts second phase of Colombia refinery modernization
Foster Wheeler has begun the second phase of its existing contract with Ecopetrol S.A. for a refinery modernization project at Barrancabermeja (PMRB) in Colombia.
LUKOIL awards Baker Hughes engineering contract for Iraq drilling project
LUKOIL has awarded Baker Hughes a two-year contract to provide full drilling and completion services for 23 wells in the West Qurna field in southeast Iraq, 31 miles west of Basra. Under the terms of the contract, Baker Hughes will provide engineering and project management for the turnkey drilling and completions scope of the project.
Fluor wins engineering deal for Dow, Saudi Aramco $20bn chemical complex
Fluor has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) contract for all of the utilities and offsites at the al-Jubail chemical complex in Saudi Arabia. The complex is a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical.
ExxonMobil awards first engineering contract for Indonesia oilfield development
ExxonMobil said Friday that its development of the Indonesian Banyu Urip field in the Cepu block in East Java had achieved a milestone, with the company awarding the first of five engineering, procurement and construction contracts for work on major facilities.
WR Grace opens new India construction facility
Grace Construction Products, an operating segment of US-based W. R. Grace & Co., has started manufacturing from a new facility near Delhi, India. This site’s development is part of Grace’s ongoing growth strategy to invest in emerging regions, the company said.
ExxonMobil, Honeywell form licensing alliance for hydroprocessing, engineering
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co. (EMRE) and Honeywell’s UOP have formed a joint marketing and licensing alliance for lube and advanced fuels hydroprocessing and engineering capabilities to companies in the refining sector.
KBR wins management deal for US Army in Iraq
Engineering and construction major KBR was awarded a task order by the US Army to provide management support to US Embassy staff in Baghdad and services at other diplomatic posts throughout Iraq. The task order is valued at over $500 million over a time period of one base year plus one option year.
HP Construction: North America
Air Products will supply Valero Energy Corp. with a combined additional 200 million scfd of hydrogen for Valero’s refineries in St. Charles, Louisiana, and Port Arthur, Texas. As part of this awa..
HP Construction: South America
Argentina’s second liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility, a joint development between YPF S.A., ENARSA and Excelerate Energy, GNL Escobar (GNLE), began receiving cargoes on May 24, 2011, an..
HP Construction: Europe
Alfa Laval has received an order for compact heat exchangers from a refinery in Russia. The order value is about SEK 70 million and delivery is scheduled for 2012. The heat exchangers will be used in ..
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