China: oil refinery
China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) (Beijing, China) and Russia-based national oil company, Rosneft (Moscow), have agreed to invest USD 4 billion to build a joint-venture oil-refining company in China with an annual capacity of 10 million tons.
Italy: LNG terminals planned
Anonima Petroli Italiana SPA, Rome, has applied for approval from the country's Environment Ministry for an offshore regasification terminal with a capacity of about 4 billion cum/yr.
South Africa: power plant for ferrochrome unit
Sinosteel Corp. may build a natural gas-fired power plant to extend its ferrochrome capacity in South Africa beyond the current USD 450 million expansions.
USA: gas-fired plant
Duke Energy Carolinas said it will build a 620MW gas-fired power plant costing USD 275 million, or roughly USD 444/kW.
Brazil: Block BM-C-007 field development
Mustang Engineering (Mustang), a subsidiary of international energy services company John Wood Group PLC (Wood Group), is providing engineering and procurement services to Kiewit Offshore Services for the Peregrino field development in the Southern Campos Basin, Block BM-C-007, offshore Brazil.