Zamzama gas field development
BHP Billiton has announced approval for the development of the Zamzama gas field in southern Pakistan.
Saudi gas expansion
Technip-Coflexip has been awarded, by Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), a major lump sum turnkey contract for the expansion of the Berri gas plant to handle additional output of sour gas from the Qatif field now under development.
Hyundai wins Nigerian oil project
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipbuilder, has won a USD 480 million contract to build oil facilities in Nigeria.
Granulated sulphur in Kazakhstan
The US-Kazakh Tengizchevroil oil-extracting joint venture, which is developing the major Tengiz oilfield in the western Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan, will commission two industrial facilities to produce 2800 tonnes of granulated sulphur a day by the end of 2002.
Sitindustrie launches new website
The Sitindustrie Group, specialists in tubes and pipes, industrial equipment, non ferrous metals and steel, is launching its new website, www.sitindustrie.com.
Jacobs receives contract from Syncrude
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has announced that a subsidiary company received a construction contract from Syncrude Canada Ltd for a USD 250 million expansion of Syncrude's oil sands facility at Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.
ABB signs for ethylene project in China
ABB said has signed an order for approximately USD 200 million with Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Company for part of a new USD 2.7 billion petrochemical complex in China.
UK stainless industry gets double boost
Britain's metal industry has received a double boost as stainless steel company AvestaPolarit announced plans for a £14 million investment.
strategic alliance formed in LPG
Petroleum Argus and Commercial Services Company have formed a strategic alliance in the area of natural gas liquids, whereby Petroleum Argus will market and sell the publications of Commercial Services throughout the world.
UAE Dolphin project
UOG, the Arab Emirates group, will chose one company out of five western oil companies by the end of the year to replace US group Enron in the Dolphin gas project, in which French oil group TotalFinaElf is a partner.