Nippon Steel could prevent Arcelor takeover
According to Japan’s Nippon Steel, a technology tie-up between Nippon Steel Corp. and Arcelor could enable the Luxembourg-based steel firm to fight the takeover bid by Mittal Steel.
Germany: turnkey plant
Ruhr Oel GmbH, represented by the operating company BP Gelsenkirchen GmbH, has commissioned Uhde to design and build a turnkey plant for reformate separation at their refinery site in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
China: hydropower plants
Unified Energy Systems (UES) plans to spend USD 8.2 billion expanding hydropower in eastern Siberia, which will help produce more energy to export to China.
USA: semi-submersible upgrade
Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. has announced initiation of a major upgrade of the Victory-class semi-submersible Garden Banks, which has been renamed Ocean Monarch.
USA: Blind Faith platform installation
Chevron with partner Kerr-McGee has awarded Aker Kvaerner a contract for marine operations for installation of the Blind Faith platform in the Gulf of Mexico.