Indonesia: pipeline deal
Indonesian state gas utility company PT Perusahaan Gas Negara PGN, will sign a USD 165 million agreement with Nippon Steel Corp. for a gas pipeline project to construct a 110km subsea pipeline segment that will link gas rich South Sumatra with Indonesia’s main island of Java.
Kazakhstan: Capsian venture
Fluor Corporation has announced that a Fluor-led joint venture known as North Caspian Constructors (NCC) has been awarded the onshore construction of Kashagan Experimental Program facilities by Agip KCO.
USA: clean coal
Cleco Corp.’s electric utility subsidiary, Cleco Power, has announced the construction of a new generating unit incorporating Clean-Coal Technology.
China: pipeline
A private Chinese company plans to build the country’s first oil pipeline to Russia underscoring growing Chinese interest in tapping Siberian petroleum resources.
Vietnam: stainless steel plant
Vietnam has given approval to a Taiwan company to build a USD 650 million stainless steel factory in the province of Ba Ria Vung Tau.