India: steam generator boilers
Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has won its first commercial order worth INR 25 billion for the supply of 800MW steam generator boilers from Andhra Pradesh Power Development Co. for the 1600MW Krishnapatnam power project in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh in India.
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.