Pampilla refinery extension
The Peruvian company Refinería La Pampilla SA has awarded a contract to a joint venture created between Technip-Coflexip and the Spanish group Dragados Industrial for an extension of its refinery in La Pampilla nearby Lima.
Chavez to sign LNG deal
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, Shell and Mitsubishi will sign a contract to build and operate the USD 2.5 billion liquified natural gas facility on the Paria peninsula.
CPChem expands in Qatar
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (CPChem) has announced two new joint-venture agreements for the development of its second world-scale petrochemical project in Qatar.
Statoil signs giant gas deal with British Gas
Norway’s oil major Statoil clinched a giant gas export deal with British Gas Trading, paving the way for a new North Sea pipeline that could tighten its grip on a growing UK market.
Apache oil discovery
Apache Corporation announced a 5,103 barrel-per-day oil discovery, the Selkit-1X, on its 2.3-million-acre greater Khalda Concession in Egypt's Western Desert.
CB&I awarded agreement
CBI/ST Limited, a subsidiary of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V., has been awarded a three-year contract by the Alliance Refining Company Limited (ARC) of Rayong Province, Thailand to maintain its refineries and associated marine terminals at its North and South Production Units.
BASF builds new plant for Citral
BASF is building a new production plant for the fine chemical intermediate Citral with an annual capacity of 40,000 metric tons.
Noble to build pipeline offshore Israel
Noble Energy has obtained a license from the Israeli Government to build an offshore pipeline from the company's Mari-B field directly to Ashdod.
Nanhai petrochemical project
Major construction work is expected to start in early 2003 on the Nanhai Petrochemical complex, which is located on Daya Bay near Hong Kong.
Philippines hydro power plant
The Philippines' Negros Island, comprising Occidental and Oriental Negros, will develop its own 54.5 megawatt hydro-electric power plant in the next five years.
