UK: Fluor wins chemical project
Fluor Corporation has been awarded a front-end engineering and design contract by INEOS Chlor for a new chlor-alkali plant to be built at the company's manufacturing complex in Runcorn, Cheshire, UK.
Pakistan: Malaysian firm to build gas plant
A consortium led by engineering and construction company Ranhill Bhd (Malaysia) has been awarded a letter of intent (LOI) to construct a gas-processing plant for state-owned Pakistan Petroleum Ltd.
China: BP invests in energy
BP has signed a number of agreements covering investments totalling around USD 1 billion which will deepen its presence in the growing Chinese energy market.
Italy: Livorno LNG plant approved
An offshore LNG terminal project near Livorno, Italy, has received key environmental authorisation after months of delays and lobbying, according to Yvonne Barton, vice-
president of CrossGas, a project participant.
China: paper finishing line for Sun Paper
Metso Paper, together with its Chinese joint venture company Valmet-Xian, will supply a complete paper finishing line to Sun Paper in Yanzhou, in the province of Shandong in China.