Company News

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Largest nuclear plant in China

The country's biggest nuclear power plant is expected to be built in Yangjiang, a port city in south China's Guangdong Province.

LNG plant in giant Arctic field

The world's biggest gas company, Russia's Gazprom has ruled in favour of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant for the huge Shtokman field in the Arctic Barents Sea.

LNG terminal in N. Italy

Qatar's Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co (Rasgas) has signed an agreement with Edison Gas to build an offshore terminal in N. Italy and increase LNG supply to the company.

Kuwait may re-tender major oil contract

OPEC member Kuwait is likely to re-tender a major contract aimed at boosting its oil export capacity to 3 million barrels per day.

Port Pelican gets green light

ChevronTexaco has received approval for its offshore liquefied natural gas terminal off the Louisiana coastline in the Gulf of Mexico.

Ciba textile dye investment

Swiss Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc. will invest CHF 15 million in the production of textile dyes in Basel, Switzerland.

Shanghai chemical expansion

BASF, Huntsman and their Chinese partners have received approval from the Chinese authorities to expand their planned integrated isocyanates complex at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park.

Bidding for Iran’s Azadegan oilfield

French oil giant Total and Norway's state-run oil firm Statoil have joined talks for contracts to develop Iran's massive Azadegan oilfield.

LPG terminal in India

French oil company Total has agreed with India's third largest refiner Hindustan Petroleum Company Ltd to build an underground storage terminal for LPG in the eastern part of the country, where demand for the fuel is rising.

Framatome wins German nuclear deal

Framatome ANP, an AREVA and Siemens company, has been awarded a long-term contract by RWE Power AG to supply three of the utility's nuclear power plants with fuel reloads.