Large power plant planned for Madrid
Gas Natural, the Spanish gas group, is studying the construction of a power station in Madrid to take advantage of the increasing demand for electricity in the region.
McDermott to build FPSO in Gulf of Mexico
Murphy Exploration & Production Company has awarded a contract to J. Ray McDermott, Inc., a subsidiary of McDermott International Inc., to construct a Floating Production System for the Front Runner Project.
Scrubbers for Kentucky station
Western Kentucky Energy will invest USD 70 million in Hancock County's Coleman Generating Station this year, when the company begins installing emission control equipment at the plant.
Technip-Coflexip to build Saudi acid plant
Technip-Coflexip has been awarded by SABIC a contract for the design and construction of an acetic acid plant in SABIC's Arabian Industrial Fibers Company Complex in the industrial city of Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.
Trinidad FEED award
CSO Aker Engineering Inc., a US entity of the Teechnip-Coflexip Group has been awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by BHP Billiton for its Angostura Development Project offshore Trinidad.
Timor Sea gas development
Phillips Petroleum Company, parent of Darwin LNG Pty Ltd and other Australian affiliates, has signed an agreement that enables it and its co-venturers to move ahead with the gas development of the Bayu-Undan project in the Timor Sea.
Cyclohexane boost
Saudi Chevron Phillips boosts Cyclohexane capacity
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLP has announced that Saudi Chevron Phillips Company (SCP) is expanding its cyclohexane capacity in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia, by 200 million gallons to 95 million gallons to supply its existing customer base.
Zamzama gas field development
BHP Billiton has announced approval for the development of the Zamzama gas field in southern Pakistan.
Saudi gas expansion
Technip-Coflexip has been awarded, by Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), a major lump sum turnkey contract for the expansion of the Berri gas plant to handle additional output of sour gas from the Qatif field now under development.
Hyundai wins Nigerian oil project
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipbuilder, has won a USD 480 million contract to build oil facilities in Nigeria.