Company News

In this section you can find updates from suppliers, manufacturers, fabricators and stockists of stainless steel material. This company news section is updated regularly with the latest company news from within the global stainless steel world community. If you wish to include your news release on our website and email newsletter, please feel free to contact the editor.

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.

NOx reduction for BP

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been awarded an engineering and procurement (EP) services contract by BP to help the company achieve its voluntary commitment to reduce NOx emissions at three BP Products North America facilities in the Houston area.

Giant ammonia/urea complex in Oman

Technip-Coflexip, in a 50/50 joint venture with Snamprogetti, has just signed, with Oman-India Fertilizer Company (OMIFCO), a lump-sum turn-key contract worth about USD 770 million for the design and construction of a fertiliser complex in Oman.

North Sea oil deal

British engineering firm AMEC PLC has said that a joint venture in which it is a partner had signed a GBP 750 million pound seven-year deal to provide support services to North Sea oil producer Shell Expro.

Four consortia in Jordan-Egypt pipeline bid

Four international consortia have bid for the construction of the Jordan-Egypt gas pipeline, a senior official has said.