Industrial Gases joint venture in China
BOC and Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical Corp. (Sinopec-YPC), a subsidiary of the Sinopec Group, have formed a joint venture known as Nanjing BOC-YPC Gases Company Ltd
(BYG) to meet expanding industrial gases requirements in Nanjing, China.
El Paso to explore in Egypt
El Paso Global LNG, a subsidiary of El Paso Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) and the Eqyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) to investigate opportunities for El Paso to invest in the natural gas sector in Egypt.
Russian company to develop Iraqi oilfield
Iraq has invited Russian oil company Zarubezhneft to help develop a large oilfield in southern Iraq.
Jacobs to expand GlaxoSmithKline plant
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has announced that a subsidiary company has received a project management, engineering, design, procurement, validation, and construction management services contract from GlaxoSmithKline for the expansion of one of its existing facilities in Singapore.
New train for Egyptian LNG project
UK oil and gas company BG Group Plc has said that the success of its Sienna-2 appraisal well offshore the Nile Delta in Egypt will allow for a second liquified natural gas (LNG) train.