Foster Wheeler wins Nigerian project
Foster Wheeler Ltd. has announced that its subsidiaries in the UK and Nigeria have been awarded a USD 20 million, front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract by Chevron Nigeria Ltd (CNL) for a gas-to-liquids (GTL) project.
Vietnamese gas-to-power
Three planned gas-to-power projects in Southern Vietnam will require USD 5.5 billion in investments during the next six years, a senior executive from Vietnam Oil & Gas Co., or PetroVietnam, has said.
Robotic welding of pressure vessels
At the Eynsham factory of Oxford Magnet Technology, 750 liquid helium-filled vessels are produced each year for housing the superconducting magnet that forms the heart of magnetic resonance imaging systems for body and brain scanners.
Philip Cornes boosts nickel alloy capacity
Philip Cornes, a European distributor of nickel alloys and heat and corrosion-resistant stainless steels, has further increased its flat product processing capability with a new waterjet machining centre.
Integris Metals formed
Alcoa Inc. and BHP Billiton have completed the merger of Alcoa's metals distribution business, Reynolds Aluminum Supply Company (RASCO) and BHP Billiton Group's North American metals distribution business (Vincent Metal Goods in the USA and Atlas Ideal Metals in Canada).