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Indian LNG contract

Indian LNG Contract Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd, the international engineering contractor, has been awarded a project management contract (PMC) by Petronet LNG Ltd for a project to build an LNG terminal in India.

Corrosion Materials forms new division

Corrosion Materials (Louisiana, USA) has formed a Titanium Alloys Division to market all grades of titanium in all product forms.

Portable fuel cell generator

Hydrogenics Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell systems, has announced the successful contract award by the Department of National Defence Canada (DND) to develop a portable power generator, for delivery in the third quarter of 2001.

Tampa Bay desalination facility

Covanta Energy Corporation has received notice to proceed from Poseidon Resources Corporation to build and operate a 25 million gallon per day (gpd) Reverse Osmosis (RO) desalination potable water drinking facility for Tampa Bay Water.

Rigby Maryland and Metrode in marketing pact

Stainless and nickel welding wire manufacturers Rigby Maryland (Stainless) Ltd and welding consumables specialists Metrode Products Ltd have announced an exclusive marketing agreement for the supply of RIMA branded solid welding wires.

TECHNIP wins gas award for Azerbaijan

TECHNIP has won from BP the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for the Shah Deniz offshore production and drilling facilities, located some 80km offshore in the Caspian Sea.

Rolled Alloys in pact with Krupp VDM

Rolled Alloys has entered into an agreement with Krupp VDM to become its exclusive distributor for a new proprietary heat resistant alloy, named RA602CA.

Fina Antwerp Olefins ethylene expansion

M.W. Kellogg Ltd (MWKL), affiliate company of Kellogg Brown & Root (owned by Halliburton), has won the EPC contract for the Fina Antwerp Olefins (FAO) NC2 ethylene expansion and upgrading project following a competitive bidding process.

Largest cracker for NE China

China is building its largest heavy oil catalyst cracker, which will have an annual capacity of 3.5 million tons, in Dalian City of Liaoning Province.

Alloy integrated fluid system solution

A challenge posed by the oil and gas industry and an ambitious product development relationship between Sandvik Steel AB and Swagelok Company has led to a new SAF 2507 alloy integrated fluid system solution that performs in highly corrosive, chloride-containing environments, such as oil and gas exploration and production activities.