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Our dedicated news department gathers news and press releases from around the world to bring our community the latest developments in the stainless steel industry. Here you can find news involving the people and companies involved in the manufacturer, supply and use of corrosion resistant alloys (CRAs).

Topics such as tubes & pipes, cladding, offshore, chemical process industry, welding & fabrication, 13Cr stainless steels, titanium, nickel alloys, pulp & paper and duplex stainless steels are covered as well as interviews with materials specialists, manufacturer and end users alike.

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CNOOC awards TechnipFMC subsea contract

TechnipFMC has been awarded a subsea contract by CNOOC Limited for the Liuhua 16-2, 20-2 and 21-2 Oilfield Joint Development Project in the South China Sea, at water depths ranging from 380 to 430 meters.

“Knowledge sharing is key” An interview with Dow’s leading materials expert

In addition to his role as Global Improvement Leader Materials Engineering Discipline at Dow, the world’s largest chemical company, David Barber has taken on the challenge of Chairing Duplex World 2018. With a wealth of handson metallurgical experience built up over nearly 30 years, David is as at ease solving corrosion issues on-site as he is fielding questions on specifications and lifecycle costs.

Total partnership with Novatek through Arctic

In the presence of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, Total has signed an agreement with Novatek outlining the terms upon which Total shall acquire a direct working interest of 10% in Arctic LNG 2, a liquefied natural gas project lead by Novatek on the Gydan Peninsula in the north of Siberia.

Primoris services awarded petrochemical project

Primoris Services Corporation recently announced a new award with a major petrochemical customer valued over USD 27M. The contract was jointly secured by four Primoris business units: Primoris I&M and Primoris Heavy Civil, both part of the civil segment, and Primoris Industrial Contractors and Primoris Fabrication, both part of the Power, Industrial and Engineering segment.

Mozambique Power & GLAE sign MoU

The Government of Mozambique has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Great Lakes Africa Energy (GLAE) to generate electric power using natural gas for domestic use at an estimated value of USD 400M.

Heerema Marine appoints new board of directors

Heerema Marine Contractors has appointed Koos-Jan van Brouwershaven as Chief Executive Officer recently and Mr Wijnand Tutuarima will join the Board of Heerema Marine Contractors as Chief Financial Officer, therewith strengthening the HMC one-tier Board presently consisting of Pieter Heerema (chairman), Nico Pronk and Saskia Rijtema.

MHPS receives order for 2 H-25 gas turbines

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) has received an order for two H-25 gas turbines for a thermal power station being built by China Resources Power Group, a power provider in China, in Taixing City, Jiangsu Province.

Equinor awards DeepOcean long term contract

DeepOcean AS, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV (DeepOcean), has been awarded a long term contract involving subsea life of field services on Equinor operated fields.

Cheniere makes FID on train 3 at the CCL project

Cheniere Energy, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has made a positive Final Investment Decision (FID) with respect to Train 3 at Cheniere’s Corpus Christi liquefaction project (CCL Project) and plans to issue a full notice to proceed to Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc.

Faroe concludes sale of Fenja field

Faroe Petroleum plc, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in Norway and the UK, is pleased to confirm the completion of the previously announced sale of its 17.