New licensee for MIDREX process construction
Kobe Steel of Japan and Paul Wurth , a member of the SMS Group, have signed a construction license agreement that enables the SMS Group to market, design and erect MIDREX Direct Reduction Plants around the world.
Oceaneering promotes Chuck Davison, Jr. as Sr. VP
Oceaneering International promoted Charles “Chuck” W. Davison, Jr. to senior vice president, Subsea Products.
Davison joined Oceaneering in 2007 as vice president, Umbilical Solutions.
Severstal’s Izhora Pipe Mill Prepares for South Strea
The Izhora Pipe Mill, part of the Russian Steel division of OAO Severstal, has begun installing automated pipe-measuring equipment to enhance efficiency for measuring out-of-roundness and billet curvature.
Xuyi Titan completes delivery titanium alloy tubes
Xuyi Titan and Materials Co., Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary titanium tubes mill of Tool Peaks, has completed delivery of 60,000 pieces of titanium Grade 12 seamless tubes, which were 16m in length.
BUTTING to open new workshop in Brazil
Five years after BUTTING Brasil Soluções em Tubos Especiais joined the BUTTING group in 2009, the company is setting up single-part production in Brazil.
In the second quarter of this year, the family-owned company will take a new workshop in Brazil into service to manufacture vessels, tanks and ready-for-installation components from corrosion-resistant and clad materials.
In the second quarter of this year, the family-owned company will take a new workshop in Brazil into service to manufacture vessels, tanks and ready-for-installation components from corrosion-resistant and clad materials.
Operators reveal technology development priorities
A host of operators will present their views on prospective focus areas for the UK oil and gas technology development at the ITF Technology Showcase being held in collaboration with Oil & Gas UK on 5 March.
Vallourec signs 2 service contracts with Petrobras
Vallourec signed two new service contracts with Petrobras, the Brazilian national oil company. Under the two five-year contracts, Vallourec will support Petrobras with an extensive range of services to meet the challenges faced by the oil company in terms of logistics and ultra-deep offshore applications.
BASF to set up specialty amines plant in Nanjing
BASF is building a new production plant to manufacture specialty amines at its existing wholly owned site in the Nanjing Chemical Industry Park in China. The plant, which is scheduled to come on-stream in late 2015, will have dimethylaminopropylamine (DMAPA) and polyetheramines (PEA) as the main products.
Structal-Heavy Steel Construction (Structal), a business unit of Canam Group, will take part in four projects worth over USD 191M in all located in Canada and the United States.