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Rolls-Royce wins Petrobras energy services contract

Rolls-Royce has been awarded a USD 138M, five-year services contract by Petrobras to support its oil production activities offshore Brazil.

Rolls-Royce will supply Petrobras with advanced maintenance and repair services to support fifteen Rolls-Royce RB211-G62 industrial gas turbine power generation units that are installed on four Petrobras oil platforms operating in the petroleum-rich, pre-salt Campos Basin.

Kentz to provide engineering services to SAMREF

newsitemKentz Corporation, the holding company of the Kentz engineering and construction group secured a five-year framework contract for general engineering services on the SAMREF refinery in Saudi Arabia. SAMREF is a complex refinery formed for the development, construction, ownership and operation of crude oil refining facilities in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.

CB&I wins storage EPC contract in Saudi Arabia

CB&I won a USD 70M contract from Petrofac Saudi Arabia. The project scope includes the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of crude oil storage tanks at a grassroots refinery being constructed by Petrofac in Saudi Arabia.

Gazprom developing design documentation

Gazprom Management Committee has set up a special-purpose company – Gazprom LNG Vladivostok – is set up to implement the Vladivostok-LNG project. The design documentation is being developed with a view to be completed in the third quarter of 2014.

Petronas LNG carriers to use MHI-MME UST plants

newsitemMitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine received orders from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), Korea, for four Ultra Steam Turbine (UST) plants to be installed in four liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers HHI is constructing for Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), the state-owned oil and gas provider in Malaysia.

Petrofac, Daelim win refinery improvement project

newsitemPetrofac, in a 50-50 joint venture with Korean based Daelim Industrial Co (Daelim) has been awarded a 36-month Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract by Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (ORPIC).

Valerus bags Marcellus Shale compression contract

Valerus, a provider of integrated oil and gas handling and processing solutions, secured Pittsburgh-based EQT Corporation’s contract for providing15,000 HP of compression for two compression stations in southwest Pennsylvania.

Frederick Cooper receives Alacero 2013 Award

Peruvian architect Frederick Cooper received Alacero Excellence Award 2013 at the Congress Alacero-54 in Lima, an event in which over 800 representatives of the Latin American steel industry participated.

Ovako restructures group management

newsitemOvako appointed Mathias Tillman as the new president of Business Area Ovako Bright Bar in Hällefors, and a member of the group management.

Chevron starts oil production from Papa-Terra

Chevron Corporation’s Brazilian subsidiary and Petrobras have started crude oil production from Papa-Terra’s FPSO offshore Brazil.

“The start-up of Papa-Terra is another important step toward meeting the growth target we’ve set for 2017”, said George Kirkland, Chevron’s vice chairman and executive vice president, Upstream.