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“If askedâ€?, US to offer support for TAPI pipeline

 The United States has said that it is ready to provide further support to the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project.

Reliance selects Philips 66 Tech for Jamnagar

newsitemReliance Industries Ltd has selected Philips 66's E Gas Technology for its planned gasification plants at Jamnagar which is the largest refining complex in the world with an aggregate refining capacity of 1.3 mn barrels of oil per day.

FLV Series Filters from Hayward Flow Control

Hayward Flow Control has launched new FLV Series Filters. The FLV features a one-piece injection molded platinum GF-PP (Glass Filled Polypropylene) body in sizes 1 (16in) and 2 (32in). Unlike traditional metal and plastic filters, the FLV offers a True-Union design for multiple end connections and sizes as well as quick installation or removal.

World’s first wind & wave powered, energy facility

newsitemWood Group Kenny has been awarded a three-year contract by Marine Power Technologies Pty Ltd (MPT) to provide project management and engineering support services for the development of MPT's Energy Island (EI) concept on the southern coastline of Australia.

JP Kenny Norway wins Linnorm contract

JP Kenny Norway has signed a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract with Norske Shell for the high temperature, high pressure Linnorm project in Norway. Valued at approximately USD 9 million, this contract forms part of a global Enterprise Frame Agreement awarded to Wood Group Kenny earlier this year by Shell Global Solutions International BV.

Technip wins two subsea contracts

newsitemTechnip was awarded by Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) two subsea contracts in the Bay of Campeche, Mexico, worth a total amount of EUR 105 million.

Jacobs awarded contract for phosphate project

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) was awarded a contract by Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) to provide a bankable feasibility study/front end engineering design (FEED) for its Umm Wu'al Phosphate Project in the Sirhan-Turaif region, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Drilling contracts worth NOK 30 billion

On behalf of relevant licensees, Statoil has awarded contracts for drilling services on as many as 18 fixed installations on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The contracts are worth a total of NOK 30 billion, including options.

Cryogenic tanks contract

Laing O’Rourke, in partnership with global LNG tank specialist Kawasaki Heavy Industries, has been awarded the Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) contract to deliver a network of four massive cryogenic tanks for the USD 34 billion Ichthys LNG Project at Blaydin Point, Darwin.

WorleyParsons wins contract for China, Brazil plan

WorleyParsons has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services contract for the delivery of acrylic chemicals projects for BASF. The projects include the design and construction of acrylic acid and super absorbent polymer plants to be located in Eastern China and Northern Brazil.