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Technip wins pipeline installation contract

newsitemTechnip has received a contract from Offshore Oil Engineering Co, Ltd (COOEC) for pipeline installation at the Liwan 3-1 shallow water project.

SMS Concast to supply new vertical bloom caster

SMS Concast AG has been awarded - jointly with SMS Concast America Inc. Pittsburgh, Pa. – a major contract from The Timken Company. As per the agreement, SMS Concast will supply a three (four)-strand UHQ (Ultra High Quality) vertical bloom casting facility for Timken’s Faircrest steel plant in Canton.

Aker Solutions wins umbilical contract

Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Woodside Energy Limited for the manufacture and supply of electro-hydraulic steel tube umbilicals (EHU) for the Greater Western Flank (GWF) Phase 1 project. The projects is located on the north-west coast of Australia.

Dow to construct ethylene plant

 The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) will construct a new world-scale ethylene production plant at Dow Texas Operations in Freeport, TX.

Gabon to build new refinery

Gabon has signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MOU] with Samsung, a South Korea-based company, to build a new oil refinery in the Central African nation.
The refinery is expected to be the constructed in the oil hub of Port-Gentil.

China could fund Refineria Del Pacifico

newsitemEcuadorean President Rafael Correa said that China could fully finance the USD 13 billion Refineria del Pacifico, a joint project between Ecuador and Venezuela's state oil companies.

GasAtacama to submit EIA for LNG project

newsitemChilean generator and gas distributor GasAtacama will submit an EIA for the construction of the country's third LNG regasification facility near the town of Mejillones in northern region II.

Air Products to supply heat exchangers

newsitemAir Products has signed an agreement with JKC Joint Venture (JV) and INPEX Operations Australia Pty Ltd, for the supply of liquefaction technology and main cryogenic heat exchangers.

Thiess secures contract with Bechtel

newsitemAustralia’s Thiess Pty Ltd has secured a contract with Bechtel to undertake site preparation works for the downstream portion of the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project, a LNG and domestic gas project in Western Australia.

ThyssenKrupp places order with SMS Siemag

newsitemThyssenKrupp VDM GmbH has placed an order with SMS Siemag for the supply of a new 2.7m heavy plate stand for their Siegen, Germany location.