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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).

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DeepOcean awarded contract by Petrobras

newsitemDeepOcean, part of DeepOcean Group Holding AS, has received a two year contract valued at approximately USD 60 million from Petrobras E&P Services.

Enterprise & Genesis to build gathering pipeline

    Crude oil transportation agreements have been arranged by Genesis Energy and Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

Brazil offshore ops continue in Campos Basin

    SBM Offshore has been granted a 26-month extension by Petrobas, on the lease and operating contract of the FPSO Marlim Sul offshore Brazil.

Two offshore construction vessels

newsitemThe Board of Directors of COSCO Corp. (Singapore) has announced that COSCO (Nantong) Shipyard Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned subsidiary, COSCO Shipyard Group Co.

Alaska Gov and energy execs discuss LNG

Governor Sean Parnell met with the chief executive officers from BP, ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil to discuss alignment between the three companies on commercializing the North Slope's vast natural gas reserves.

McJunkin Red Man Holding Corp. acquires

newsitemMcJunkin Red Man Holding Corp. has signed an agreement to acquire the operations and assets of OneSteel Piping Systems (OPS).

Sparrows launches recruitment drive

Sparrows has launched a recruitment drive to fill 143 newly created positions, 101 of which will be in the UK.

NPCC wins ONGC equipment contract

National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) has been awarded an engineering and construction contract worth USD 149.7 million from India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). NPPC will build the WO-16 cluster and SB-14 wellhead platforms project at the offshore Mumbai High Field.

KBR wins ExxonMobil contract

newsitemKBR has won a contract to provide construction services for ExxonMobil's new synthetics lubricant base stock facility to be built at the company’s refinery and chemical plant complex in Baytown, TX.

Exterran to build Bolivia gas plant

Petrobras has awarded Exterran Holdings, Inc. a contract for the design, fabrication and sale of a major natural gas processing and treating facility in Itau, Bolivia. The facility is a dew point gas processing plant that can process 200 million standard cu/ft of natural gas per day and is expected to start up during 2013.