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Sabine Pass LNG terminal

Cheniere Energy has said that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for its proposed Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas receiving terminal and associated pipeline.

Canada: LNG plant in Quebec

TransCanada Corp. and Petro-Canada have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a liquefied natural gas facility, named Cacouna Energy, in Gros Cacouna, Quebec

Azerbaijan: contracts awarded

An Azeri oil group led by BP has awarded a total of USD 1.1 billion of construction and engineering deals to expand its giant oil project in the Caspian Sea.

Indian sinter plant contracts

Outokumpu Technology will design and deliver two sinter plants in India.

Caspian Sea: go-ahead for next phase

The third and final stage in developing the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) oilfield in the Caspian, where Statoil holds an 8.56% stake, has been approved by the Azerbaijan government.

TracPipe French connection

TracPipe French Connection TracPipe, the stainless steel, semi-rigid gas piping system from OmegaFlex, has been used in the installation of eight overhead ceramic heaters, manufactured by SBM of Clenay, France.

Demanding task for weld robots

A laser-welding system incorporating IRB 140 six-axis robots from ABB Automation Technologies has been developed for manufacturing critical components for the next generation of particle accelerator.

Zambia: hydro accord

The Zambia Electricity Supply Company (ZESCO) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Farab International of Iran for construction of the USD 100 million Itezhi-tezhi hydropower plant on the Kafue River.

LG Chem to double PDP filter capacity

LG Chem Ltd, Korea's largest chemicals maker, plans to more than double its manufacturing capacity of electronic filters geared for plasma-display panels next year.

Underwater welding

Speciality Welds has produced a "A Welders Mate", the second edition of its basic introduction to wet welding, "The Professional Divers Manual on Wet-Welding".