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Azerbaijan: McDermott wins awards

J. Ray McDermott SA has announced that its McDermott Caspian Contractors Inc. subsidiary has been awarded three new projects from the Azerbaijan International Operating Company.

Structural design of cold-worked stainless

Work is nearing completion on a three-year European project to develop design guidance for cold-worked stainless steel, based on an extensive programme of tests and numerical analyses.

Sudan: PECD wins contract

Peremba Construction Sdn Bhd has won a USD 232 million contract to construct marine export terminal facilities for the Melut Basin oil development project in Sudan.

USA: BP plans to build LNG plant on island

If energy giant BP gets its way, Pelican Island, just north of Galveston, Texas, USA, will be home to a liquefied natural gas receiving terminal and regasification plant

Stainless tankers

A UK tanker manufacturer has adopted stainless steel and updated welding techniques for the manufacture of road tankers.

Capacity expansion for Stanyl

DSM Engineering Plastics has announced two further capacity increases for its range of Stanyl polyamide products.

Bridge order for Outokumpu in Spain

The world's first overpass bridge to be made entirely from stainless steel is to be built in Spain, using material from Outokumpu Stainless

Australia: gas conversion

Aker Kvaerner Australia will undertake the preliminary studies and engineering, procurement and construction management for gas conversion of a nickel refinery in North Queensland, Australia

N. Korea: Aminex signs deal

Aminex, the London- and Dublin-quoted explorer, has struck a 20-year deal with the government of North Korea to develop the country’s indigenous oil industry.

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.