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India: LNG project at Krishnapatnam

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), along with British Petroleum and Petronas, has chalked out a Rs 900 crore investment plan for a 2.5 million tonne per annum LNG project at Krishnapatnam in southern Andhra Pradesh.

Outokumpu opens Sheffield centre

Outokumpu, the largest manufacturer and supplier of stainless steel in the UK, is celebrating the official opening of a GBP 10 million processing and distribution centre in Sheffield, UK

Qatar: Saipem wins award

Dolphin Energy Limited has named the successful bidder for its engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) sealines award as Saipem of Italy.

China: Bodisen expands

Bodisen Biotech Inc. (Delaware, USA), an organic fertiliser manufacturer in China, has initiated its expansion plans and has broken ground for a new manufacturing facility in Yang Ling.

Meter prover for Snohvit condensate

A 30-inch bi-directional meter prover supplied by Skeltonhall Limited of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK, is on its way to the Statoil LNG plant at Melkoya Island outside Hammerfest in northern Norway.

Buzzard contract

Weir Westgarth, part of the Techna Division of the Weir Group, has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract on the Buzzard Oilfield Development Project.

Qatar pipeline

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd (Rasgas II) has awarded McDermott International Inc. subsidiary J. Ray McDermott Eastern Hemisphere Ltd. a turnkey contract for a 1200 MMscfd platform deck and intrafield pipeline off Qatar.

Extended boiler range

Ferroli's has launched its Optimax boilers, designed for the domestic market, both new-build and replacement.

Belgian chemical upgrade

Ineos-Phenol GmbH & Co KG has awarded AK Engineering Services, part of the Aker Kvaerner group, an alliance contract to assist in upgrading its Phenol-Acetone plant in Doel, Belgium.

Hydrogen plant in Finland

Fortum Oil & Gas has commissioned ThyssenKrupp Group's engineering arm Uhde GMBH to design and supply equipment for a 140 MMscfd hydrogen production plant at Porvoo, Finland.