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Qatar Petroleum signs gas deal with Exxon

Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil Corporation have signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar to the USA for a term of 25 years.

Enhanced locking head

PANDUIT™ Ltd has launched a new stainless steel tie design.

Shell poised to sign Qatar GTL deal

Royal Dutch/Shell is poised to stage a major comeback in Qatar by sealing a USD 4 billion gas-to-liquids (GTL) project with the Gulf state.

Thermal power plant in Zhengzhou

China Resources Power (CRP), a unit of China Resources Group, has confirmed it is to invest 1.8 billion yuan to set up a joint venture thermal power plant in Zhengzhou, Henan province.

Capturing residue in nuclear plant

BNFL Environmental has introduced a new extract and filtration system designed to overcome the problem of fumes generated by welding or cutting.

Air pollution control

Alstom has received two orders from Germany for its air pollution control systems

Sabic to build second EG plant

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation will construct a new Ethylene Glycol (EG) plant at Jubail United Petrochemical Company.

Saudi gas project

Saudi Arabia has signed a deal with a consortium led by Royal Dutch/Shell for a USD 2 billion gas project and unveiled plans to issue tenders for another three projects as part of plans to boost gas production.

Chad begins stint as world oil nation

Chad has joined the ranks of oil-exporting nations under a project expected to double the revenues of one of the world's poorest countries.

Micro X-ray fluorescence analysis

Spectro Analytical Instruments has introduced the Spectro Midex M, the newest member of the bench top micro-XRF family, featuring four computer-controlled collimators and extended mapping capabilities.