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Croatia to upgrade Rijeka refinery automations

Croatia's national oil and gas company Industrija Nafte Zagreb (INA) plans to modernise its Rijeka refinery to increase production and improve safety and environmental performance.

Kitz develops stainless steel

Kitz Corporation has developed a duplex phase stainless steel that has achieved lower production costs compares to Single Phase Stainless Steel ASTM A351 CF3M.

Air separation plant in Hungary

Linde AG has received another order from a Hungarian chemicals company for the supply of oxygen and nitrogen.

Tubular awarded by Talisman

BJ Tubular Services has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by Talisman Energy (UK) Limited to provide a range of well services in the UK sector of the North Sea.

Nickel catalyst for cheaper hydrogen

Chemical engineers at the University of Wisconsin have developed a nickel-based catalyst that could play a role in the evolution of the hydrogen economy.

LNG plant in NZ?

New Zealand's two largest gas users, Contact Energy and state-owned generator Genesis Power, have appointed Kellogg Brown & Root, the engineering and construction subsidiary of American oil company Halliburton, to study the feasibility of an LNG terminal in New Zealand.

Alstom to supply India

Alstom has won two contracts, for a total value of over EUR 25 million, to supply hydro-mechanical equipment for the Omkareshwar and Tuirial projects in India

Alstom to build power plant in India

Alstom has been awarded an order valued at around EUR 110 million to build a 228 MW turnkey combined-cycle power plant for GVK Industries Ltd in India.

New hydrostatic pressure transmitter

The new ED 752 from Bourdon-Haenni is specifically designed to meet the needs of hygienic applications encountered in the food and beverage industries in addition to general engineering applications

Iran tenders 16 oil blocks

The National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) will put on international tender the exploration and development of 16 newly defined oil blocks during a two-day conference (January 28–29) in the Hague, Netherlands.