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Indian gas field onstream in 2004

UK explorer Cairn Energy has submitted its development plans to the Indian government.

Tracer signs Nigerian agreement

Tracer Petroleum corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with West African Energy Company (WAEL) of Nigeria to prepare a joint bid document for a prospective deepwater oil block situated offshore Sao Tome and Principe and Nigeria.

Saudi gas project in the balance

Saudi Arabia is unhappy with the latest responses from oil majors on three core ventures in its multi-billion-dollar gas initiative but has left the door open for further consultations.

Slovakian polypropylene plant

Linde-KCA-Dresden GmbH (Dresden, Germany)will supply Slovnaft AS (Bratislava)with a turn-key polypropylene plant.

New manager at TMR

TMR Stainless has appointed Dr Gary Carinci as a Senior Development Manager.

Petrochemical award for Technip

Technip-Coflexip has been awarded by CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Ltd an EPC contract for a SM/PO and MPG/Polyols complex at Huizhou, Guandong Province, in southern China.

US coal plant

ALSTOM has been awarded a contract valued at more than EUR 162 million by Santee Cooper, South Carolina's state-owned electric and water utility.

Lovejoy FLA Series Couplings

The all-metal FLA Series gear couplings from Lovejoy Inc. feature precision labyrinth seals that retain lubricant and repel contaminants without rubber o-rings, for extended service and reduced maintenance efforts in high-temperature mechanical power-transmission applications most commonly found in steel mills.

JGC wins contract for China plant

Japanese plant engineering firm JGC Corp. has won a contract worth around 60 billion yen (USD 487.6 million) to help build China's largest petrochemical facility.

New turning machine

To cope with the increase in demand for its fastener products, Stainless Steel Fasteners Ltd (Chesterfield, UK) has invested in a new CNC machine at a cost of GBP 50,000.