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Japanese invest in Iran

Japan's National Oil Corp. is to invest in and provide a guarantee for a Japanese group's share in the development of the offshore Soroush and Nowrooz oilfields in Iran.

Steam generators at Belgian nuclear plant replaced

Westinghouse Electric Company has won a USD 11.8 million contract with the European energy company Electrabel to replace the two steam generators in operation at Unit 2 of the Doel nuclear power plant in Belgium.

China and partners to sign pipeline deal

China and its foreign partners expect to sign a final deal for the country's east-west natural gas pipeline by June this year.

Handwheels from Rotork

Rotork Valvekits (UK) has launched a new range of fabricated steel handwheels for valves, gearboxes, shutters, chainwheels and many other industry applications.

Stainless used in Taipei Financial Center

As the Taipei Financial Center reaches toward completion in 2004 at a height of 508m with 101 stories, the mechanical systems team turned to Victaulic Asia Pacific for piping and fire protection products.

LNG train in Oman

Foster Wheeler Ltd has announced that Chiyoda-Foster Wheeler and Company LLC has been awarded a contract by the government of Oman for the detailed engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) train at Qalhat, near Sur, Oman.

Technip to build refinery in Colombia

Empresa Colombiana de Petroleos (Ecopetrol) has awarded Technip-Coflexip the contract for the execution of the basic design and the project management for the master plan of the Cartagena Refinery Development project.

Chem plant in Texas

AgriTec Systems Inc. (Webster, Texas, USA) plans to build a USD 3.2 million sodium silicate and activated carbon products plant located in Stuttgart, Arkansas.

Sulzer supplies Bonga oilfield

Sulzer Pumps Ltd has built 22 pumps of different types at its Leeds factory for installation on a Korean-built, floating oil production vessel in Wallsend.

Boiler plant in Poland

Foster Wheeler Ltd. announced that it has signed a contract with Poland's Poludniowy Koncern Energetyczny (PKE) to supply a boiler island to a 460MWe power plant at Lagisza in southern Poland.