CNOOC signs pact
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has signed a supplemental development agreement regarding the CFD 11-1/11-2 oilfields in 04/36 Block in Bohai Bay, with Kerr-McGee China Petroleum Limited, a subsidiary of Kerr-McGee Corp., and Sino-American Energy Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ultra Petroleum Corp.
Stainless memorial to 9/11
A monument using stainless steel was dedicated at a ceremony held on Friday, 6 September, at US Steel's Minnesota Ore Operations (Minntac) plant.
Sandvik supplies Nigerian gas field
Sandvik Steel has produced its first high-volume order for large diameter stainless steel tubes for gas lift risers (GLR).
BASF boosts decongestants
BASF Pharmachemikalien GmbH, Minden, Germany, a BASF Group company, plans to increase its annual capacity for Pseudoephedrine from 750 metric tons to 1000 metric tons.
Jacobs wins oil sands contract
The Canadian subsidiary of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has won a contract from Suncor Energy to provide engineering and procurement services for the continued development of Suncor Energy's Firebag in situ oil sands Project.
Servos survive caustic washdown
Infranor’s BF Series is a range of precision AC servomotors designed to operate in hostile environments where motors are exposed to regular washdown, often with caustic solutions.
CB&I wins clean fuels project
Valero Energy Corporation (San Antonio, Texas, USA) has awarded Howe-Baker Engineers Ltd (a subsidiary of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company NV) a contract to design and build a 25,000 barrel per day CCR (Continuous Catalytic Regeneration) Platformer(TM) and associated facilities at Valero's 195,000 BPD refinery in Paulsboro, NJ, USA.
Subsea contract for the Dalia field
TotalFinaElf Exploration & Production Angola has awarded Kvaerner Oilfield Products, a subsidiary of Aker Kvaerner, a USD 3.1 million contract for pre-engineering and qualification testing of the subsea production systems for the Dalia field offshore Angola.
Linde wins Norway contract
Linde AG, Wiesbaden, will build Europe's largest natural gas liquefaction plant on Melkøya island near Hammerfest, Norway, north of the Arctic Circle for the international Snøhvit Group.
Iran: joint gas and oil project
According to The Tehran Times, a development plan for joint gas and oil fields has been put on the agenda by the Oil Ministry.