DuPont and Statoil joint venture
DuPont Bio-Based Materials and Statoil have signed an agreement to form a joint venture to further develop the world's only methane-based fermentation production facility.
Alstom gas turbines in Algeria
Alstom has won a second order, valued at around EUR 40 million, to supply gas turbines for phase 2 of a pipeline project in Algeria.
Hainan offshore gas
South China's Hainan Province is preparing to begin a project under which rich local offshore gas can be used to generate electricity for supplying its northern neighbour Guangdong Province, one of the country's economic powerhouses.
Snohvit contract approved
Licensees in Statoil's Snohvit development have unanimously approved the recommendation to give Dragados Offshore the job of building the process facilities.
BP strategic partnership in Russia
BP and the Alfa Group and Access-Renova (AAR) have agreed to combine their interests in Russia to create the country's third biggest oil and gas business, in which they will each have a 50% stake.