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Our dedicated news department gathers news and press releases from around the world to bring our community the latest developments in the stainless steel industry. Here you can find news involving the people and companies involved in the manufacturer, supply and use of corrosion resistant alloys (CRAs).

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French refinery project

Foster Wheeler France will perform engineering, procurement and construction management services for Esso Société Anonyme Française, ExxonMobil's affiliate company at its Port-Jerome Gravenchon refinery in Normandy.

Sakhalin-1 pipelines contract

LUKoil-Neftegazstroy (LNGS) has been selected as the major subcontractor for engineering, permitting, inland transportation, local procurement, construction, installation and commissioning work for pipelines for the Sakhalin-1 Project.

Chippokes Energy Center

Calpine Corporation has announced plans to build, own and operate a 1000mw combined-cycle, natural gas-fired electric power generating facility to be located in Gravel Neck, Surry County, Virginia, USA.

Stolt wins Nigeria contract

Stolt Offshore SA has won a contract from ExxonMobil’s Nigeria subsidiary for the flowlines and risers on the Erha field offshore Nigeria in a water depth of 1200 metres.

New manager for BJ Tubular

BJ Services Company has announced that Andy Elliott has been appointed country operations manager – Indonesia for BJ Tubular Services.

Iran and EU in double pact

Iran and EU have signed two memorandums of understanding (MOUs) on energy affairs.

Padana Tubes goes global

The general Manager of Padana Tubi SpA Inox Division (Guastalla, northern Italy), mr Simone Sartini, has announced that the company plans to increase production by 40%, with annual turnover to reach USD 500 million by 2004.

Refinery in Port-Jerome, France

Foster Wheeler France SA has won a contract from Esso Societé Anonyme Française for the main part of the EPCm phase of the PJ21 project for its Port-Jerome Gravenchon refinery in Normandy, France.

Pneumatic systems speed up palletiser

When paper manufacturer Australian Paper needed to speed up its automated Boxed paper palletising system, Robotic Automation (Australia) stepped in to help.

Polyethylene plant in Iran

Pars Petrochemical Company – a wholly owned affiliate of the National Petrochemical Company of Iran – has just awarded Technip-Coflexip and its Iranian partner Nargan, an EPC contract for the design and construction of a low density polyethylene plant for the 9th Olefins Complex at Asaluyeh.