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ExxonMobil to invest 750 mln usd

ExxonMobil Corp is to invest 750 mln usd this year to develop the Sakhalin-I oil and gas field located north of Japan.

Vietnam spreads project investment

A $360 million fertilizer plant project at Phu My, Baria Vun-Tau Province, Vietnam should be ready for operation in 2004.

Lincoln Electric achieves certification

The Lincoln Electric Company announced that its welding consumables manufacturing facility in Mentor, Ohio, has been certified to ISO 14001, an international standard for environmental management tools and systems.

Apache oil discovery

Apache Corporation announced a 5,103 barrel-per-day oil discovery, the Selkit-1X, on its 2.3-million-acre greater Khalda Concession in Egypt's Western Desert.

CB&I awarded agreement

CBI/ST Limited, a subsidiary of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V., has been awarded a three-year contract by the Alliance Refining Company Limited (ARC) of Rayong Province, Thailand to maintain its refineries and associated marine terminals at its North and South Production Units.

Mirant Zeeland energy phase II

Private Energy Producer (PEP) Mirant Corporation has begun final testing and check-out procedures for its Zeeland Energy power plant, located in southwestern Michigan.

BASF builds new plant for Citral

BASF is building a new production plant for the fine chemical intermediate Citral with an annual capacity of 40,000 metric tons.

Pechiney in aluminum growth mode

Pechiney SA is in the process of buying the equipment at the McCook Metals LLC mill located in McCook, Illinois and has announced its plans to shut down operations and transfer equipment to its plants in West Virginia and France once the deal is done.

ExxonMobil to revisit Kearl Oil Sands Project

ExxonMobil Canada is breathing new life into the long dormant Kearl Oil Sands Project.

Formaldehyde capacity on the rise

Formaldehyde, like so many other building block chemicals, experienced a decline in both demand and pricing during 2001.