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Guangdong LNG terminal project

Halliburton KBR and JGC have been awarded a contract to provide Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for the terminal portion of Guangdong LNG's (GLNG) Terminal and Trunkline Project's proposed Chinese Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project in the Guangdong Province in southern China.

Powergen for Europe and Africa

Sofresid and Black & Veatch Corporation have formed a strategic partnership.

Coflexip wins UK North Sea award

Coflexip Stena Offshore Ltd (CSOL), a UK entity of the Technip-Coflexip Group, is in charge of a major three-year contract from the Texaco, Amerada Hess and Talisman Energy (THT) multi-operator alliance to provide Diving Support Vessel (DSV) and Underwater Services in the North Sea.

Stainless air treatment increases flow

A new range of air preparation equipment from Midland Pneumatic has been developed to give higher flow rates and more precise control of air pressure and flow in arduous environments such as food, water processing and petrochemical applications.

Eni to join super league

ENI, the Italian oil and gas company, is going ahead with a major international expansion programme as part of a drive to become one of the “super-majorâ€? oil and gas companies.

Bouygues to build LNG tank in Spain

Technigaz, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bouygues Offshore, has announced that it will build a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tank in Palos de Frontera, Spain, under a contract awarded by ENAGAS.

Mirant plans power plant for S. Korea

Mirant Corp. has said it will purchase South Korea's Hyundai Energy Co. Ltd (Henco) and build a 520mw combined cycle power plant in southern Korea.

Street stainless

Centro Inox (The Italian Stainless Steel Development Association) has organised a seminar in Bologna during the afternoon of 7 February on the use of stainless steel in street furniture.

Double-walled tubes

Siderca has set up field test strings for the development of double-walled tubes to enhance operation of wells in which steam injection is needed.

McDermott signs Caspian contract

McDermott Caspian Contractors Inc., the Caspian arm of J. Ray McDermott SA, a subsidiary of McDermott International Inc., has signed contracts with AIOC for the fabrication of platform topsides and the installation of offshore pipelines in Phase 1 of the development of the Azeri, Chirag and deepwater portion of the Gunashli (ACG) fields in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea.