Granulated sulphur in Kazakhstan
The US-Kazakh Tengizchevroil oil-extracting joint venture, which is developing the major Tengiz oilfield in the western Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan, will commission two industrial facilities to produce 2800 tonnes of granulated sulphur a day by the end of 2002.
Pakistan and Iran sign pipeline pact
Pakistan and Iran have signed a memorandum of understanding to undertake a pre-feasibility study for a proposed 2600km Iran–India gas pipeline after a second day of talks on the project.
Marine Corrosion Club
The Marine Corrosion Club is organising its annual series of technical presentations in the UK.
BP to develop Aspen discovery
BP has announced an agreement with Nexen Petroleum USA Inc. that will bring BP's Aspen (Green Canyon, Gulf of Mexico) discovery into production by the end of this year.
Cosipa to instal vacuum degasser
Brazilian steelmaker Usiminas has awarded Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI) a contract for the erection of a vacuum degassing plant at the Cosipa, São Paulo, steelworks.