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Metso Paper is to supply a paper coating machine rebuild to Myllykoski Paper Oy's Myllykoski mill in Finland.

Oman has approved an expansion of its liquefied natural gas plant through a third train which is expected to raise the country's output by 50% to 9.9 million tonnes a year, an oil ministry official has said.

El Paso Energy Partners LP has entered into an agreement with Pioneer Natural Resources Co. and Mariner Energy Inc. to construct, instal, own and operate a new production hub platform and associated facilities for Falcon field on East Breaks Blocks 579, 580, and 623 in the Gulf of Mexico.

The US Senate has voted to reshape US energy policy for the first time in more than a decade, approving USD 14 billion in tax incentives to create or save power, but rejecting oil drilling in an Alaskan wildlife refuge.

Cooper Cameron Corporation's Cameron division has entered into a second five-year preferred supplier agreement with BP Exploration, a unit of BP p.l.c., to provide subsea wellheads, christmas trees and associated "through life of field" services for their U.K. Continental Shelf assets.

The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) will begin the installation of 17 Plug Power Inc. fuel cells at several locations on Long Island this summer.

The Supervisory Board of Linde AG has appointed Dr Wolfgang Reitzle (53), effective on 10 May 2002, as a member of its Executive Board and effective 1 January 2003, as the CEO of the Linde Group.

Quadrant Valve & Actuator LLC (Broussard, Louisiana, USA) has produced a seal-welded 2000WOG stainless-steel ball valve.

Eastman Chemical Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastman Chemical Company, and Sinopec Qilu Petrochemical Company have signed an agreement to form a joint venture to produce Texanol ester alcohol and TXIB plasticiser in China.

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company NV plans to construct a new 120,000-square-foot, four-story building in The Woodlands, Texas, that will serve as the company's world-wide administrative office.