Vår Energi awarded 13 licenses in Norway

Eni through Vår Energi AS, jointly owned by Eni (69.6%) and by HitecVision (30.4%), has been awarded a total of 13 licenses in the Awards in Predefined Areas 2018 (APA) by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy of Norway (MPE).

Sandvik receives advanced tubular orders

Sandvik Materials Technology has received several orders for advanced tubes for the oil and gas industry at a combined value of about SEK 1bn, with the majority being umbilical tubes.

APEAL appoints new president

APEAL has appointed Tony Waite, Sales Director Packaging at Tata Steel Europe, as the association’s new President. Mr Waite was elected unanimously by the Board and General Assembly of APEAL and succeeds Stéphane Tondo of ArcelorMittal.

Hebei Jinxi expands steel capacity in Tangshan

Hebei Jinxi Steel has bought 600,000 t/yr of steel capacity from the Tangshan city government for around USD 132M to expand its presence in the city.

PinnacleART appoints new CEO

PinnacleART, a global leader in designing, implementing, and maintaining asset reliability and integrity programs, appointed Stephen T.

Norway awards record number of production licenses

The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is offering 83 production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf in the Award in Pre-Defined Areas 2018 (APA 2018).

Gullfaks partners to drill 7 new wells

The Gullfaks partners (Equinor, Petoro and OMV) have decided to drill seven new wells with an investment of NOK 2.

Kanthal lab gets ISO accreditation

The Kanthal analytical chemistry laboratory in Hallstahammar, Sweden, has achieved its first ISO 17025 accreditation, raising the bar for material traceability, work routines and quality assurance.

Uniper to build new gas power plant in Irsching

Uniper has been awarded the contract from grid operator TenneT to build a gas power plant with a capacity of 300 MW in Irsching near Ingolstadt.

ArcelorMittal selected for 2019 Bloomberg GEI

ArcelorMittal announced that it is one of 230 companies selected for the 2019 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), which distinguishes companies committed to transparency in gender reporting and advancing women’s equality in the workplace.