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Fluke Engenharia wins suction pile contract

newsitemFluke Engenharia, an Acteon company, has won a new contract from Subsea 7 to fabricate 27 suction piles for use in the Guará–Lula field, which is part of the pre-salt cluster in the Santos basin, offshore Brazil. Fluke Engenharia will manufacture the products at its Macaé facilities and will deliver them over the course of 2012.

THE BARRETT GROUP LAUNCHES STAINLESS COMPANY

newsitemThe Barrett Steel Group, UK, has launched a dedicated stainless steel company operating under the name Barrett Stainless.

Uganda wants to keep 40% stake in refinery

newsitemThe Ugandan government wants to retain a 40% stake in the proposed oil refinery project in the country's Lake Albertine rift basin, where companies are currently developing oil fields containing as much as 2.5 billion barrels of oil, Uganda's junior energy and minerals minister told Dow Jones Newswires Friday. The oil refinery, which is expected to cost up to USD 5B, will be developed under a public-private partnership and is billed as the country's largest ever infrastructure project, Peter Lokeris said in an interview. "We are negotiating with prospective investors, and by around August we will select the most serious companies and ask them to submit bids," Mr.

President of ExxonMobil Refining Co. to retire

newsitemS.J. (Sherman) Glass, Jr., president, ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Company, and vice president, Exxon Mobil Corporation has elected to retire on 1 August 2012, after over 40 years of service. It is anticipated that the board of directors of Exxon Mobil Corporation will appoint D.W.

Aker Solutions wins drilling riser contract

newsitemAker Solutions has won a contract to deliver a deepwater drilling riser system to Atwood Oceanics, the drilling operator.

Hyundai-Wison JV wins contract refinery project

newsitemWison Engineering Ltd. has been officially awarded an EPC contract by PDVSA Petroleo, S.A. (PDVSA), at the Puerto la Cruz oil refinery.

Anadarko promotes former VP, Operations

newsitemAnadarko Petroleum Corporation announced that Robert D. "Doug" Lawler, formerly Vice President, Operations, has been promoted to Sr.

OPEX adds to senior management team

newsitemOperational Excellence (OPEX) Group Ltd has appointed Gerry Ward as vice president to drive the company’s ambitious growth plans.

Shipbuilding growth boosts steel consumption

newsitemArab Steel reported that a boost in orders for new ships and offshore oil rigs in 2012 will result in greater steel consumption at two of the largest shipbuilding yards in the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Nippon Pipeline & Sumitomo Pipeline merger

Nippon Steel Pipeline Co., Ltd. and Sumitomo Metal Pipeline and Piping, Ltd. have agreed to merge on 1 October 2012.