Tag: natural gas

Algerian desalination

Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. has landed an order to supply, jointly with trading house Itochu Corp., a large power and desalination plant to Algeria's Kahrama SpA.

Ammonia plant bids

Chilean explosives company Enaex could call for bids in March 2003 for the construction of a USD 120–130 million ammonia plant at Mejillones in Chile's Region II, Enaex CEO Camilo Sandoval has said.

Egypt-Libya pipelines

Egypt and Lybia are studying co-operation between the two countries to set up joint ventures in the fields of oil and gas industries.

Vietnamese plastics plant

Vietnam Saigon Plastic Association (VSPA) has boosted its plans to build a USD 800 million, natural-gas fired plastics plant in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.

South African plastics plant

Sasol has announced expansion plans in South Africa, with the building of a SAR 2 billion plastics plant in Sasolburg, which will use natural gas from Mozambique as a feedstock.

Co-generation plant in Italy

Foster Wheeler Ltd has announced that its Milan-based subsidiary, Foster Wheeler Italiana SpA, has been awarded a contract by Voghera Energia Srl, valued at approximately USD 113 million, for a grassroots combined-cycle co-generation plant to be built at Voghera, near Pavia, in Italy.

Chippokes Energy Center

Calpine Corporation has announced plans to build, own and operate a 1000mw combined-cycle, natural gas-fired electric power generating facility to be located in Gravel Neck, Surry County, Virginia, USA.

Iran: gas joint venture

Japan recently reached an agreement with Iran and Qatar that will allow a Japanese consortium a large share in the development of the 2 largest natural gas fields in the world.

LG wins South Pars contract

LG Construction (Korea) is to sign a deal with NIOC to develop phases 9 and 10 of the South Pars gas field.

Trinidad and Tobago approve refinery plans

Plans for a USD 2 billion export refinery with capacity of 224,000 bpd have been approved by the government of Trinidad and Tobago.