Tag: natural gas
Vietnam to build plastics plant
Vietnam’s plastic association plans to build a USD 250 million plastics plant powered by natural gas to reduce the country’s reliance on imports, an official has said.
Pinghu field expansion
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec Corp.) and CNOOC Ltd have started expanding the production capacity of Pinghu natural gas field off Shanghai.
Co-generation for Canadian refinery
Irving Oil Ltd., St John, NB, and TransCanada Energy Ltd, a unit of TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., Calgary, plan to build an USD 80 million co-generation plant at Irving Oil’s refinery at St John, Canada’s largest.
Sumitomo to build power plant in Iran
Japan’s Sumitomo Corp. will jointly build a USD 643 million power plant in northern Iran with MAPNA (affiliated Iran Power Plant Projects Management Co.), a local state-run firm.
Shell launches Norwegian fuel cell project
Shell has signed an agreement with Aker Kvaerner and Statkraft to launch a project in Norway to explore possible large-scale applications of new zero-emission solid oxide fuel cell technology driven by natural gas.
Pipeline capacity expansion
Transwestern Pipeline Company is on schedule to supply expanded natural gas service to California on June 1, 2002.