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Suzlon Group-subsidiary REpower Systems SE has signed a contract with PNE Wind AG to deliver 54 offshore wind turbines. The 6M turbines, each with 6150kW of rated power, are intended for the Gode Wind I wind farm.

President Barack Obama has expressed plans to fast-track an oil pipeline, directing federal agencies to expedite the construction of a 780km pipeline to refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast from Oklahoma.

President Felipe Calderon said Mexico has begun inviting bids for the Northwest Gas Pipeline, a conduit that will stretch for more than 2000km from the border with the US to the western city of Mazatlan and is expected to involve investment of roughly USD 3.5 billion. "I have an announcement of interest not only to Zacatecas (the state where he was speaking) but to the entire country, which is the call for bids for the largest of the pipelines to be built over the next few years, the Northwest Gas Pipeline, as well as other natural gas distribution zones," Calderon. Calderon recalled that last year he unveiled a USD 10.5 billion plan for structural change in the country's natural gas market, including construction of a natural gas pipeline network in central Mexico and the creation of four gas distribution zones.

Foster Wheeler AG announced that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a basic design and front-end engineering design contract by Complejo GNL del Este, a Consortium formed by Dominican and Colombian companies that participate in the energy sector of these countries, for a new LNG receiving terminal and jetty to be built in San Pedro de Marcorís in the Dominican Republic.

TNK-BP has announced that Alfredo Barrios has been appointed Executive Director - Executive Vice President, Downstream, OJSC TNK-BP Management, replacing Didier Baudrand.

Wood Group Kenny has been awarded an Enterprise Frame Agreement ('EFA') by Shell Global Solutions International BV ('Shell') to provide subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline (SURF) engineering and construction management services to Shell worldwide, with primary focus on the Asia Pacific region, along with other project-specific awards in Europe.

Chesapeake Energy will work with partners to build a USD 900 million natural-gas processing plant in Columbiana County. The Oklahoma City-based company announced the plan, saying it will work on the project with M3 Midstream and EV Energy Partners.