Tag: project

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.

Florida Power, a subsidiary of Progress Energy Inc., is planning to add about 500mw of generating capacity to its Florida portfolio in November 2005.

BASF is planning to build a vitamin B2 plant in Gunsan, Korea.

Italian oil and gas company Eni SpA (E) aims to become one of the world's petroleum giants through acquisitions and the intensification of hydrocarbon exploration, CEO Vittorio Mincato and the group's top management has said.

The partner companies in JUNO – Phase 2 of the Easington Catchment Area (ECA) development – have welcomed the Department of Trade and Industry's approval of the Field Development Plan, allowing the GBP 270 million investment to proceed.

CNOOC Ltd has signed a Heads of Agreement with the NWS participants, BHP Petroleum (North West Shelf) Pty Ltd, BP Developments Australia Pty Ltd, Chevron Australia Pty Ltd, Japan Australia LNG (MIMI) Pty Ltd, Shell Development (Australia) Proprietary Ltd and Woodside Energy Ltd, on a new joint venture to develop North West Shelf gas in Australia, pending the result of the current Guangdong LNG supply bid.

State-owned Saudi Aramco has awarded US oilfield services firm Halliburton Co. a USD 140 million contract to help develop a main oilfield.

Aker Maritime has decided to further expand activities and increase investments in its Houston-based operations.

Eastman Chemical Company and Sinopec Qilu Petrochemical Company are on track to build world-scale derivatives plants for the production of Texanol ester alcohol and TXIB plasticiser in Zibo, Shandong Province, China.

Bayer has signed a basic agreement on a production site in China with a total investment of USD 3.1 billion.