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Saibos wins contract offshore west Africa

Saibos CML, a subsidiary of Bouygues Offshore and Saipem SpA, has won a contract for the Kizomba A Development Project in Angola worth about USD 230 million.

Australia gives major project status to BassGas

The ASD 400 million offshore Victoria (Australia) BassGas project had been given Federal government major projects facilitation status, Industry, Science and Resources Minister Nick Minchin has said.

Inco announces new head of Goro Nickel

Inco is pleased to announce the appointment of Pierre Alla as Président Directeur Général of Goro Nickel, a nickel-cobalt project located in the French Overseas Territory of New Caledonia.

Australian nickel ramp-up on schedule

The ramping up of Anaconda Nickel's 60%-owned Murrin Murrin laterite nickel-cobalt project in Western Australia is continuing on schedule, the company has said.

Modernisation of steam cracking furnaces

The Spanish company Repsol YPF has recently awarded Technip a contract for the modernisation of the nine steam-cracking furnaces of the Repsol Quimica ethylene plant located in Tarragona, Spain.

Outokumpu to deliver two concentrators for Norilsk

Outokumpu of Finland and Norilsk Nickel (MMC) of Russia have signed letters of intent for an extensive co-operation concerning the construction of a new concentrator in Norilsk as well as an expansion of the current Talnah concentrator.

Asia’s largest petrochemicals complex

China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec) and BP Chemicals plan to build a petrochemicals complex that is expected to be the largest of its kind in Asia when it comes on-stream in 2005.

Arizona’s first “dry” merchant power plant

Reliant Energy Wholesale Group, a unit of Reliant Resources, has announced plans to build a combined-cycle generating facility in Arizona near its recently completed Desert Basin facility in Pinal County.

Global Marine and Santa Fe International merger

Global Marine Inc. and Santa Fe International Corporation (NYSE: SDC) announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge in a stock-for-stock transaction that will create the world's second largest offshore drilling contractor.

Raytheon produces new missile

Raytheon Company has won a USD 212.6 million contract for low rate initial production of the Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM).