Tag: project

Plans for refinery in Vietnam

Vietnam is mulling plans to build a second oil refinery in its northern Thanh Hoa province, adding to capacity at a refinery now under construction in Dung Quat.

Magnolia Power Project

The Magnolia Power Project (MPP) will apply for certification to the California Energy Commission to begin the state licensing process for a 240mw electric generating unit to be constructed at Burbank Water and Power's (BWP) existing generating station complex in Burbank.

Norsk Hydro invests in Angola

Norsk Hydro is to invest more than NOK 1 billion on exploring for oil off the coast of the West African nation of Angola.

Nucor seeks acquisitions

Nucor Corp. plans to boost production to more than 20 million tons in the coming years through acquisitions and greenfield plant projects, Chief Executive Officer Daniel DiMicco has said.

Kvaerner in offshore Nigeria contract

Kvaerner Oilfield Products has been awarded a USD 28 million contract from ABB Offshore Systems Inc. in Houston to manufacture and supply electro-hydraulic steel tube umbilicals and gas lift risers for the Bonga Project offshore Nigeria.

Fluor wins offshore Chinese development project

Phillips Petroleum Company has selected Fluor Corporation Offshore Services Division to provide engineering services for the Bohai Bay Peng Lai 19-3 Phase II Development Project in the People's Republic of China.

BP Amoco invests in Caspian Sea

BP Amoco and its partners will spend billions of dollars on the construction of two huge natural gas and oil-drilling projects in the Caspian Sea.

Steel plant for Brazil

Brazilian steel maker Belgo Mineira plans to set up a steel plant in Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil.

Joint venture in Western Australia

A Kellogg Brown & Root Joint Venture has signed a contract to provide engineering, procurement, and construction management services for one of Australia’s most important resource development projects, an LNG expansion on the Burrup Peninsula, Western Australia.

Quebec government to invest in paper mill

Quebec Premier, Bernard Landry, and Mr. Joseph Kruger II of Kruger Inc., have announced the a partnership agreement that will permit the re-launching of the Wayagamack Mill in Trois-Rivieres.