Tag: Russia
Russia: oil refinery in the Far East
Rosneft Oil Co. OJSC (Moscow, Russia) has announced plans to develop a USD 14 billion petrochemical refinery in the Primorye region of Russia off the Pacific Coast.
Rotoform line installation
JSC Acron is to de-bottleneck urea solidification processes at its Veliky Novgorod facility in Russia with the installation of a Rotoform HS pastillation line delivering a throughput capacity of up to 40,000 MTPY.
New Russian pipe mill
TMK, a producer of pipes for the oil and gas sector, has announced the completion of a new 650 thousand tonne mill in Volzhsky, Russia.
Russia, Iran and Qatar gas cartel
Since Russia, Iran and Qatar recently said that they were forming an Opec-style gas cartel, Western concerns about global energy markets have hit new heights.
Outokumpu supplies Mondi Syktyvkar
Outokumpu has been chosen as the exclusive supplier of stainless steel piping for an extensive modernization and expansion at the Mondi Syktyvkar pulp and paper mill complex in Russia.
Equipment installation at nickel plant
Mechel OAO has announced that it has upgraded the machine tool equipment base at its Southern Urals Nickel Plant OAO subsidiary in Russia.
Russia: Uzbek pipeline
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has secured an agreement from Uzbekistan to start building a new gas pipeline to Russia in a deal that bolsters Moscow's sway over Central Asian energy supplies.
Caspian gas pipeline project
Russia, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan are arranging principles of the implementation of a Caspian gas pipeline project.
Ferro-chrome capacity boost
Oriel Resources has launched the remaining two furnaces at its Russian ferro-chrome smelter after a short delay relating to high raw material prices, and now expects capacity to hit 148,000tpy, and is expected it to eventually reach 180,000tpy in 2011 as the second phase of the project comes on stream.
Bulgaria: gas pipeline deal
Bulgaria has agreed to a gas pipeline deal with Russia that is expected to strengthen Moscow's grip over energy supplies to Europe.