Asia/Pacific
Shell, Sandvik to collaborate on sulfur technology at refinery projects
Shell Global Solutions and AB Sandvik Process Systems have agreed to collaborate on total sulfur technology solutions to their respective clients, particularly in refinery-wide projects, the companies said on Monday.
Toyo Engineering wins deal from Chandra Asri to build Indonesia's first butadiene plant
A Korean subsidiary of Japan’s Toyo Engineering Corp. has been awarded a contract to build a butadiene plant in Indonesia with a capacity of 100,000 tons/year.
Wood Group JV wins management deal for coal seam gas processing in Australia
Brisbane-based Wood Group Wagners has been awarded the project management services contract for the GLNG pipeline project in Queensland, a development that will process coal seam gas (CSG) into liquefied natural gas (LNG).
BP unveils annual energy review, sees China passing US as top consumer
China became the world’s largest energy consumer in 2010, overtaking the US during a year which saw the global economic recovery drive consumption higher and at a rate not seen since the aftermath of the 1973 oil price shocks, BP said in its annual global energy review.
Italy's Saipem, Japan's Chiyoda agree to JV for LNG, upstream projects
Saipem and Japanese firm Chiyoda Corp. have agreed to form a joint venture to develop onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) and upstream projects, the companies said on Tuesday.
IEA says natural gas entering 'golden age', could muscle out renewables
As supply and demand factors increasingly point to a future with natural gas playing a greater role in the global energy mix, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says natural gas may increasingly “muscle out” low-carbon fuels such as renewables and nuclear.
SKC to build new PET plant in South Korea
German engineering firm Uhde Inventa-Fischer said Monday that it had signed a contract to build a polyethylene terepthalate (PET) plant for SKC Co. at Jincheon in South Korea.
NOx control market to hit record level in 2011 – consultants
The market for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems and replacement catalysts will reach a record $7.6 billion in 2011, according to the latest forecast from US-based consultancy McIlvaine Co.
KBR to design coal seam gas pipelines in Australia
KBR was awarded an engineering design services contract for three coal seam gas (CSG) pipelines to carry CSG from gasfields in central Queensland, Australia, to an export facility on Curtis Island.
Foster Wheeler to supply CFB steam generators for 'green' power project in Korea
Global contractor Foster Wheeler said it was given a limited notice to proceed by Hyundai Engineering and Construction to design and supply four supercritical circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) steam generators for the Samcheok Green Power project of Korea Southern Power Co. (KOSPO).
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