Construction
Shaw issues statement on events in Japan
"On behalf of all Shaw employees around the world, I give our deepest sympathy to the people of Japan. This is an extraordinary tragedy, and we can only imagine how painful and challenging this time is for everyone in the country," said J.M. Bernhard Jr., Shaw's chairman, president and chief executive officer.
Update on dire refining situation in Japan
The 8.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan on March 11th has caused considerable interruption to oil refinery operations in the country. Hydrocarbon Processing’s Boxscore Database has complied data indicating that with a total of 28 oil refineries, Japan is the second largest refining country after China in the Asia-Pacific region.
KBR Awarded FEED for Kitimat LNG Development
Houston-based KBR announced that it has been awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract by KM LNG Operating General Partnership for the Kitimat Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Development near Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada.
Foster Wheeler and consortium partners sign GES+ contract with Saudi Aramco
Foster Wheeler AG announced that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group together with the subsidiary’s consortium partners comprising A. Al-Saihati, A. Fattani & O. Al-Othman Consulting Engineering Co., (SOFCON) and Saudi Consolidated Engineering Company- Khatib & Alami (SCEC K&A) have signed a contract with Saudi Aramco for the provision of services associated with Saudi Aramco’s General Engineering Services Plus (GES+) initiative for a duration of five years with options available for extensions.
Foster Wheeler studying ZADCO in the UAE
Foster Wheeler AG’s Global Engineering and Construction Group has received a contract from Zakum Development Company (ZADCO), to perform an availability and reliability study in connection with the expansion of the Zirku oil processing facilities in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
MarkWest Energy Partners expanding Arapaho processing complex
MarkWest Energy Partners has announced the construction of a third plant at its Arapaho processing complex in Western Oklahoma to serve increasing volumes of liquids-rich natural gas production from Granite Wash producers, including Newfield Exploration and LINN Energy.
Saudi Aramco awards EPM contracts to consortiums
Saudi Aramco has signed two engineering and project management services contracts as part of its General Engineering Services Plus (GES+) initiative.
Contract issued for Saudi polyamide 6.6 plant
Jacobs Engineering Group announced today that it signed a contract in December 2010 with the Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SIIG) and Arabian Chevron Phillips Petrochemical Co. (ACP) to provide engineering, procurement and construction management services for a polyamide 6.6 manufacturing plant and a number of polymer conversion projects.
BP proceeding with PTA debottlenecking in Guangdong
BP confirmed that it is proceeding with its project for a major increase in purified terephthalic acid (PTA) production capacity at the BP Zhuhai Chemical Co. Ltd. site in Guangdong Province, China. BP is also planning to build a new world-scale PTA plant at the same site.
Mubarak exits stage right
What will this mean for IOCs doing business in the region?
- TotalEnergies extends its fuel price cap policy in France until the end of April 4/7
- Navigating the montan wax challenge with renewable alternatives for polymers 4/7
- AFR selects Axens as technology provider for Texas (U.S.) refinery 4/7
- Iran has attacked Saudi Arabia's Jubail petrochemical complex, IRGC says 4/7
- Iran's Marvdasht Petrochemical complex attacked by US and Israel 4/7
- Fluor awarded engineering and design contract for America First Refining's refinery in South Texas 4/7

