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Jacobs wins FEED phase of clean fuels, aromatics project at Ras Tanura refinery

Jacobs Engineering Group said Tuesday that it has been awarded the second phase of the clean fuels and aromatics project at the Ras Tanura refinery. This award is under the Saudi Aramco general engineering and project management services (GES+) contract.

ExxonMobil, Rosneft agree to $3.2bn Arctic oil deal

Rosneft and ExxonMobil said they have agreed to undertake joint exploration and development of hydrocarbon resources in Russia, the US and other countries throughout the world, while also beginning technology-sharing activities.

Bahamas oil terminals restart after Hurricane Irene

Buckeye Partners initiated start up procedures on Friday at BORCO, its marine terminal in the Bahamas, following the passage of Hurricane Irene. Buckeye had suspended operations at the terminal on Wednesday night as part of its preparations to secure the facility for Irene.

KBR awarded engineering design deal for BP FPSO project in UK

KBR said it received a letter of award from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. to perform engineering design and procurement support for the BP Quad 204 floating production storage and offload (FPSO) project to be located west of Shetland Isles in UK waters.

Foster Wheeler awarded EPCm contract for Engen South Africa pipeline project

Foster Wheeler has been awarded a contract by Engen Petroleum for engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) services for Engen’s new multi-products pipeline feeder lines and infrastructure project at the company’s Durban refinery in South Africa.

Albemarle to produce renewable base oils for Amyris, Cosan JV

US specialty chemicals producer Albemarle has agreed to supply base oils to Novvi, a joint venture between Amyris and Cosan focused on the development, production, marketing and distribution of renewable base oils from Biofene, Amyris' renewable farnesene.

Enterprise, Energy Transfer call off proposed JV for Cushing-to-Houston crude pipeline

Enterprise Products has called off its proposed joint venture with Energy Transfer to develop and construct a 584-mile crude oil pipeline from Cushing, Oklahoma to Houston.

Anadarko picks Technip to engineer Gulf oil project

Anadarko Petroleum has issued a letter of intent to France-based Technip for the engineering, construction and transport of a 23,000 ton Truss Spar hull for their Lucius field development. This field is located in approximately 7,100 feet (2,165 meters) of water in the US Gulf of Mexico.

Technip wins design deal for Qatargas refinery expansion

Technip has won the design contract for a capacity-doubling expansion of Qatargas’ Laffan condensate refinery, officials said on Friday. France-based Technip will design facilities to raise output to 292,000 bpd, up from 146,000 bpd. The value of the front-end engineering and design deal was not disclosed.

INEOS venture receives $75mn in US financing for Florida bio-refinery project

INEOS Bio announced that its joint-venture project, INEOS New Planet BioEnergy (INPB), has finalized $75 million in private financing utilizing the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) loan guarantee program for its new Indian River BioEnergy Center located in Florida.