Engineering & Design
UOP lands phenol technology deal in South Korea
Honeywell’s UOP has been selected by South Korea’s Kumho P&B Chemicals to provide technology to produce key petrochemicals for the manufacture of plastics. The new units, expected to start up in 2013-2014, will produce 900,000 metric tons of cumene and 300,000 metric tons of phenol annually.
Shell picks Jacobs to engineer tunnels project for German refineries
Jacobs Engineering Group was awarded a contract from Shell to provide project management and engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCm) services to support a tunnels project for refineries in Rhineland, Germany.
Technip extends subsea services pact with Statoil
France-based engineering major Technip was awarded a two-year extension within its Statoil frame contract for diving, pipeline repair, contingency and modification services. The yearly revenue under the contract is expected to be in the range of €50-80 million.
Jacobs wins engineering deal on new soda ash unit in Saudi Arabia
Jacobs has been awarded a contract from IDEA Soda Ash and Calcium Chloride Co. (ISACC) for engineering and project management on a $300 million soda ash and calcium chloride plant at Jubail's Second Industrial City. Commercial operations are expected to begin in the first quarter of 2015.
Parker Hannifin to supply instrumentation for Shell
Global motion and control technology group Parker Hannifin has signed an agreement with Shell to supply instrumentation valves, manifolds, process-to-instrument valves, fittings, tubing, protective enclosures and related products. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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