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HP Construction: Europe

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

CB&I’s Lummus Technology business sector has been awarded two separate contracts by a client in Russia. The combined value of the contracts is approximately $120 million. The first contract was a..

HP Construction: Middle East

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Siemens Industry Automation Division is providing Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Co. (Takreer) with a Zimpro wet-air oxidation (WAO) system to treat refinery spent caustic as part of Takreer’s refinery e..

HP Construction: Asia Pacific

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

The Shaw Group Inc. has a contract to provide the technology license and process design package for the revamp of Star Petroleum Refining Co.’s residue fluid catalytic-cracking (RFCC) unit in Map..

HP Construction Profile: Methanex targets US for relocation of capacity

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: DuBose, Ben

Methanex plans to move at least one methanol plant from Chile to the US, seeking to capitalize on a trend of low natural gas prices and possible interest in gasoline alternatives.For now, the Canada-b..

Cynar picks Rockwell Automation to design, build UK waste-to-fuel plant

HP Editorial Staff: HP News

Waste-to-energy technology company Cynar has awarded an $11 million contract to Rockwell Automation to design and build a new end-of-life, plastic-to-fuel conversion plant in Bristol, UK. Cynar says it has developed a technology that converts end-of-life plastics into fuel.

Technip awarded top Europe employer certification

Technip was awarded this week with the Top Employer Europe 2012 certifification. To get certification, organizations were required to be successfully achieving the criteria set in a minimum of five European countries. Technip said it was successfully certified as a Top Employer in nine countries.

Toyo, ENPPI win deal to build Egypt ethylene plant, butadiene extraction unit

A consortium of Toyo Engineering and Egypt’s state-run ENPPI has won a $600 million contract to build a 460,000 tpy ethylene plant and a 20,000 tpy butadiene extraction plant as part of Ethydco's petrochemical complex to be established in Alexandria, Egypt. The plant is scheduled for start-up in early 2015.

Jacobs wins design, equipment deal in Canada for new sulfuric acid plant

Jacobs won a contract from Teck Metals to design and supply a new sulfuric acid plant for its Trail operation located in British Columbia. The deal includes the design of the complete sulfuric acid plant contact section, including catalytic DeNO(x) system, as well as supply of all equipment and majority of materials.

Malaysia's Petronas picks Technip for FEED work on refinery, petrochemical project

Technip has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by PETRONAS for its proposed refinery and petrochemical integrated development (RAPID) project located in the state of Johor, Malaysia. The contract is scheduled for completion in the second half of 2013.

Foster Wheeler wins design deal for LNG terminal in Dominican Republic

Foster Wheeler has been awarded the basic design and front-end engineering design contract by Complejo GNL del Este for a new LNG receiving terminal and jetty to be built in San Pedro de Marcorís in the Dominican Republic. The undisclosed value will be included in the company’s first-quarter 2012 results.