Engineering & Design
BASF awards Technip with umbrella contract for chemical project work
Germany-based chemical major BASF awarded Technip with an umbrella contract for engineering services on its chemical and petrochemical projects. Both companies are contemplating a long-term partnership, they said, which would provide BASF access to the resources of Technip for its capital investments notably in Europe, but also in other regions.
Shaw renews contract with Albemarle for engineering work at US specialty chemical sites
The Shaw Group said on Wednesday that it renewed a contract with Albemarle to provide maintenance, engineering, construction, reliability, operations and other labor services at Albemarle's specialty chemicals manufacturing locations in Arkansas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas.
CB&I wins $50mn Canadian oil sands project
Engineering and construction firm CB&I said on Wednesday that it won a $50mn project to build storage tanks at a Canadian oil sands project near Fort McMurray, Alberta.
Saudi Aramco awards Jacobs with aromatics project work at Ras Tanura refinery
Jacobs has been awarded the Ras Tanura refinery clean fuels and aromatics project, the first major project received from its general engineering and project management services (GES+) contract with Saudi Aramco, the US engineering group said on Tuesday.
ExxonMobil, SABIC award contracts for elastomers project at Saudi petchem JV
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) and affiliates of ExxonMobil Chemical said that front-end engineering design (FEED) contracts were awarded and that all components are in FEED phase for the proposed new elastomers project at their Al-Jubail Petrochemical Co. (KEMYA) joint venture petrochemical plant.
Foster Wheeler wins engineering design deal for Star Petroleum refinery revamp in Thailand
Foster Wheeler AG has been awarded a contract by Star Petroleum Refining Co. Ltd. for front-end engineering design (FEED) for the residue fluidized catalytic cracking unit (RFCCU) revamp turnaround and inspection project at its refinery in Map Ta Phut, Thailand.
Sasol selects S&B as EPC contractor for US ethylene tetramerization plant
Sasol has selected Houston-based S&B Engineers and Constructors (Houston, Texas) as its engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCm) contractor to build its recently-announced ethylene tetramerization plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Technip wins EPC deal for Canada subsea project
Technip received a contract from Hibernia Management and Development (HMDC) in Canada for the Hibernia southern extension project.
Statoil awards Technip with engineering contract for Brazil offshore work
Statoil has awarded Technip with a three-year contract to cover feasibility, concept and front-end engineering design studies for Statoil’s existing offshore production fields and future developments in Brazil.
Foster Wheeler wins design, EPC contract for Thailand refinery upgrade
Thai Oil awarded a contract to Foster Wheeler AG for basic design as well as engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) services for the emission improvement and PSA-3 project at Thai Oil’s refinery in Sriracha, Thailand.

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