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Air Products to supply gases for China solar facility

Air Products said it signed a contract with Hunan Gongchuang Photovoltaic Science & Technology Co. to supply bulk and specialty gases at its new silicon thin-film photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing facility in Hengyang City, Hunan Province, China.

NOVA inks deals for Marcellus Shale ethane supply, delivery to Canada cracker

NOVA Chemicals has entered into three agreements to help revamp its Corunna cracker in Ontario, Canada, to utilize up to 100% natural gas liquids (NGL) feedstocks.

Praxair to build air separation plant in west India

Praxair plans to build a new state-of-the-art air separation plant in the rapidly growing Pune-Mumbai industrial corridor of western India, the industrial gases firm said on Tuesday.

Alfa Laval wins order for heat exchangers from Qatar natural gas project

Alfa Laval has received an order from Japanese engineering company JGC Corp. to supply heat exchangers for a major natural gas project in Qatar. The order value is approximately SEK 90 million and delivery is scheduled for 2012.

US Gulf oil production remains 60% shut after Lee

Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are re-boarding platforms and rigs following Tropical Storm Lee, with more than half of oil production still shut in.

Shell to invest $800mn in Ukraine shale gas

Shell has agreed to invest up to $800 million as part of a project to extract shale gas in Ukraine, according to officials with both the company and the Ukraine government.

HP Construction: North America

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Gevo, Inc. has plans with South Hampton Resources, Inc., a subsidiary of Arabian American Development Co., to build a hydrocarbon processing demonstration plant at its facility just outside of Houston..

HP Construction: Middle East

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Morgan Thermal Ceramics has a contract to supply Superwool 607 HT Pyro-Bloc Modules as part of a world-class refinery being constructed by the Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Co. (SATORP..

HP Construction: Asia-Pacific

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Stamicarbon, the licensing and IP center of Maire Tecnimont S.p.A., has signed a license agreement with Hengang Huahe Coal Chemical Industry, Ltd. for a urea plant with a capacity of 1,860 metric tpd...

Crescent Point buys North Dakota shale acreage

Crescent Point Energy has acquired approximately 750 boe/d of production and more than 78 net sections of lower-risk land in North Dakota through a pair of acquisitions. As a result of the deals, Crescent Point said it was upwardly revising its 2011 capital expenditure plans and production guidance.