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Linde to build top air separation unit in Indonesia

The technology group The Linde Group said it closed a long-term deal to supply Indonesian steel corporation PT. Krakatau POSCO (PTKP) with industrial gases. Linde will invest around €88mn in constructing the country’s largest air separation unit (ASU) at Cilegon, around 100 kilometres west of Jakarta, it said.

Delta Rigging strikes deal to expand Bakken shale presence in North Dakota

Delta Rigging & Tools (DR&T), a leading US provider of lifting and rigging products, announced on Monday that it acquired North Dakota-based Grizzly Wire Rope & Chain.

Qatar Petroleum, Shell ship first cargo of GTL gasoil from JV plant

Qatar Petroleum and Shell said on Monday that the Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant, located in Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar, has sold its first commercial shipment of GTL gasoil.

Sasol takes 50% stake in Canada shale project

Sasol has completed a $1.08 billion deal for a 50% stake in a western Canada shale gas project, the South Africa-based energy firm said on Friday.

DCP Midstream to buy, expand Conoco US pipeline

DCP Midstream has agreed to buy the Seaway Products Pipeline Co. from ConocoPhillips for between $750mn and $850mn, creating new natural gas liquids (NGL) transportation capacity from the US Mid-continent to Texas Gulf coast markets.

Wood Group JV wins management deal for coal seam gas processing in Australia

Brisbane-based Wood Group Wagners has been awarded the project management services contract for the GLNG pipeline project in Queensland, a development that will process coal seam gas (CSG) into liquefied natural gas (LNG).

ExxonMobil makes three oil, gas discoveries as Gulf drilling resumes post-moratorium

ExxonMobil announced two major oil discoveries and a gas discovery in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico after drilling the company's first post-moratorium deepwater exploration well.

Shell commits to develop new Gulf deepwater field

Shell on Wednesday announced a $2.5 billion investment to develop its major Cardamom oil and gas field in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The Cardamom project is expected to produce 50,000 bbl/day of oil equivalent (boe) at peak production and more than 140mn boe over its lifetime.

Italy's Saipem, Japan's Chiyoda agree to JV for LNG, upstream projects

Saipem and Japanese firm Chiyoda Corp. have agreed to form a joint venture to develop onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) and upstream projects, the companies said on Tuesday.

LyondellBasell to buy Texas olefins pipeline system from BP

LyondellBasell signed a deal to purchase approximately 200 miles of pipeline near Houston from BP. The pipelines and metering stations comprise a Houston-area olefins distribution system transporting ethylene and propylene from Channelview, Texas, to Equistar's storage terminal at Mont Belvieu, Texas, and facilities in Deer Park, La Porte and the Bayport Industrial District in Pasadena, Texas.