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Gas Processing/LNG

HP Construction: Asia-Pacific

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Lummus Technology, a CB&I company, has a contract from Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries Inc. LLP (KPI) for the license and basic engineering of a propane dehydrogenation unit and a polypropylene pl..

HP Construction: New methanol facility online in China

China Blue Chemical Co. Ltd. and Davy Process Technology (DPT), a Johnson Matthey Co., announced the successful start- up, performance test and plant acceptance of a 2,500-metric ton/day methanol plan..

HP Innovations: HPInnovations

Foam provides effective thermal insulationBASF’s specialty foam Basotect is now used for the first time to insulate pipes in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank terminal in Gwangyang, Korea. The p..

Marathon Oil to buy $3.5 billion in Eagle Ford shale

Marathon Oil reached an agreement with Hilcorp Resources to purchase assets in the core of the Eagle Ford shale formation in Texas for $3.5 billion, subject to closing adjustments, customary terms and conditions.

Shell tells Technip, Samsung to begin construction of Australia floating LNG facility

Shell has instructed the Technip Samsung consortium (TSC) to proceed with construction of the first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility in the world, officials said on Tuesday.

Mexico oil firm PEMEX picks McDermott to build three Gulf pipelines

Engineering firm McDermott has been awarded a contract from Mexican energy major PEMEX for the procurement, construction and installation of three oil and gas pipelines in the Bay of Campeche, each ranging from 8 to 20 inches in diameter.

Age of pipeline systems unrelated to spill risk – new European study

European environmental and safety group CONCAWE recently released results of a new study, showing that there is no evidence that the aging of a pipeline system poses any greater level of spillage risk.

Aker Solutions wins offshore loading systems contracts in Brazil

Aker Solutions has won two contracts worth 120 million NOK ($21.8 million) for the supply of its Pusnes offloading systems to two FPSOs in the Brazilian market.

Mustang awarded design contract from Hess for North Dakota natural gas expansion

Mustang has been awarded detailed design and procurement services by Hess Corp. for the expansion of its Tioga natural gas plant in the Bakken oil play in northwestern North Dakota.

Shell approves floating LNG project in Australia

The executive board of Royal Dutch Shell has made its final investment decision on the Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project in Australia, opting to build the world's first FLNG facility, company officials said on Friday.