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BP hires AMEC for onshore EPMS

AMEC has entered into a global agreement with BP International Ltd. to provide engineering and project management services (EPMS) for BP's onshore facilities developments around the world.

Preem AB selects Allegro solution

Allegro Development Corp., a provider of energy trading and risk management (ETRM) systems, announced that Preem AB will implement the Allegro 8 platform to manage its oil supply, trading, refining, logistics, sales and marketing operations. Allegro’s single, integrated solution will give Preem visibility and control around their extensive crude oil refining and trading business.

ABB to fix the juice at Saudi petrochem complex

ABB has won a $20 million contract from Saudi Petrochemical Co. (Sadaf) to implement a power factor correction and power management solution at the company’s Jubail manufacturing complex.

Shaw on board for base oils plant in Abu Dhabi

The Shaw Group Inc. has a contract with Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Co. (Takreer) to provide project management consultancy services during the engineering, procurement and construction phase of a base oils plant at the Ruwais Industrial Complex in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

SourceGas implements trading and risk management solution

Allegro Development announced that SourceGas has completed the successful deployment of the Allegro 8 platform across its natural gas operations. Allegro provides SourceGas the ability to capture physical and financial natural gas trades, manage transportation, actualization and invoicing on a single, integrated solution

CPFD Software set to distribute Barracuda in China

CPFD Software LLC, the creators of the Barracuda simulation package for particle-fluid systems, announced the signing of a distribution agreement with Hi-Key Technology to distribute and support Barracuda in China.

The six sigma green belt training program: An in-depth look

Six Sigma and Advanced Controls, Inc.: Deshpande, P. B.

Implementing this program improves competition

Effective standardization: Harnessing the power of your organization

KBC Advanced Technologies, Inc.: Smith, K.

Applying these guidelines can effectively leverage economies-of-scale

A continual improvement process that really works

Management Methods Inc.: Woodruff, D. M.

Taking care of these basics can enable businesses to move out of bureaucratic quagmire onto a path of measurable results

Sustainable cost cuts in capital spending

Engineered Project Services LLC: Siddiqui, A.

A reduction program based on your company's unique nature can ensure that budget slashes implemented today will not jeopardize the ability to deliver projects tomorrow