Project Management
LUKOIL awards Baker Hughes engineering contract for Iraq drilling project
LUKOIL has awarded Baker Hughes a two-year contract to provide full drilling and completion services for 23 wells in the West Qurna field in southeast Iraq, 31 miles west of Basra. Under the terms of the contract, Baker Hughes will provide engineering and project management for the turnkey drilling and completions scope of the project.
Fluor wins engineering deal for Dow, Saudi Aramco $20bn chemical complex
Fluor has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) contract for all of the utilities and offsites at the al-Jubail chemical complex in Saudi Arabia. The complex is a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical.
ExxonMobil awards first engineering contract for Indonesia oilfield development
ExxonMobil said Friday that its development of the Indonesian Banyu Urip field in the Cepu block in East Java had achieved a milestone, with the company awarding the first of five engineering, procurement and construction contracts for work on major facilities.
WR Grace opens new India construction facility
Grace Construction Products, an operating segment of US-based W. R. Grace & Co., has started manufacturing from a new facility near Delhi, India. This site’s development is part of Grace’s ongoing growth strategy to invest in emerging regions, the company said.
ExxonMobil, Honeywell form licensing alliance for hydroprocessing, engineering
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co. (EMRE) and Honeywell’s UOP have formed a joint marketing and licensing alliance for lube and advanced fuels hydroprocessing and engineering capabilities to companies in the refining sector.
KBR wins management deal for US Army in Iraq
Engineering and construction major KBR was awarded a task order by the US Army to provide management support to US Embassy staff in Baghdad and services at other diplomatic posts throughout Iraq. The task order is valued at over $500 million over a time period of one base year plus one option year.
KBR wins technology, process design deal on China coal-based ammonia plant
KBR was awarded a contract by China National Coal Group Corp. to provide ammonia technology, process design package and technical services for two 1,660 tpd ammonia synloop units at a complex in Tuke Industrial Park, Erdos, Inner Mongolia, China.
KBR opens new operating center in Angola
KBR has officially opened a new operating center in Luanda, Angola, the company said on Thursday. Operations out of this facility will include engineering, project management and construction management services.
Foster Wheeler to hire Linde exec Masters as CEO
The board of directors for engineering firm Foster Wheeler has approved a senior leadership succession plan under which J. Kent Masters, 50, will become CEO, effective October 1.
CB&I wins $500mn LNG tank deal in Asia Pacific
CB&I has been awarded a contract in excess of $500 million for the engineering, fabrication and construction of two 160,000 cubic meter LNG storage tanks, as well as additional work for a confidential LNG liquefaction project in the Asia Pacific region.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they targeted petrochemical facilities in the Gulf 4/6
- Damietta Green Ammonia completes pre-FEED for $873-MM, 150,000-tpy green ammonia facility 4/6
- EIB and Eni sign €500-MM in financing for new biorefinery in Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi 4/6
- India's Reliance buys Venezuelan oil directly from PDVSA 4/6
- Japan to boost intermediate chemical imports amid tighter naphtha supply 4/6
- Five EU countries call for windfall tax on energy companies 4/6
