Project Management
URS acquires civil engineering firm BP Barber
URS Corp. today announced it has acquired BP Barber, a privately-held civil engineering firm specializing in water and wastewater infrastructure and headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina.
Technip awarded project management contract for China chemical plant
Bluestar Adisseo Nanjing awarded French firm Technip a detailed engineering, procurement and project management services contract for a methionine plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
KBR inks engineering contract with Saudi Aramco
KBR today announced that its newly-established Middle East-based engineering company has been awarded an engineering and project management services contract from the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) as part of its general engineering services plus (GES+) initiative.
Statoil awards contract to Foster Wheeler for Snøhvit development project in Norway
Foster Wheeler announced today that a subsidiary of its global engineering and construction group has received a contract from Statoil Petroleum AS for the pre-front-end engineering (pre-FEED) for the Snøhvit future development project at Statoil’s Melkøya-based LNG facility on Melkøya Island.
IPIC proceeds with plan for $3bn UAE refinery, gives engineering deal to Shaw
International Petroleum Investment Co. (IPIC) announced that it is proceeding with the implementation of a 200,000 bbl/day refinery at Fujairah, at an estimated cost of $3 billion.
China awards deal for second coal-to-SNG plant to Haldor Topsøe
Haldor Topsøe has been awarded the contract for the second out of four SNG (substitute natural gas) projects approved by China’s National Development and Reform Commission.
Capstone Turbine Corp. secures two new orders from large US energy firm
Capstone Turbine Corp., the world's leading clean-technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, today announced it recently secured two new orders from a large US energy and gas transmission company.
Ex-Im Bank gives initial approval for $2.8 billion in financing for Colombian refinery
The Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the US today voted to grant preliminary approval for a $2.84 billion direct loan/loan guarantee to Colombia’s Refinería de Cartagena S.A. (Reficar).
Marubeni buys $270 million shale stake from Marathon
Marathon Oil has signed an agreement with Marubeni Denver Julesburg, a subsidiary of Marubeni Corp., under which Marathon will assign a portion of its interest in the Niobrara shale play within the DJ Basin of southeast Wyoming and northern Colorado.
URS to provide services to BP’s Whiting refinery
URS Corp. today announced that it has been awarded a contract by BP Products North America Inc. to provide construction maintenance services, including electrical, mechanical, piping, instrumentation and civil works to the Whiting refinery in Whiting, Indiana.
- INEOS to invest €250 MM in Lavera cracker modernization project in France 11/19
- BASF adds ISCC EU certification to certified biomass-balanced methanol portfolio 11/19
- Ducor Petrochemicals, Blue Circle Olefins partner to create a fully circular supply chain for polypropylene 11/18
- World's first: Air Liquide’s innovative technology converts ammonia into hydrogen at industrial scale 11/18
- Borouge to supply advanced polyolefin solutions for next-generation vehicles 11/18
- ASTM International signs MoU with Gulf Cooperation Council Laboratory Company for Technical Services (GCC Lab TSCo.) 11/18

