Europe
Foster Wheeler will engineer new blending plant in Belgium
Foster Wheeler AG’s Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Kuwait Petroleum International Lubricants for the provision of detailed engineering services for a brownfield lube oil blending plant to be built at Kuwait Petroleum's facility at Antwerp, Belgium.
Alfa Laval acquires Aalborg Industries
Alfa Laval has signed an agreement to acquire Aalborg Industries Holding A/S for a total cash consideration of SEK 5.0 billion, on an enterprise value basis, from Altor 2003 Fund, LD Equity and the company’s management.
BASF expands superabsorbent polymer plants in Antwerp and Freeport
BASF plans to expand its existing superabsorbent polymer production capacities at its Antwerp, Belgium, and Freeport, Texas, sites.
Colfax develops bearing and lubrication cartridge for refinery cooling fans
Colfax’s Lubrication Systems Co.(LSC) business has developed a MistLock bearing and lubrication cartridge for air-cooled heat exchangers (ACHEs) used in refineries, power plants and petrochemical plants. ACHEs use fast-rotating fans to remove heat from process fluids and transfer it to the surrounding air.
ISA publishes second edition of Alarm Management: A Comprehensive Guide
The International Society of Automation (ISA) announces the publication of Alarm Management: A Comprehensive Guide, Second Edition, by Bill Hollifield and Eddie Habibi.
Fluor named project management consultant for new refinery in Turkey
SOCAR & TURCAS Rafineri A.S. (STRAS) has awarded Fluor a project management consultant (PMC) contract for a new refinery to be built in Aliaga, Turkey.
Alfa Laval sending heat exchangers to Russian refinery
Alfa Laval has received an order for compact heat exchangers from a refinery in Russia. The order value is about SEK 70 million and delivery is scheduled for 2011.
Wood Group GTS awarded GE Frame 9E gas turbine contract
Wood Group GTS has been awarded a five-year gas turbine term maintenance agreement by Stadtwerke München (SWM), Germany's largest municipal company supplying gas and electricity to more than one million customers in the Munich area.
Chevron’s budget for next year is $26 billion
Chevron has announced a $26 billion capital and exploratory spending program for 2011. Included in the 2011 program are $2 billion of expenditures by affiliates, which do not require cash outlays by Chevron. Acquisition costs associated with the recently announced purchase of Atlas Energy are not included.
Shell Global Solutions wants to help refiners manage sulfur levels
Shell Global Solutions launched a sulfur technology platform at the European Refining Technology Conference (ERTC) Annual Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey.
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- TotalEnergies and Kia renew lubricants contract for another five years 4/20
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