Middle East
KBR wins UK government work in Iraq, Afghanistan
KBR has been selected by the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to provide life support, vehicle maintenance and healthcare services across Baghdad, Basra and Erbil in Iraq, and Kabul and Lashkar Gah in Afghanistan.
India ammonia group picks KBR for engineering, technology license
KBR was awarded a contract by Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) - a Jaypee Group company - to provide license and engineering design services for JAL’s brownfield 2,200 tpd ammonia plant in Kanpur, India.
Petrochemical demand on decline amid soft global economy - report
Prices for petrochemicals, used as the raw materials for many intermediates, derivatives and downstream chemicals, declined in July, representing the first decrease in 10 months, according to a report issued Wednesday by Fitch Ratings.
Foster Wheeler awarded EPCm contract for Engen South Africa pipeline project
Foster Wheeler has been awarded a contract by Engen Petroleum for engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) services for Engen’s new multi-products pipeline feeder lines and infrastructure project at the company’s Durban refinery in South Africa.
Malaysian engineers seek technical forums - poll
A recent survey of Malaysia based chemical engineers showed a strong demand for additional technical activities in the country. The poll, conducted by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), was commissioned to gain a deeper understanding of the needs of the Malaysian chemical and process engineering community, the group said.
KBR wins pre-FEED for Anadarko LNG plant in Africa
KBR was awarded a contract by Anadarko Mozambique to perform a pre-front-end-engineering and design (pre-FEED) study for a prospective liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Mozambique, Africa.
Technip wins design deal for Qatargas refinery expansion
Technip has won the design contract for a capacity-doubling expansion of Qatargas’ Laffan condensate refinery, officials said on Friday. France-based Technip will design facilities to raise output to 292,000 bpd, up from 146,000 bpd. The value of the front-end engineering and design deal was not disclosed.
Fluor wins deal from Chevron to expand oil pipeline in Kazakhstan, Russia
Fluor has been awarded a contract by Chevron Neftegaz - one of three project managers engaged by the Caspian Pipeline Consortium - for its recently-announced expansion project. Fluor will provide project services for the marine terminal and supervisory control and data system (SCADA) portions of the Caspian expansion project.
Fluor wins EPC deal for Saudi Arabia polymer plant
Fluor has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by SAPCo, a joint venture company being formulated between Saudi Acrylic Acid Co. and Evonik Industries, for the super absorbent polymer project (SAP) in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
Invensys to build integrated refinery information system for Saudi Aramco, Total project
Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of technology systems, software solutions and consulting services to the manufacturing and infrastructure operations industries, said it signed a multi-million dollar contract to implement an integrated refinery information system (IRIS) for Saudi Aramco Total Refining & Petrochemical Co. (SATORP).
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