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Process Optimization

HP Construction: Asia-Pacific

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. (SES) has successfully completed a commercial-scale demonstration test in which more than 2,000 tons of high-ash coal from Queensland, Australia, was gasified at its Zao..

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Saudi Aramco awards EPM contracts to consortiums

Saudi Aramco has signed two engineering and project management services contracts as part of its General Engineering Services Plus (GES+) initiative.

US senator urges IOCs to cease Libyan operations

All American and international oil companies should immediately cease operations in Libya until violence against civilians ceases. The Obama administration also should consider re-imposing U.S. sanctions that were lifted during the Bush era

Contract issued for Saudi polyamide 6.6 plant

Jacobs Engineering Group announced today that it signed a contract in December 2010 with the Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SIIG) and Arabian Chevron Phillips Petrochemical Co. (ACP) to provide engineering, procurement and construction management services for a polyamide 6.6 manufacturing plant and a number of polymer conversion projects.

BP proceeding with PTA debottlenecking in Guangdong

BP confirmed that it is proceeding with its project for a major increase in purified terephthalic acid (PTA) production capacity at the BP Zhuhai Chemical Co. Ltd. site in Guangdong Province, China. BP is also planning to build a new world-scale PTA plant at the same site.

Shaw pegged for ethylene plant expansion

The Shaw Group Inc. has been awarded a contract by Qatar Petrochemical Co. Ltd. QSC (QAPCO) to provide basic engineering services for the expansion of a 720 ktpy ethylene plant in Mesaieed, Qatar. The project will provide the design needed for expanding the plant's capacity by up to 25%.

Mubarak exits stage right

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KBR awarded FEED and PMS contracts for Jazan refinery

KBR has been awarded a contract by Saudi Aramco to provide front-end engineering and design (FEED), and project management services (PMS) for its grassroots Jazan refinery, an anticipated 400,000 bpd facility to be located in Jazan, Saudi Arabia.