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Mississippi ranked as world's top spot for oil and gas investment

Mississippi is ranked as the top place in the world for oil and gas investment, according to the opinions of international petroleum executives and managers in the annual Global Petroleum Survey, released today by the Fraser Institute.

Foster Wheeler wins engineering design deals for Preem refinery in Sweden

Foster Wheeler won a contract from Preem AB (Publ) Preemraff Lysekil (Preem) to perform the basic engineering design (BED) and front-end engineering design (FEED) for a 2013 turnaround at the Preemraff Lysekil oil refinery, located north of Gothenburg on the west coast of Sweden.

LNG consortium to build France regasification plant

Engineering firms SENER and Techint have signed a contract with EDF to develop a regasification plant in Dunkerque, France. The firms were awarded the EPC contract as part of the TS LNG consortium made up of SENER and Techint. Specific figures were not disclosed.

FMC picks design firm CH2M HILL for engineering on Wyoming soda ash expansion

Construction and design firm CH2M HILL said Thursday that it was selected by FMC Corp. to provide engineering and procurement services for FMC's soda ash expansion in Granger, Wyoming.

Foster Wheeler wins Spanish engineering award for refinery expansion work

Foster Wheeler won the 2010 national prize in industrial engineering from the Spanish National Society of Professional Industrial Engineers for refinery expansion work completed for Repsol Petróleo S.A. in Cartagena (Murcia), Spain.

India refiner touts Honeywell wireless technology in FCC expansion

Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) has implemented wireless mobile stations from Honeywell Process Solutions as part of its $200mn fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) project at its Mumbai refinery, officials said on Thursday.

Jacobs acquires majority ownership of India engineering consulting firm

Engineering firm Jacobs has acquired a majority ownership of India-based Consulting Engineering Services (CES). Founded in 1969, CES is a leading power, infrastructure, and civil engineering company in India, headquartered in Delhi.

Honeywell wins $9.6mn EPC deal to upgrade automation systems at Iraq refinery

Honeywell announced on Wednesday that it was selected by North Refineries Co. (NRC) as the main engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor to upgrade automation systems at its refinery in Baiji, Iraq.

CB&I awarded $40mn storage tank project from Bahamas refiner

CB&I has been awarded a storage tank project, valued in excess of $40mn, by the Bahamas Oil Refining Co.

Shell tells Technip, Samsung to begin construction of Australia floating LNG facility

Shell has instructed the Technip Samsung consortium (TSC) to proceed with construction of the first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility in the world, officials said on Tuesday.