Construction
Total completes deep conversion at Port Arthur refinery, new units on-stream
Total on Thursday announced the completion of a three-year, $2.2 billion expansion of its Port Arthur refinery, with all new units successfully started and on-stream.
Construction markets show promise, poised for second-half recovery – Foster Wheeler
Global engineering and construction (E&C) markets are showing signs of strengthening, with industry revenues likely to rise in the second half of 2011, the interim chief executive of contractor Foster Wheeler said on Tuesday.
Technip awarded €100mn EPC contract for Canada oil sands project
France-based Technip said it has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) support contract worth approximately €100mn for the Horizon oil sands project in Fort McMurray, Canada.
Siemens wins supply contracts for topside solutions on FPSO project in Brazil
Siemens Energy has been awarded several contracts for the supply of topside solutions including power generation, water injection and power distribution packages for a Brazilian FPSO (floating, production, storage and offloading) project.
LyondellBasell likely to raise US ethylene capacity, may build new cracker - CEO
Global petrochemicals major LyondellBasell is likely to raise its ethylene capacity at two US sites and is considering building a new cracker, CEO Jim Gallogly said on Monday.
Safety milestone reached by AltairStrickland during BP Texas City turnaround work
AltairStrickland, a process plant turnaround (TAR) engineering, management and maintenance firm, said it recently set a major safety milestone as part of its 2011 turnaround work at BP’s Texas City refinery.
Chevron awards $65mn contract to KBR for base oil expansion at Mississippi refinery
KBR has been awarded a $65mn contract for a base oil expansion project at Chevron’s refinery in Pascagoula, Miss., the global engineering and construction firm announced on Wednesday.
CB&I awarded over $45mn to build storage tanks for Canadian oil sands project
CB&I has been awarded a project in excess of $45mn to build storage tanks at a Canadian oil sands project near Fort McMurray, Alberta.
Technip awarded EPC contract for Petrobras refinery in Brazil
Brazilian energy major Petrobras awarded Technip, in consortium with Tomé Engenharia, a lump sum turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for five new units at the Presidente Bernardes refinery in Cubatão, state of São Paulo.
Jacobs completes acquisition of Aker Solutions' onshore P&C operations in China
Jacobs Engineering Group has completed the acquisition of Aker Projects (Shanghai) Company Ltd, Aker Solutions' onshore process and construction (P&C) operations in China.
- Lummus Technology selected for major ethanol-to-jet SAF project in India 5/1
- INEOS sells sulfur dioxide and derivatives business to Ecovyst for $190 MM 5/1
- Perpetual Next selects JPB Logistics as storage partner for Dutch biomethanol facility 5/1
- Trump signs order authorizing oil pipeline project partially reviving Keystone XL 5/1
- Asia-Pacific ports advance cross-sector hydrogen and eFuel readiness 4/30
- THUNDER project launches to advance carbon-neutral eMethanol production in Europe 4/30

