Europe
HP Integration Strategies: Standards needed for laboratory system integration
Organizations in the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) and elsewhere frequently underestimate the value of the analytical laboratory to the enterprise. The perception is that the lab is a cost cen..
HP Construction: Europe
Süd-Chemie, a member of the Clariant Group, has started construction of what will reportedly be the largest German plant for manufacturing climate-friendly biofuel cellulosic ethanol from agricul..
HP Construction Profile: Eni starts slurry technology project at Italy refinery
Italian oil and gas major Eni has started work on applying Eni Slurry Technology (EST) at its Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi refinery, located near Pavia in northern Italy.EST is Eni’s proprietary ..
Siemens opens Norway subsea technology center
Siemens invested more than €10 million in the refurbishment of a building in which new process equipment will be developed and manufactured. The new facility covering an area of 10,000 square meters will be the global research and development center for the company’s subsea oil and gas business.
Shell sells $730m stake in Norway gas transport JV
Shell has agreed to sell its interests in natural gas transport infrastructure joint venture Gassled to Infragas Norge for about $730 million, based on current exchange rates. Gassled is Norway’s integrated gas transportation system and processing facilities, which transports most of the gas production on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) to consumers on the European continent and in the United Kingdom.
Tyco inks supply deal with Shell for butterfly valves
The flow control unit of Tyco International has been selected by Shell to provide butterfly valves for the company’s global operations. The five-year agreement covers more than 2,500 of Tyco's Vanessa, Winn, NeoTecha and Sapag brand highly engineered butterfly valves, for use in projects, maintenance repair operations and turnaround applications, the company said.
PGI Energy forms new European division to trade petroleum products in UK
PGI Energy has established a new European division, registered in London and Wales to trade petroleum products throughout the UK, the energy holding company said on Wednesday.
Foster Wheeler awarded design engineering work for Statoil processing plants in Norway
Foster Wheeler has been awarded a deal to provide detailed design engineering for Aibel, which has been appointed by Statoil as the main EPC contractor for the Kårstø development project (KDP) 2013 for the Kårstø and Kollsnes oil and gas processing plants in Norway.
ExxonMobil, Rosneft agree to $3.2bn Arctic oil deal
Rosneft and ExxonMobil said they have agreed to undertake joint exploration and development of hydrocarbon resources in Russia, the US and other countries throughout the world, while also beginning technology-sharing activities.
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.
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