Process Optimization
SNC-Lavalin acquires Columbian engineering firm
SNC-Lavalin has acquired Itansuca Proyectos de Ingenieria S.A., an engineering firm of 1,000 professionals and administrative staff in the energy sector based in Bogota, Colombia.
Petrobras signs contract for new units at Refap
Petrobras signed today a contract for the construction of the new diesel hydrotreating unit (HDT II) and the new hydrogen generation unit (UGH II) at the Alberto Pasqualini refinery (Refap) in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Kentz helping get Qatar’s Pearl GTL plant in shape
Kentz Corp. Ltd. has been enlisted to assist in executing plant change requests for Qatar Shell GTL Ltd. Kentz will provide engineering design, construction supervision and procurement services for plant changes and projects at the Pearl gas to liquids (GTL) plant in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar.
Jacobs buys Aker Solutions' process and construction business
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has reached a definitive agreement with Aker Solutions ASA to purchase a number of Aker's operations within its process and construction (P&C) business area.
Foster Wheeler FEED-ing two Brazilian refineries
Foster Wheeler AG’s Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a basic engineering design and front-end engineering design (FEED) contract from Petrobras for two grassroots refineries in Brazil.
Chiyoda giving Shell a hand in Singapore and Malaysia
Chiyoda Singapore (Pte) Ltd., signed a new engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) contract with Shell Eastern Petroleum Ltd. for a project in its Pulau Bukom manufacturing site in Singapore.
Shaw to help engineer a new ethylene plant in India
The Shaw Group Inc. has been selected by GAIL (India) to provide its proprietary technology and basic engineering for a new 450,000 tpy ethylene plant. Shaw also will provide support during detailed engineering, procurement and construction, and commissioning and startup of the plant, which will be part of GAIL's petrochemical complex in Pata, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Jacobs working on desulfurization unit in Taiwan
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has received a contract from CPC Corp. to design and license Jacobs' proprietary technology for a desulfurization unit as part of the Ta-Lin refinery expansion project in Kaoshiung, Taiwan.
Technip awarded major contract in Algeria
Technip has been awarded by Sonatrach, the Algerian national oil company, a contract for the refurbishment and revamping of the Algiers refinery.
Siirtec Nigi lands large Shah gas development contracts
Siirtec Nigi S.p.A. is pleased to announce that it has been awarded two contracts by Saipem S.p.A. to design and supply eight packages, each including burner, reaction furnace, steam drum, waste heat boiler, and 20 sulfur condensers.
- XRG acquires upstream stake in Vaca Muerta to support the Argentina LNG project 6/29
- Baker Hughes extends long-term service agreement with Nigeria LNG to support critical expansion project 6/29
- Technip Energies, Alterra and Neste launch Nerea, a standardized modular solution for plastic chemical recycling 6/29
- KBR technology selected for 100,000-tpy ethanol-to-jet SAF plant in Singapore 6/29
- Acelen to license Alfa Laval's HVO pre-treatment technology for Brazilian biorefinery 6/29
- Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and Gold Hydrogen sign MoU to assess green methanol production in Australia 6/29

