Wärtsilä is upgrading a paper-pulp plant in Russia
The paper and pulp plant specialised in newspaper material Solikamsk Thermal Power Station, in Eastern Russia, will be upgraded by Wärtsilä with new, …
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Mozambique Government awards three contracts for gas development projects
The Mozambican National Petroleum Institute has awarded gas development projects to three institutions, Norway’s Yara International, Shell Mozambique and GL …
Thyssenkrupp to build one of the world’s largest textile polyester lines for SASA in Turkey
Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions’ subsidiary Uhde Inventa-Fischer is to build a PET plant for SASA Polyester Sanayi in Adana, Turkey. The contract was …
Fluor selected as engineering services provider by NCOC in Kazakhstan
Fluor Corporation announced that it was awarded a two-year engineering services framework agreement with North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) for conceptual …
Sinopec to finalize $3-billion Iran refinery contract
National Iranian Oil Company and China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) will finalize a contract to expand the Abadan Oil Refinery in southern …
Shell exits third Saudi project after ending Sabic venture
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. agreed to buy out Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s 50 percent stake in a petrochemical joint venture for $820 million, marking the third …
Gazprom Neft enhances production from Arctic Sea field
Gazprom Neft, through its subsidiary Gazpromneft-Shelf, has commissioned two new production wells at its Prirazlomnoye field, bringing the total number of …
Saipem got new world-wide agreements for $240mln
Saipem has been awarded new contracts and the extension of pre-existing agreements in the onshore drilling sector in Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Bolivia and …
GE has secured $1.4bln in power plant construction, upgrades in Iraq
GE announced it has won more than $1.4 billion in orders from Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity for new power plants as well as technology upgrades and …
Statoil says mistakes, lack of maintenance led to Troll, Mongstad accidents
Operational mistakes and a lack of maintenance led to two near-fatal accidents at Norway’s Troll field and at the Mongstad refinery, operator Statoil …