Saipem awarded with the Grand Prix National de l’Ingénierie
On 24 October, Sofresid Engineering, a subsidiary of Saipem with headquarters in France, was awarded with the Grand Prix national de l’ingénierie …
End-User Industries
TechnipFMC announces first technology license for epichlorohydrin in India
TechnipFMC announces that it has signed its first Epicerol Technology License Agreement with Meghmani Finechem (MFL) in India. The 50 kta capacity plant will …
Moroccan Mya Energy to build refinery in north with Russian help
Morocco’s MYA Energy, Russian Development Bank and Russia’s export center agreed to build a €2 billion oil refinery with an initial 100,000 barrel per …
Ulsan PP breaks ground on new polypropylene facility in South Korea
LyondellBasell announced that Ulsan PP Co., a joint venture between PolyMirae Company, a 50-50 partnership of LyondellBasell and Daelim, and SK Advanced broke …
French-German-Russian firms plan work for Hungary’s Paks II project
Rusatom Automated Control Systems (RASU), a subsidiary of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, and the Franco-German consortium Framatome-Siemens have …
Eni starts production at Obiafu 41, in Nigeria
Eni started gas and condensate production from the Obiafu 41 discovery, Niger Delta, just 3 weeks after well completion. The discovery contains approximately …
McDermott awarded large contract for mixed feed cracker in Saudi Arabia
McDermott International announced it has been awarded a large (between USD $50 million and USD $250 million) contract by Saudi Aramco and Total Raffinage …
Petrofac secures three engineering contracts in MENA
Petrofac will provide FEED and conceptualisation studies to clients in Oman and Libya following the award of a clutch of new contracts. In Oman, Petrofac will …
Adnoc, Adani, Basf and Borealis sign MoU to plan $4bn chemical plant in India
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), Adani Group, Basf SE and Borealis have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to engage in a joint feasibility …
COOEC-Fluor completes pipe spool fabrication for KIPIC Al-Zour project
Fluor Corporation announced that its joint venture COOEC-Fluor Heavy Industries (COOEC-Fluor) fabrication yard in Zhuhai, China, has safely completed the pipe …