Work Begins on $1.8B Jawa-1 GTCC Plant in Asia
Construction of Jawa-1, a combined-cycle gas-fired power plant, the biggest project of its kind in Southeast Asia, began last week. “The project is part of …
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A new strategy is helping Jacobs and Shell see safety onboarding more clearly
It’s called Visual Onboarding and it’s changing the way craft employees are onboarded at Shell’s Scotford site near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A …
Halliburton awarded drilling contract from Eni
Halliburton today announced it has signed two contracts with Eni Iraq BV (Eni) to provide integrated drilling services at Eni’s Zubair Oil Field in Southern …
Saudi Arabia plans spate of water project privatizations in 2019
Saudi Arabia plans to tender or award six water-related projects in 2019 as it pushes ahead with a privatization program that got off to a slow start. The …
Construction of the MG Beineu-Bozoi-Shymkent allowed Kazakhstan to increase gas export to foreign markets
The national operator of Kazakhstan, KazTransGas, has launched a high-tech compressor station Turkestan, which will increase the export of Kazakh gas to China, …
Socar, 1st phase of Heydar Aliyev Refinery modernization completed
On December 21 a new bitumen plant and liquefied gas filling station were launched as part of the 1st phase of Heydar Aliyev Refinery’s reconstruction and …
Nghi Son refinery and petrochemical project begins commercial operation
The Nghi Son oil refinery and petrochemical plant in the north central province of Thanh Hoa officially began its commercial operation on December 23. “The …
The Snam, Enagás, Fluxys consortium completes the acquisition of 66% of the Greek operator DESFA
The consortium consisting of Snam (60%), Enagás (20%) and Fluxys (20%) has yesterday completed the acquisition of a 66% stake in DESFA, the national operator …
Borouge begins construction for fifth polypropylene unit
Borouge, a joint venture between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and Austria’s Borealis, has begun construction of its fifth polypropylene unit …
CNOOC signs strategic cooperation agreements with 9 international oil companies
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has signed strategic cooperation agreements with nine international firms for two offshore areas in the Pearl …