Industry News

Kenya offshore awards

Valve World Publisher - April 8, 2002

Pancontinental Oil and Gas NL (Australia) has reached agreement with the government of Kenya for the award of three large, prospective, shallow water, onshore/offshore blocks.

European joint venture for neo polyol esters

Valve World Publisher - March 22, 2002

Celanese Chemicals Europe GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany) and Hatco Corporation (Fords, New Jersey, USA) have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture for the production and sale of neo polyol esters (NPEs).

IOC plans to double refinery capacity

Valve World Publisher - March 22, 2002

State-run Indian Oil Corp. (IOC) has finalised plans to double the capacity of its Panipat refinery in northern India to 240,000 barrels per day.

Golden Valve awards

Valve World Publisher - March 20, 2002

Winning entries in the annual Golden Valve computer graphics competition are scheduled for exhibition at the International Process & Power 2002 conference, 19–23 May, Huntsville, Alabama, USA.

New president for Halliburton Energy

Valve World Publisher - March 20, 2002

Dave Lesar, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Halliburton, has announced the appointment of John Gibson, 44, as president of the company's Halliburton Energy Services business unit.

Technip-Coflexip to build Saudi acid plant

Valve World Publisher - March 14, 2002

Technip-Coflexip has been awarded by SABIC a contract for the design and construction of an acetic acid plant in SABIC's Arabian Industrial Fibers Company Complex in the industrial city of Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.

Trinidad FEED award

Valve World Publisher - March 12, 2002

CSO Aker Engineering Inc., a US entity of the Teechnip-Coflexip Group has been awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by BHP Billiton for its Angostura Development Project offshore Trinidad.

Statoil awards contracts

Valve World Publisher - March 6, 2002

Statoil has awarded contracts for the Kristin and Mikkel gas and condensate fields in the Norwegian Sea.

Serbia energy projects

Valve World Publisher - February 27, 2002

Serbia is seeking international loans and offer joint ventures and BOT (build-operate-transfer) projects in a bid to revive its energy sector and stabilise electricity, gas and fuel supplies.

VaxGen to build AIDA vaccine plant

Valve World Publisher - February 26, 2002

VaxGen Inc. and a group of South Korean investors have announced the formation of a joint venture, which will invest approximately USD 120 million to build and operate a facility in Incheon, South Korea, to manufacture VaxGen's AIDS vaccine.

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