Four firms vie for Chinese gas
General Electric Co, Alstom, Siemens AG and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have been shortlisted to supply power generating equipment for 10 gas-fired power plants across China as part of the country's west-east gas project.
South Pars enters final bidding stage
Iran will hold its last negotiating session with the two final bidders for phases 9 and 10 of the South Pars gas field in Tehran later this week.
Subsea production system for Statoil
FMC Technologies Inc. has announced that a unit of its FMC Energy Systems business has been awarded a contract to provide a complete subsea production system for a Statoil project in the North Sea.
Lurgi to supply Austrian plant
Lurgi Energie und Entsorgung GmbH (Ratingen, Germany) has won the order for the supply and construction of the combustion part of a residue processing and sewage sludge incineration plant designed to produce district heat for Vienna, Fernwärme Wien/WSO4.
New president for Jacobs
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced that Craig Martin has been promoted to the position of President effective July 15, 2002.
Sealing Solutions gains Parker Certification
Sealing Solutions Inc., an authorised distributor of Parker Hannifin sealing products, has been certified as a Parker Sealing Technology Center.
South Pars 9 & 10 contract imminent
Iran's oil ministry is close to awarding a USD 1.6 billion contract for phases 9 and 10 of its giant South Pars gas field to a consortium headed either by Korea's LG Construction Co. or France's Technip-Coflexip SA (TKP), head of the Pars Oil and Gas Company said.
Auma demonstrates global fieldbus expertise
Three South African fieldbus applications for Auma have demonstrated global fieldbus expertise, world-wide technical support and that the company supports a wide range of protocols.
Coal-into-oil products
US-based Headwaters Inc. has announced plans with Shenhua Group Corp. Ltd to build in China the world's first commercial plant to turn coal into diesel fuel and gasoline.
Sinopec chem expansion
BP PLC and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., or Sinopec Corp., are in talks to expand a Sinopec unit in eastern China to meet the country's growing need for purified terephthalic acid.
