Technical

The National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) will put on international tender the exploration and development of 16 newly defined oil blocks during a two-day conference (January 28–29) in the Hague, Netherlands.

Beswick Engineering has published a new 2004–2005 catalogue describing its expanding line of miniature valves, fittings, cylinders, tubing, pressure regulators, orifices, quick disconnects and other fluid power devices.

ARCA Regler GmbH (Tönisvorst, Germany) has been granted an order of more than 90 control and switch-over valves for a big refinery in Belarus.

Rokkasho, a remote fishing village in northern Japan, is confident it will become host to a USD 12 billion experimental nuclear fusion reactor.

Following the retirement in October of David Pangbourne, Rob Bartlett has recently been appointed as the new BVAA Director.

Ceetak, the UK designer and supplier of seals, has launched a new service for the customised design and production of special-purpose rubber seals and gaskets.

Qatar Petroleum and ConocoPhillips have signed a Statement of Intent regarding the construction of a gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant in Ras Laffan, Qatar.

OPEC member Kuwait is likely to re-tender a major contract aimed at boosting its oil export capacity to 3 million barrels per day, a senior executive has said.

Peter Brotherhood has secured a GBP 1.85 million contract to supply three reciprocating gas compressors to a gas processing facility jointly owned by BP and Sonatrach in In Amenas, Algeria.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has announced that a subsidiary company in Singapore was appointed by GlaxoWellcome Manufacturing Pte Ltd (a GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) company) to deliver scheme design and engineering, procurement, and construction management services to redevelop the facilities that house technical development and quality assurance/quality control analytical testing support to manufacturing at Jurong, Singapore.