Foundation Fieldbus guide

A new pocket guide from the Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society (ISA) is now available in Europe from American Technical Publishers.

Conbraco invests

Valve and flow control manufacturer Conbraco have invested EUR 50,000 in additional warehouse racking and handling equipment at its facility in Manchester, UK.

Joint operation in India

BG, India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Reliance Industries have agreed to jointly operate the Panna-Mukta and Tapti oil and gas fields, ending a row over who would manage the highly-profitable fields.

Steam generators at Belgian nuclear plant replaced

Westinghouse Electric Company has won a USD 11.8 million contract with the European energy company Electrabel to replace the two steam generators in operation at Unit 2 of the Doel nuclear power plant in Belgium.

FCX global network

Flow control specialist FCX International has completed its new "portal"-style website providing a simple doorway to contacts, services and products in all of its global flow control network.

Beating aggressive slurries

James Walker (UK) has launched its new Aluflon compression packing world-wide, following success with highly aggressive chemical slurries in Australia.

Venezuela to develop LNG project

Venezuela has signed an agreement with an Anglo-Dutch company and another firm from Japan to start developing a USD 2.7 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project which aims to make the oil-rich nation a net gas exporter by 2007.

International tender on PVC plant

Iran is in the final stage of an international tender on the establishment of a 300,000-ton-a-year plant to produce polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, Mohammad-Reza Nematzadeh, head of the state National Petrochemical Co., has said.

Lukoil and Gazprom sign strategic pact

Lukoil and Gazprom have signed a general strategic partnership agreement.

Vietnamese plastics plant

Vietnam Saigon Plastic Association (VSPA) has boosted its plans to build a USD 800 million, natural-gas fired plastics plant in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.