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.

Petronas gets oil contract in Mozambique

Petronas, together with Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos de Mocambique (ENH), has been awarded the exploration and production contract for the offshore Zambezi Delta Block by the government of Mozambique.

Sonangol to build refinery

Angolan firm Sonangol has said that work on its USD 3 billion 200,000-barrels-a-day oil refinery in Lobito will start next year and the plant will come on stream in 2006.

Plexus awarded Shell contract

Grant Prideco, Inc. announced that its Plexus Deepwater Technologies Division has been awarded a contract by Shell Deepwater Services.

New appointment for BJ Tubular Services

BJ Services Company announced that Malcolm Gray-Stephens has been promoted to Technical Services Manager – Middle East & Asia Pacific Region for BJ Tubular Services.