Plexus awarded Shell contract
Grant Prideco, Inc. announced that its Plexus Deepwater Technologies Division has been awarded a contract by Shell Deepwater Services.
Uhde awarded Hungarian contract
The Hungarian chemical company BorsodChem Rt. has awarded Uhde a contract for a new oxychlorination plant as the first stage in the expansion of its production capacity for vinyl chloride (VCM) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
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.
Nanhai petrochemical project
Major construction work is expected to start in early 2003 on the Nanhai Petrochemical complex, which is located on Daya Bay near Hong Kong.
Oman approves third LNG train
Oman has approved an expansion of its liquefied natural gas plant through a third train which is expected to raise the country's output by 50% to 9.9 million tonnes a year, an oil ministry official has said.