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1 Upstream oil & gas |
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China has laid out a primary plan for its second pipeline of the West-East natural gas transmission project. According to the plan, construction of the 8794km gas pipeline, which consists of one major line and eight sub lines, will involve an investment of USD 19.8 billion. The major line will extend 4945km running from Khorgos in the NW Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to Guangzhou, capital of south Guangdong Province. It would carry natural gas from central Asian countries and Xinjiang to the economically prosperous but energy thirsty eastern and southern China areas, including Shanghai and Guangdong Province. Construction of the pipeline will begin this year and it will go into operation in 2010. The pipeline would pass through 13 Chinese regions. | ||||||||||
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Technip has been awarded by Shell a contract for the ultra-deep
water Perdido oil field development, located 200mi south of Freeport
(Texas), in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract covers engineering,
fabrication and installation of one flowline and one steel catenary
riser, with a total length of 8.24mi. The pipelines will reach
a maximum water depth of 9700ft along the route. Technip’s
operating center in Houston (Texas) will execute this contract.
The pipelines will be welded at the Group’s spoolbase located
in Mobile (Alabama). Offshore installation will be completed using
Deep Blue, Technip’s deepwater pipelay vessel. CONTACT (Technip): Laurence Bricq, +33 (0) 1 47 78 26 37, email: lbricq@technip.com |
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A consortium of AMEC, the international engineering and project
management company, JAGAL and NETCO has been awarded a five-year
contract by Mobil Producing Nigeria, part of ExxonMobil, for the
upgrade and expansion of offshore and onshore oil and gas production
facilities in SE Nigeria. The USD 220 million engineering, procurement
and construction management "Major Integrity Projects" programme
is a 5+ year arrangement comprising multiple contracts that will
be fully implemented in Nigeria and will exceed the Nigerian Content
Directive. The consortium will provide project management, project
services and engineering design for the programme, which will not
only ensure continuing operations but also extend the life-span
of production facilities and supporting infrastructure in this
major oil-producing region. AMEC will primarily provide project
management and procurements skills, NETCO will primarily provide
engineering skills, and JAGAL will primarily provide logistics
and support services. CONTACT (AMEC): Frank Stokes, +44 (0) 1789 208477, email: frank.stokes@amec.com |
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The plan for development and operation of Yttergryta has been submitted to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The gas field is located around 5km NW of Åsgard B in the Norwegian Sea. The gas from Yttergryta will be transported in a pipeline to Åsgård B and from there via the Åsgard Transport gas pipeline to the facility at Kårstø. Expected production from Yttergryta is 1.75 billion standard cum (Sm3) of gas with very low carbon dioxide content. It will be developed with a subsea template tied back to the Åsgard B platform. Start-up is scheduled for the first quarter of 2009. The production period will be between 3 to 5 years with a maximum anticipated production of 3.5 million Sm3 per day. The exploration well that was drilled in June 2007 will be converted to a production well in 2008. The template for the subsea production facility has already been installed. Development costs will total around NOK 1.2 billion, including drilling expenses. StatoilHydro is operator for Yttergryta with a 45.75% interest. The other licensees are Total with 24.5%, Petoro with 19.95% and Eni with 9.8%. | ||||||||||
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Aker Kvaerner has signed a five-year partnership agreement with
Shell UK Ltd and A/S Norske Shell (Shell) covering the provision,
installation, commissioning and life-of-field support of subsea
control systems in the North Sea. The framework agreement is signed
for an initial five-year period, with five optional one-year extensions.
It could be worth between GBP 20 and 30 million over the first
five years. The deal brings Aker Kvaerner Subsea's controls delivery
and service, including aftermarket services, into one contract
arrangement to ensure maximum efficiency in supporting Shell's
projects. Delivery of the terms of the agreement will be managed
from Aker Kvaerner Subsea's Aberdeen operations, where the global
management of the controls systems organisation is located. CONTACT (Aker Kvaerner Subsea): Endre Johansen, +47 22 94 58 91, mob: +47 416 10 605, email: endre.johansen@akerkvaerner.com |
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Aker Kvaerner takes further strides into the booming Asian market
by signing two contracts with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine
Engineering (DSME). Both contracts are for the delivery of a complete
deepwater marine drilling riser system with buoyancy package and
associated equipment. Combined contract value is USD 75 million.
The two deepwater marine drilling riser systems will be used for
two drilling units - a drillship and a semi-rig - that DSME is
building. Each riser system will have a length of 7500ft. The drilling
riser systems will be manufactured and delivered out of Aker Kvaerner
Subsea's new high-tech manufacturing centre in Malaysia. Buoyancy
modules will be manufactured by Aberdeen-based Phoenix Polymers
International Ltd, a company which Aker Kvaerner acquired a controlling
50% stake in June last year. Delivery of both drilling riser systems
is scheduled for 2010. CONTACT (Aker Kvaerner Subsea): Endre Johansen, +47 22 94 58 91, mob: +47 416 10 605, email: endre.johansen@akerkvaerner.com |
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Technip has been awarded two major contracts by Petrobras America,
a subsidiary of Petrobras, worth a total of over USD 300 million,
for the development of the Cascade and Chinook gas fields, located
in the Walker Ridge area of the Gulf of Mexico, in 8200ft and 8800ft
of water, respectively. The first contract covers the engineering,
procurement, construction and installation of five free standing
hybrid riser systems for both Cascade and Chinook fields. The second
contract covers the installation of the Cascade infield flowlines
and gas export pipeline and includes: welding of approximately
120km of 6in and 9in steel pipelines; design and fabrication of
10 PLET and 2 in-line tees; and installation of the pipelines and
associated structures. Technip’s operating center in Houston,
Texas, will execute the contracts. The pipelines will be welded
at the Group’s spoolbase in Mobile, Alabama. Offshore installation
is scheduled to commence in the third quarter of 2009, using Technip’s
vessels Deep Blue and Constructor. CONTACT (Technip): Laurence Bricq,+33 (0) 1 47 78 26 37, email: lbricq@technip.com |
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Melrose Resources plc (Melrose) has announced the results of
recent exploration drilling and a planned development project in
Bulgaria. Following the announcement of the award to Melrose of
the Block Galata exploration concession, Melrose has drilled the
Galata E3 - Kaliakra exploration well using the Atwood Cross drilling
rig. The well was drilled to test a structural feature similar
to that at the nearby Galata gas field, with the main reservoir
target in a Palaeocene-aged formation. The well intersected the
top reservoir at a measured depth of 2743ft and found a gross hydrocarbon
column of 46ft. Open hole log data indicates a net pay interval
of 33ft with an average porosity of 31% and high gas saturations.
Due to the high quality of the reservoir, flow testing was not
required and the well has been suspended for use as a production
well. Plans are now being formulated for the development of the
field using a subsea completion and tying the well back 15km to
the Galata platform production facilities. The objective is to
achieve production from the well no later than mid-2009. Based
on the open log data, the reserves in the immediate vicinity of
the well are estimated at 8 billion cubic feet (Bcf) and there
is an additional upside in the field of over 40Bcf if a shale-filled
channel to the east of the structure acts as an effective seal.
Based on seismic mapping and regional analogues, the estimated
chance of success for the upside reserves case is 50%. The total
field size will become clear after a period of production. Further
exploration potential also exists on trend with the discovery in
three structural prospects which have combined unrisked reserves
of 31Bcf with an average chance of success of 45%. CONTACT (Melrose Resources plc): David Thomas, Chief Executive, Robert Adair, Executive Chairman, Munro Sutherland, Finance Director, +44 131 221 3360 |
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McDermott International Inc. (McDermott) has announced that a
subsidiary of J. Ray McDermott SA (J. Ray) has been awarded a contract
by Woodside for the Pluto offshore platform NW of Karratha, Western
Australia. The scope of work for this contract includes the installation
engineering, transportation and installation of the complete platform.
Contracts of this nature are typically valued at USD 100 million.
The substructure, a four-leg extended base tower with a launch
weight of 10,000 metric tons, will be secured with drilled and
grouted foundations by J. Ray's 3080tn capacity construction barge,
the DB30. The DB30 will also lift and install the topsides. Work
will commence in the first quarter of 2008 and is expected to be
completed fourth quarter 2009. CONTACT (McDermott International Inc.): Jay Roueche or Robby Bellamy, +1 281-870-5011 |
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1.10
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EnCana Oil & Gas Inc. has filed a right-of-way application
for the construction of a 22mi natural gas pipeline with the US
Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) field office in Grand Junction,
Colorado. The proposed 32in line in the Colbran and Plateau Valley
area would transport as much as 650MMscfd of field-grade gas for
further processing and delivery to markets. About 93% of the proposed
line would be at the edge of existing pipelines or road corridors.
It would begin on Hayes Mesa in the Anderson Gulch area about 5mi
west of Colbran and end at EnCana's Orchard Unit compressor near
Interstate 70 about 6mi NE of De Beque. BLM's Grand Junction office
has been designated lead office for the project. CONTACT (EnCana Oil & Gas Inc.): Alan Boras, +1 403-645-4747 |
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2 Downstream oil & gas |
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2.1
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CB&I has announced that it has been awarded a contract, valued
at USD 285 million, for an expansion project at a United States
refinery. CB&I's work scope includes engineering, procurement
and modular fabrication of a sulfur recovery and hydrogen complex. CONTACT (CB&I): Jan Sieving, +1 832 513 1111 |
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HCC (Hindustan Construction Co.) has bagged a prestigious contract worth Rs. 375.37 crore from Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL) to construct India’s first strategic crude oil storage at Vishakhapattanam, Andhra Pradesh. This order is for construction of underground rock caverns for storage of crude oil. It includes, detailed engineering and design, underground excavation, access tunnels, water curtain galleries, main storage cavern, shafts and associated underground civil works including geological mapping. The project will be completed in 36 months. | ||||||||||
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The consortium made up of Sener, Techint, Entrepose and Vinci
has been awarded the Gate Terminal B.V. project, whose shareholders
are Royal Vopak and NV Nederlandse Gasunie, for the turnkey construction
of a LNG terminal in Maasvlakte, Rotterdam. The total Project investment
by Gate Terminal B.V. amounts to EUR 800 million and it is forecasted
that it will take four years to build. The terminal will initially
be made up of three 180,000m3 LNG tanks with an emission capacity
of 9BCMA, to which two tanks of the same size and an emission of
16BCMA will be subsequently added. As regards to the dock, the
terminal will have a jetty for LNG ships of up to 267,000m3, to
which a second jetty will be added at a later date. In this experienced
group of companies from Spain, Italy and France, Sener and Techint
will carry out all the detail engineering, purchasing, construction
and start-up of the terminal jobs. On their part, Entrepose and
Vinci will carry out the engineering and construction work of the
tanks. CONTACT (Sener Ingeniería y Sistemas): Oihana Casas, +34 91 807 7318 |
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2.4
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Ishikawajimaharima Heavy Industries Co Ltd (IHI), based in Tokyo,
has received the contract to build the proposed Kochi LNG terminal.
The Petronet authorities have decided to give the contract for
the LNG terminal at Puthuvypeen to the Japanese giant. The terminal
will come up on Puthuvypeen Island where Cochin Port Trust has
allocated 40 hectares of land for the proposed project. The terminal
will be commissioned by 2011. CONTACT (IHI) Masaki Kitagawa Ph.D, +090-576-00012, (Secretary) |
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3 Power generation |
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3.1
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Foster Wheeler Ltd has announced that Foster Wheeler Energia
S.A., a Spanish subsidiary of its Global Power Group, has been
awarded a contract for a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) through
Sener Ingenieria y Sistemas S.A. for Petronor. The boiler will
be integrated in a cogeneration plant that Repsol-YPF/ Petronor
is constructing at the Petronor Refineria de Somorrostro in Bilbao,
Spain. Repsol-YPF owns 85% of the Petronor Refinery. Foster Wheeler
will design, supply and erect the HRSG, and will also provide start-up
supervision for the HRSG, which will be coupled to a General Electric
PG-6581 combustion turbine, with a total installed capacity of
42Mwe. The HRSG will produce medium- and low-pressure steam for
the refinery process. Commercial operation of the HRSG is scheduled
for the second quarter of 2009. CONTACT (Foster Wheeler Ltd): Maureen Bingert, |
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Eskom has asked two international nuclear giants to submit bids
to build South Africa's next nuclear power station. The new plant,
twice as powerful as Koeberg, would be the first of five or six
more nuclear plants that Eskom is planning to use to help solve
the country's energy shortage. Eskom spokesman Tony Stott confirmed
that late last year the company asked France-based firm Areva,
which built Koeberg, and US-based company Westinghouse to submit
bids. The reactors will be the EPR design from Areva or the AP1000
design from Westinghouse. The traditional Pressurised Water Reactors,
similar to Koeberg, were being considered for five locations in
South Africa namely Brazil, Schulpfontein, Duynefontain, Bantamsklip
and Thyspunt. The first reactor will have a 3500MW capacity. Environmental
impact assessments would be done at higher capacities for these
locations in order to ensure safety. Approval from the department
of Environmental affairs is expected by June 2009. Eskom hopes
construction will start by 2010 and the new plant will be working
by 2016. The other type of nuclear power station under consideration
is the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR). The PBM reactors are
small, only 6.2m in diameter and about 27m high with a capacity
of 165MW. Construction on a demonstration PBMR is scheduled to
start in 2009 with the first fuel being loaded by 2013. Construction
of commercial PBMRs is expected to start by 2016. CONTACT (Eskom): +27 11 800 2488 |
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3.3
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Siemens Energy Sector has won a contract for a Combined Heat
and Power Plant (CHP) in the Russian city of Perm in the Volga
federal district. OJSC Territorial Generating Co. No. 9 (TGC-9),
the regional power company in Perm, has ordered key equipment from
Siemens for the reconstruction of a more than 60yr old heat and
power plant as part of a prioritized investment program in the
region’s power supply and industrial development. The total
volume of the order is EUR 100 million. The equipment supply to
TGC-9 covers two SGT-800 gas turbines with a capacity of 47MW each,
one SST-600 steam turbine (28.3MW) and two heat recovery boilers.
The CHP unit will be installed in a specially constructed new building.
In addition to supplying the power equipment including one generator,
Siemens will be responsible for overall plant design and commissioning,
including training of personnel and supervision of plant installation.
As a result of the new investment project the thermal capacity
of the Perm HPP-6 heat and power plant, which has been in operation
since 1942, will increase from 57MWt to 180MWt. The new CHP plant,
supplied from the Siemens industrial turbine facility in Finspong,
Sweden, is scheduled to come on line in summer 2010. CONTACT (Siemens AG): Oliver Loenker, +49 9131/18-7032, fax: +49 9131/18-7039, email: oliver.loenker@siemens.com |
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Egypt's first nuclear reactor will be built at Dabba on the Mediterranean coast west of the main port of Alexandria, 160km west of Alexandria city. According to Electricity and Power Minister Hassan Younis, the site meets all the safety conditions and the requirements of operating an electricity generating nuclear plant. | ||||||||||
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CESC Ltd has firmed up plans to set up a 2000MW capacity thermal
power plant at Haldia in 3 successive phases, with implementation
of the first phase of 600MW at a cost of INR 2400 crore. The thermal
power plant would be set up at Baneswar Chawk near Jhikurkhali
in the East Mednipur district of West Bengal. The first phase of
the power plant would comprise two units of 300MW capacity each.
This would be followed by the implementation of Phase II and III
of the project making a total of 2000MW. The estimated annual demand
of coal for the first phase has been pegged at 2.7 million tonnes
annually and the union ministry of coal has provided for coal linkages
for the first phase of the project. Preliminary work on the infrastructure
for the project has already begun and power generation is expected
to commence by the middle of 2011. CONTACT (CESC Ltd): +2553-7581/85 |
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The construction of a transmission line between Nepal and India
will start within this year as Nepal Electricity Authority and
Indian Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services have started
a discussion about transmission line construction. In the first
phase, the contract for a line between Dhalkebar in Nepal and Mujaffarpur
in India will be awarded in January 2008. Once the transmission
line is built, power can be transferred from one country to another.
It is expected to help in bringing power to reduce load shedding
in Nepal and in the long term to export power to India. Likewise,
power generated from hydropower projects like Arun III and Upper
Karnali will also be exported through this line. CONTACT (Nepal Electricity Authority): +977-1-4252835, 4252836, 4252861, fax: +977-1-4256091 |
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ABB has won orders worth USD 440 million from the State Grid
Corp. of China and other partners to provide new ultrahigh voltage
technology for the world’s longest power transmission link.
The power superhighway running 2000km from western China to the
highly industrialized coastal area in the east will have a capacity
of 6400MW. That is enough to meet the needs of about 31 million
people in China. The link from the Xiangjiaba hydropower plant
to Shanghai is scheduled for completion in 2011. The ultrahigh
voltage direct current link comprises two substations and a power
transmission system using breakthrough technology to transmit electricity
at ultrahigh voltage, which will minimize the amount of power lost
in transmission. CONTACT (ABB): Wolfram Eberhardt, +41 43 317 6568, fax: +41 43 317 7958, email: media.relations@ch.abb.com |
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3.8
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Foster Wheeler Ltd has announced that a subsidiary of its Global
Power Group has been awarded a contract by Harbin Power Engineering
Co. Ltd (HPE) for the design of two CFB steam generators for the
second phase of the Cam Pha Power Plant Project in Cam Pha, Vietnam.
Foster Wheeler has received a full notice to proceed on this contract
to design two 150MWe class (gross megawatt electric) CFB steam
generators for HPE, a subsidiary of Harbin Power Plant Equipment
Group Corp. The two boilers are designed to burn waste anthracite
and slurry. Commercial operation of the new boilers is scheduled
for third-quarter 2010. CONTACT (Foster Wheeler Ltd): Maureen Bingert, +1908-730-4444, email: maureen_bingert@fwc.com |
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3.9
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Westinghouse Electric Co. has won a contract valued at USD 200
million for scope in support of the completion of TVA's Watts Bar
Nuclear Plant Unit 2, which is located near Spring City, Tennessee,
USA. Westinghouse's scope includes: upgrade and replacement of
most I&C systems, supply of new reactor coolant pumps, steam
generator services, crane replacement and upgrades, Probabilistic
Risk Assessment (PRA), NSSS plant design engineering services,
drive rods, licensing services and safety analysis. The TVA-planned
project duration is 54 months with commercial operation of the
unit scheduled for early 2012. Watts Bar Unit 2, a Westinghouse
Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR), was approximately 80% complete
when the utility halted construction in 1985, citing a projected
decrease in electricity demand. In 2007, TVA announced that it
would complete Unit 2 and that Bechtel Power Corp. would lead the
engineering, procurement and construction work. Westinghouse was
invited to develop a proposal relative to potential project scope.
Work will begin immediately on long lead and critical path items
such as reactor coolant pumps, I&C safety systems, PRA and
modifications to existing cranes to support site activities. When
completed, Watts Bar Unit 2 will provide more than 1200MW of electricity,
enough power to serve about 650,000 Tennessee Valley homes. CONTACT (Westinghouse Electric Co.): Vaughn Gilbert, +1-412-374-3896, email: gilberhv@westinghouse.com |
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3.10
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Alstom has won an order worth over EUR 400 million with Dutch
utility company Electrabel Nederland to build an 870MW turnkey
combined-cycle power plant in Lelystad, located in the center of
The Netherlands. Alstom will design and build a fully integrated
plant and provide the main power plant components including two
GT26 gas turbines and the associated equipment such as steam turbines,
turbogenerators and heat recovery steam generators. CONTACT (Alstom): Philippe Kasse, Stéphane Farhi (Corporate), +33 1 41 49 29 82 /33 08, email: press@chq.alstom.com |
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3.11
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The Serbian Kosovo energy ministers have announced a government investment in Kosovo within the fields of energy, education and culture. Kosovo-Metohija Minster Slobodan Samardzic and Energy Minister Aleksandar Popovic announced that serious talks were in progress over the construction of a mini hydro-electric station in the Strpce region that would produce some 10 million kilowatt hours per year. | ||||||||||
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CEZ has submitted an offer for the construction of a new generating
unit in the Borzesti commune of Romania. The state-owned energy
company Termoelectrica, which operates thermal power plants in
Romania, has announced the tender. CEZ has also submitted an offer
for a strategic partner in the existing plant modernization project
and potentially for construction of a new unit at the Galati power
plant. CONTACT (CEZ): +420 211 041 111, fax: +420 211 042 001 |
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3.13
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The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced in early January that it had approved five thermal power projects in China. These consist of: The Heilongjiang Datang Qitaihe power plant - Phase II expansion: This project will have two 600MW subcritical coal-fired units with a flue-gas-desulfurization device at the space reserved at the site of the Datang Qitaihe power plant's expansion site in NE China's Heilongjiang Province. In addition, desulfurization reformation will be conducted on two 350MW units built in Phase I; The Shanxi Gujiao power plant - Phase II expansion: This project will have two 600MW direct-air-cooled supercritical coal-fired units with a flue-gas-desulfurization device at the space reserved at the west side of the Gujiao power plant's Phase I in northern China's Shanxi Province; The Shandong Huangtai power plant - combined-heat and power renovation: This project will have two 300MW subcritical coal-fired units with flue-gas-desulfurization and nitration devices, as well as the associated heat-supply network; The Inner Mongolia Huadian Baotou Hexi power plant - new construction: This project will be located at the south side of the planned industrial park in the Jiuyuan District of Baotou City. The project will have two 600MW water-cooled subcritical coal-fired units with a flue-gas-desulfurization device; and The Inner Mongolia Hailar power plant - Phase III expansion: This project will have two 200MW combined-heat and power units with flue-gas-desulfurization and nitration devices, as well as the associated heat-supply network at the space reserved in the Hailar thermal power plant's Phase II in northern China's Inner Mongolia Region. The project will have 6.9 million sq/m of heat-supply capacity. Two existing 6MW units, one 12MW unit and 318 small boilers will be dismantled upon the project's completion. | ||||||||||
4 (Petro)chemical, pharmaceutical, biotech |
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4.1
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Indian Oil Corp. (IOC) will set up a Rs 2000-crore paraxyline
plant near its Gujarat refinery. The IOC board has approved the
proposal of setting up the plant to meet the growing demand of
petrochemical products. The company is also setting up a Rs 5700-crore
project to boost production of liquefied petroleum gas and high
speed diesel. For this, an upgradation unit is being set up that
will be completed next year. CONTACT (IOC): Mr A.N. Jha, marketing, +91-22-26400699, email: anjha@indianoil.co.in |
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PetroChina Co. Ltd and China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. (Sinopec)
will develop projects to further integrate the refining and petrochemical
businesses. PetroChina has recently announced that it has signed
an agreement with SW China's Yunnan Province to promote the development
of a refining and petrochemical base in the province. Sinopec has
said that it began preliminary work, including feasibility studies
and a site selection, for a similar refining and petrochemical
project in Nansha in southern China's Guangdong Province. PetroChina
said preliminary research work is underway for the company's project.
If approved by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC),
PetroChina will build the 10 million-ton-per-annum (TPA) project
in Yunnan. PetroChina also will build a 1 million-TPA ethylene
project in Yunnan as a raw-material supply base for further development
of the company's petrochemical business there. Sinopec said the
NDRC has approved this project and that it is planned to be in
the million-ton level. The company is working with Guangdong Province
and Kuwait National Petroleum Co. as its partners at home and abroad. CONTACT (PetroChina): +(86-10) 84886687, +(852) 28992010, email: Li Huaiqi xwzou@petrochina.com.cn; (Sinopec): +86-10-6499-0060, fax: +86-10-6499-0022 |
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4.3
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Rhodia (France) plans to build a high-performance silica plant
in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong Province. The factory will
use the method of precipitation to produce silica, which is the
main material for producing environment-friendly tires. This kind
of high-performance silica can reduce the rolling resistance of
tires, help to save more than 5% of fuel, thus reducing carbon
dioxide emissions from vehicles. CONTACT (Rhodia): +65-6291 1921 |
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Gail India is all set to foray into the Chinese market with a
series of investments in the natural gas sector. The proposals
include a coal-based petrochemical plant in Yulin, a compressed
natural gas project in Beijing and a coal-bed methane project in
Mongolia. The company is expected to sign a joint venture (JV)
with China Gas in March 2008 to execute these projects. CONTACT (Gail): +011 26172580, +011 26182955 |
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5 Other projects |
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5.1
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Metso Paper will supply a complete tissue line to Cellynne Paper
Converter in the USA. Production is scheduled to start during the
first quarter of 2009 in Haines City, Florida. Metso’s scope
of delivery comprises a complete Advantage DCT 100HS tissue machine.
The order also comprises quality control and distributed control
systems by Metso Automation. The tissue machine will have a wire
width of 2.7m, an operating speed of 2000m/min, and a daily production
of up to 130tns of high-quality facial, bathroom tissue and towel
grades. Metso Paper will also supply a complete tissue machine
to Fabrica De Papel San Francisco S.A. de C.V., in Mexicali, Mexico.
The tissue production line will start up in the second quarter
of 2009. Metso’s scope of the delivery will comprise a complete
Advantage DCT 100TS tissue machine. The design speed of the 2.6m-wide
tissue machine is 2200m/min. The new tissue line will use 100%
recycled fiber as raw material and will add another 30,000tpy of
bathroom tissue, napkin and towel to the company's existing production. CONTACT (Metso): Jan L. Larsson, North American Sales Account Manager, Tissue business line, Metso Paper, +1 770 263 7863, mobile +1 404 229 4269; Jan Erikson, Vice President Sales, Tissue business line, Metso Paper, +46 54 17 14 90, mobile, +46 70 517 14 90 |
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5.2
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Peru Copper Syndicate has awarded Aker Kvaerner Metals Inc. (Aker
Kvaerner) a USD 11.5 million contract for the provision of technical
services for basic engineering and additional testwork for the
Toromocho Project. The duration of this work is anticipated to
be 8 to 10 months. The Toromocho Project is a large copper-molybdenum
open-pit mine, located east of Lima, Peru. The plant capacity is
117,000t/d. The proposed Aker Kvaerner team will be comprised of
personnel from Tucson, Arizona USA, Toronto, Canada and Santiago,
Chile offices. These teams worked on the Definitive Feasibility
Study, which has been recently completed. The engineering, procurement
and construction management services are expected to run for a
duration of 48 months. CONTACT (Aker Kvaerner Metals Inc.): Guy Carraux, +1 520 917 5479, mob: +1 520 609 8925 |
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Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from Asturiana
de Laminados SA Spain to build an integrated turnkey zinc sheet
production plant. The parties to the contract have agreed to maintain
confidentiality regarding the actual value of the order. The new
facilities will be built in Pola de Lena and are designed for an
annual production capacity of around 70,000tns. The production
plant will supply zinc sheet with several thicknesses for construction
and industrial use. From October 2008 onwards, intermediate products
are to be manufactured in the new factory. Among the promoters
of the plant are companies of the zinc sector a financial entity
and the Government of the Principado de Austurias through its risk
capital society. Siemens is supplying the rolling line and is also
responsible for overall project management. Siemens Metals Technologies
is responsible for overall management of the project as well as
for technological integration of all parts of the plant, from the
melt, casting and rolling sections to the lines for cutting to
width and to length, followed by final strip coating. The melting
furnaces will be provided by GHI Hornos Industriales SL of Spain
while the coating line will be supplied by the British company
Stein Atkinson Stordy Eng Ltd. CONTACT (Siemens): Alfons Benzinger, +49 9131/18-7034, fax: +49 9131/18-7039, email: alfons.benzinger@siemens.com |
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Severn Trent Services has been selected to design and build a
desalination plant for the Maravia Country Club Estates in La Paz,
Baja California Sur, Mexico. The Severn Trent Services office in
Torrance, California, which supports the UAT™ line of membrane
filtration systems, will perform the work. The facility will be
the largest desalination plant in La Paz. CONTACT (Severn Trent Services): +1-215-646-9201 |
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| PLEASE NOTE: these notices do not contain
all the information necessary for submitting tenders. To participate
successfully in these tenders, please contact the addresses shown. Dates shown in format: day.month.year |
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Belgium |
Liège: repair and maintenance services for pumps, valves, taps and metal containers and machineryDescription: Repair and maintenance services for pumps, valves, taps and metal containers and machinery.Contact: SPAQUE, Boulevard d'Avroy, 38/6, Attn: SPAQUE, B-4000 Liège. Tel. 042 20 94 11. Fax 042 21 40 43. Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 12.2.2008 - 10:00. Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: French. |
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Estonia |
Haapsalu: construction work for water and sewage pipelinesContact: Aktsiaselts Haapsalu Veevärk, Haava tn 32, Attn: Algis Saar, EE-90505 Haapsalu. Tel. (372) 473 50 17. E-mail: algis@hvv.ee. Fax (372) 473 50 14.Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 19.2.2008 - 11:00. Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: Estonian. |
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France |
Wasquehal: repair and maintenance services for pumpsDescription: Repair and maintenance services for pumps, valves, taps and metal containers and machinery. Hydraulic installations.Contact: Régie SIDEN France, 23, avenue de la Marne, F-59443 Wasquehal. Tel. 03 20 66 43 06. Fax 03 20 66 44 44. Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 14.3.2008 - 12:00. Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: French. |
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France |
Carpentras: sewage workDescription: Sewage work. Sewage treatment works. Sludge-treatment works. Sewage pumping stations. Demolition work.Contact: Syndicat Mixte des Eaux Rhone Ventoux, 595, chemin de l'Hippodrome - BP.22, Attn: M. le président, F-84201 Carpentras. Tel. 04 90 60 81 81. Fax 04 90 63 52 95. Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 25.2.2008 - 12:00. Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: French. |
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France |
Paris: repair and maintenance services for pumpsDescription: Repair and maintenance services for pumps, valves, taps and metal containers and machinery. Preventive maintenance services. Repair and maintenance services of reservoirs.Contact: Assemblée Nationale, division des Marchés - du lundi au vendredi de 9h30 à 12h et de 14h30 à 18h, 126, rue de l'Université, F-75355 Paris 07 SP. Tel. 01 40 63 57 91. E-mail: dajm@assemblee-nationale.fr. Fax 01 40 63 58 18. Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 25.2.2008 - 12:00. Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: French. |
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Germany |
Nürnberg: repair and maintenance services for pumpsDescription: Repair and maintenance services for pumps, valves, taps and metal containers and machinery.Contact: Bundesagentur für Arbeit, vertreten durch BA- Gebäude-, Bau- und Immobilienmanagement GmbH, 9, Lina-Ammon-Str., Contact: Zentrale Vergabestelle, Attn: Frau Bauer / Herr Jacob, D-90471 D-Nürnberg. Tel. 09 11/98 87 29 61. E-mail: zvst@bi-management.de. Fax 09 11/98 87 29 09. Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 25.2.2008. Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: German. |
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Germany |
Senftenberg: dredging and pumping worksContact: LMBV Lausitzer und Mitteldeutsche Bergbau- Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, 1, Knappenstraße, Attn: Frau Schwarz, D-01968 Senftenberg. Tel. 035 73-84 42 86. E-mail: veronika.schwarz@lmbv.de. Fax 035 73-84 46 08.Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 22.2.2008 - 10:00. Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: German. |
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Germany |
Friedberg: sewage-treatment plantDescription: Sewage-treatment plant. Construction work. Engineering works and construction works. Sewage treatment works. Sludge-treatment works. Sewage plant equipment. Sludge-dewatering plant. Electrical wiring and fitting work. Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work. Mechanical installations.Contact: avoh - Abwasserverband Oberhessen, 9-13, Hanauer Straße, D-61169 Friedberg. Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 7.2.2008 - 11:00. Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: German. |
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Germany |
Hamburg: flap valvesHamburger Wasserwerke GmbH, Billhorner Deich 2, Attn: Lars Werner, D-20539 Hamburg. Tel. 040 78 88 22 37. E-mail: einkauf@hww-hamburg.de. Fax 040 78 88 90 08.Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 7.3.2008. Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: German. |
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Italy |
Caserta: sewage- and refuse-disposal services, sanitation and environmental servicesContact: Comune di Caserta, p.zza Vanvitelli, 36, Contact: Settore Ambiente, I-81100 Caserta. Tel. 08 23 27 31 11 / 08 23 27 39 50. Fax 08 23 27 39 51.Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 27.3.2008 - 12:00. Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: Italian. |
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Italy |
Santa Giustina: sewage and refuse-disposal services, sanitation and environmental servicesContact: Comune di Santa Giustina (BL), piazza Maggiore, 1, Contact: Area Tecnica LL.PP., Attn: ing. Bogo Sebastiano, I-32035 Santa Giustina. Tel. 04 37 85 74 50. E-mail: ecologia.sgiustina@feltrino.bl.it. Fax 04 37 88 89 68.Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 26.3.2008 - 12:00. Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: Italian. |
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Netherlands, The |
Rijswijk: dredging and pumping worksContact: Rijkswaterstaat Noordzee, Lange Kleiweg, 34, Contact: Afdeling Inkoopondersteuning, Attn: P.J. de Bruijne, NL-2288 GK Rijswijk. Tel. (070) 336 67 80. E-mail: bio-dnz@rws.nl. Fax (070) 390 06 91.Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 7.4.2008 - 12:00. Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: Dutch. |
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Romania |
Targu Mures: pressure-reducing, control, check or safety valvesContact: E-ON Gaz Distributie S.A., Str Trandafirilor ?21, Contact: Simona Madarasan, Attn: D-lui Ciprian Ogrean, RO-540049 Targu Mures. Tel. (40-365) 42 37 29. E-mail: simona.madarasan@eon-gaz-distributie.ro. Fax (40-365) 42 38 84.Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 7.2.2008 - 10:00. Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: Romanian. |
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Spain |
Bellaterra: pumping stationContact: Consorcio para la Construcción, Equipamiento y Explotación del Laboratorio de Luz de Sincrotrón (en adelante, CELLS), E-08193, Attn: Mariano Sazatornil -Gerente-, E-08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès). Tel. 34 935 92 43 00. E-mail: alba.concursos@cells.es. Fax 34 935 92 43 01.Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 10.3.2008 - 13:00. Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: Spanish. English. Other: Catalán. |
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United Kingdom |
Southampton: infusion pumpsContact: Pro-Cure Collaborative Procurement Hub, Purchasing Department, Royal South Hants Hospital, Brintons Terrace, Contact: Lauren Hunter, Attn: Lauren Hunter, UK-Southampton SO14 0YG. Tel. 023 80 82 51 03. E-mail: lauren.hunter@suht.swest.nhs.uk. Fax 023 80 82 59 32.Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 26.2.2008 - 12:00. Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: English. |
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