Company News

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MRC announces first quarter results

newsitemMRC Global Inc. announced its first quarter 2012 financial results. Sales of USD 1.383 billion were up 39% from USD 992 million in the first quarter of 2011.

Levy project rescheduled

Progress Energy has put back its nuclear new build plans by three years while requesting increased rates to finance the project.

Foster Wheeler wins contract for aromatics complex

newsitemFoster Wheeler AG (FWLT) announced that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Abu Dhabi National Chemicals Company (ChemaWEyaat) for the provision of project management consultancy (PMC) services for an aromatics complex and the supporting infrastructure.

Tata Steel secures deepwater pipe contract

Tata Steel has won a major contract worth more than GBP 100 million to provide pipe for Discovery Producer Services L.L.C.

Technip awarded Lucius subsea contract

   Anadarko Petroleum Corporation awarded a lump sum contract to Technip for the development of the Lucius Field.

Schlumberger agrees to sell Wilson International

newsitem Schlumberger Limited has entered into an agreement to sell its Wilson distribution business with National Oilwell Varco Inc.

Shell Alaska drilling permits upheld by EPA

newsitem The independent appeals board of the Environmental Protection Agency have upheld final air pollution permits required by Royal Dutch Shell to launch a drilling project in the Arctic waters off the coast of Alaska this summer.

Dow to construct ethylene plant

 The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) will construct a new world-scale ethylene production plant at Dow Texas Operations in Freeport, TX.

GasAtacama to submit EIA for LNG project

newsitemChilean generator and gas distributor GasAtacama will submit an EIA for the construction of the country's third LNG regasification facility near the town of Mejillones in northern region II.

Thiess secures contract with Bechtel

newsitemAustralia’s Thiess Pty Ltd has secured a contract with Bechtel to undertake site preparation works for the downstream portion of the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project, a LNG and domestic gas project in Western Australia.