Projects

EDF Renewable Energy has announced a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Southern California Edison (SCE) contracted through the California Renewable Auction Mechanism (RAM) competitive procurement program.

It has been announced that Foster Wheeler USA Corporation and Tecnimont USA Inc., have signed a collaboration agreement for front-end engineering (FEED) design, detailed engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of petrochemicals, chemicals and fertilizer facilities across the US, Canada and Mexico.

ExxonMobil has announced that natural gas production has begun at the Damar field off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

The field has a projected capacity of 200 million cubic feet of gas per day.

Origis Energy has completed two solar power plants in Georgia, located in Camilla and Woodbury, respectively. The installation is the state’s second largest with a combined capacity of 23.5 megawatts.

The two companies of Chevron Energy Technology Co. and GE Oil and gas have formed the Chevron GE Technology Alliance to develop and commercialize technologies that could potentially help solve important issues for the oil and gas industry.

Siemens Energy has secured an order from San Francisco-based Pattern Energy Group for their 182MW Panhandle 2 wind power project located in Carson County, Texas, northeast of Amarillo. The project will consist of 79 Siemens SWT-2, 3-108 wind turbines.

The Subsea Services division of EMAS (EMAS AMC), the operating brand of Ezra Holdings, secured projects worth approximately USD 80M, including options. The scope of these projects cover a large spectrum of subsea work, including the decommissioning and towage of an FPSO in Asia and the deployment of an Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) vessel in the Americas.

SNL Metals and Mining’s Annual Corporate Exploration Strategies study has named Canada, US and Australia the top countries for most significant drill results last year.

Layne Christensen Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Costa Fortuna, which operates as part of the Geoconstruction division, received a contract to perform specialized foundation construction work, including driving steel pipe for a pier and nautical support (jack-up barge), in connection with the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Punto Sayago, Uruguay.

Global automotive supplier DENSO is investing USD 10M and adding 176 new jobs to expand its North American headquarters in Southfield, Michigan. The investment, which includes the purchase of an existing 81,000-square-foot office building on its current campus, will increase its research and development capabilities in the region.