Projects

This section provides the latest news updates on a variety of world-wide tenders, projects, expansions contracts and acquisitions for stainless steel and related products.

Excelerate reveals US Floating Liquefaction projec

newsitemExcelerate Energy L.P. is moving forward with the development of the first floating liquefaction facility in the United States utilizing its Floating Liquefaction Storage Offloading vessel (FLSO) technology. Located in Port Lavaca, the Lavaca Bay LNG project will be situated between Galveston and Corpus Christi on the Texas Gulf Coast, and will be designed to export LNG to markets worldwide by 2017. Excelerate Energy's FLSO comprises 3 million tns per annum (MTPA) of production capacity, 250,000CUM of LNG storage, and a fully integrated gas processing plant.

CB&I wins contract for petrochem expansion project

newsitemCB&I has received a contract valued at approximately USD 300 million, by Williams Olefins, LLC for a petrochemicals expansion project in Geismar, Louisiana. The scope of the award includes the license and basic engineering for the ethylene technology, the supply of the cracking furnaces, and the detailed engineering, procurement, and construction of the expansion project.

FMC wins offshore loading arm systems contract

FMC Technologies, Inc. has signed an agreement with Technip France, on behalf of the Technip Samsung Consortium (TSC), to supply offshore loading arm systems as part of the Shell Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) Project.

Group venture for LNG export facility

Shell, Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS), Mitsubishi Corporation, and PetroChina Company Limited are developing a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Western Canada, near Kitimat, British Columbia.

ThyssenKrupp examining strategic options

newsitemThe Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG informed the Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp AG of its decision, in parallel with further technical and commercial optimization, to examine strategic options in all directions for the plants of Steel Americas in Brazil and the USA.

Final shield delivered to Waste Treatment Plant

newsitemThe last massive shield door has been delivered to the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, also known as the Vit Plant.

Fluor JV wins contract from Tengizchevroil

Fluor Corporation’s (FLR) joint venture with WorleyParsons, the Kazakh Institute of Oil and Gas (KING) and KazGiproNefteTrans Engineering Company (KGNT EC) was awarded a contract by Tengizchevroil, LLP (TCO) for its Wellhead Pressure Management Project in Kazakhstan.

Jacobs receives contract for new chemical plant

newsitemJacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) announced it was awarded a contract from Evonik Industries AG to provide basic engineering services for an investment in a grassroots polyamide 12 production facility in Asia. Jacobs has been working closely with Evonik's project team in Marl, Germany to develop the conceptual design for the new plant, which is based on Evonik's existing plants in Germany.

GE Energy opens Chile manufacturing plant

   In order to provide reliable electrical distribution product and service solution to its customers in Latin America, GE Energy's Industrial Solutions business celebrated the opening of its new manufacturing facility in Santiago, Chile.

Technip awarded FEED contract

Technip was awarded a front end engineering design (FEED) contract by BP Exploration & Production Inc. This contract covers the design of a Spar hull and mooring systems for the Mad Dog Phase 2 Project, located near Green Canyon in the Gulf of Mexico.