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.

Statoil transportation agreements

Statoil has recently entered into transportation agreements in the US ensuring the right to transport and deliver natural gas produced in the Northern Marcellus shale gas area of Pennsylvania to the New Jersey and New York City areas.

USA: wastewater treatment facility

Ground was broken on 17 February for a USD 16 million project that will improve the Southwest Wastewater Treatment Plant in Springfield, Missouri.

Randsburg sells 80 percent of vanadium-titanium-ir

Randsburg International Gold Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement with Prophecy Resource Corp. whereby Prophecy has been granted the option to earn an 80% interest in its Titan Vanadium-Titanium-Iron project located in Ontario, Canada.

Tucuma nickel project launched in Brazil

Horizonte Minerals, the mining group working in Brazil and Peru, is expanding its exploration portfolio with plans to start drilling next year on the Tucuma nickel project in the prospective Carajas mineral district in northern Brazil.

USA: on-shore pipeline for Dolphin project

Port Dolphin Energy LLC has announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a certificate of public necessity and convenience to build and operate an on-shore pipeline to connect to its deepwater liquefied natural gas (LNG) port off the West Coast of Florida.

USA: Biorefinery Projects

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has announced over USD 600 million in grants and loan guarantees to help build 19 new biorefinery projects to produce advanced biofuels and biobased chemicals from renewable feedstocks.

Canada: natural gas-fired CCPP

TransCanada Corp. has awarded Aker Solutions a notice to proceed with the construction of a 900MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

USA: natural gas pipeline

Willbros Group Inc. has been awarded the construction contract for spreads three and four of the Fayetteville Express Pipeline (FEP).

Canada: modifications at Regina Refinery

Aecon Field Services, a division of Aecon Lockerbie Industrial, has been awarded two contracts totalling USD 125 million by Consumers' Co-operative Refineries Ltd for work required to modify existing process units at their Regina Refinery in Saskatchewan, Canada.

New website for biomass economy

The North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance has announced a new online commodity trading Web site for organic materials to help expand the development of the biomass economy in North Carolina, US.