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Northern Gateway hearing battles set to begin

    Federal regulatory hearings for Enbridge Inc.’s Northern Gateway oil pipeline project are set to begin in Kitimat, British Columbia, the proposed oil tanker port.

KNF Neuberger introduces new diaphragm micropump

  The Type NMP05 measures 17 x 26 x 31mm and features a molded diaphragm with structured surface and bolted-on pump head gas tightness.

Statoil reports major new oil discovery

Statoil ASA and its partners Eni Norge AS and Petoro AS, have made a substantial oil discovery in the Havis prospect in the same license as Skrugard (PL532) in the Barents Sea. This marks the second high-impact discovery in the North in nine months.

Automation system for CSP mill in Brazil

POSCO ICT, a subsidiary of South Korean steelmaker POSCO, has received a USD 104.2 million order from Brazilian steel mill Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP).

Dow Site to use UOP tech to convert propane

Honeywell company, UOP LLC has been chosen to provide technology for propylene production by the Dow Chemical Company at a Texas production site.

KBR wins ExxonMobil contract

KBR has won a contract to provide construction services for ExxonMobil's new synthetics lubricant base stock facility to be built at the company’s refinery and chemical plant complex in Baytown, TX.

Backers of Northern Gateway pipeline emerge

In a filing with Canada’s National Energy Board, Suncor Energy Inc., Nexen Inc., Cenovus Energy Inc. and Total SA said that they plan to ship oil on Enbridge Inc.’s controversial Northern Gateway pipeline.

BP gains Angola acreage for deepwater exploration

BP has gained access to an additional five production and deepwater exploration blocks offshore Angola, giving the company a leading position in the country with interests in 32,650 square kilometers over nine blocks.

PBF clean fuels project

On December 21st PBF Holding Co. LLC and Delaware City Refining Company LLC announced that they will built the PBF Clean Fuels Project.

Lucius topsides contract

Wood Group-owned company Mustang has been awarded the topsides engineering contract for the Anadarko-operated Lucius field development in the Gulf of Mexico.