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Technip awarded €55mn contract from Statoil for Norway subsea project

France-based engineering firm Technip was awarded a €55mn contract from Statoil for the Vigdis NE field development located in the Norwegian Sea at a water depth of 220-310 meters.

Fluor reports record backlog of orders, sees new Q1 projects nearly double from 2010

Fluor reported a record backlog of orders on Friday, saying that new project awards in the company’s first quarter nearly doubled year-earlier levels. The US-based contractor noted the growth in orders as part of its first-quarter earnings, which saw profit climb 2.3% to $140mn amid strength in the company’s industrial and infrastructure business.

Technip awarded engineering contract for Australia gas complex

Technip was awarded a reimbursable contract for engineering work and services related to procurement and construction management for the Macedon gas project located near Onslow in northwest Australia.

Saudi Aramco chooses SNC-Lavalin JV for five-year engineering, project management deal

State-owned oil company Saudi Aramco has chosen SNC-Lavalin, together with its Saudi Arabian 50/50 joint venture partner The Zuhair Fayez Partnership, to perform general engineering and project management services (GES+) under a five-year reimbursable contract.

Construction markets show promise, poised for second-half recovery – Foster Wheeler

Global engineering and construction (E&C) markets are showing signs of strengthening, with industry revenues likely to rise in the second half of 2011, the interim chief executive of contractor Foster Wheeler said on Tuesday.

Foster Wheeler promotes Nield to vice president of project risk management group

Global engineering and construction contractor Foster Wheeler announced that Jon Nield, 47, has been promoted to vice president of the company’s project risk management group (PMRG), effective immediately.

Siemens wins supply contracts for topside solutions on FPSO project in Brazil

Siemens Energy has been awarded several contracts for the supply of topside solutions including power generation, water injection and power distribution packages for a Brazilian FPSO (floating, production, storage and offloading) project.

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Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., LP, is advancing a feasibility study to construct a world-scale ethane cracker and ethylene derivatives at one of its existing facilities in the US Gulf Coast region. Th..

HP Construction: South America

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Braskem-Idesa, the joint venture between Braskem and Idesa, has taken another important step in developing its Ethylene XXI project in Mexico. The JV has chosen Technip as the technology provider for ..