Nigeria: Total launches Phase 2 Development of Offshore Ofon Field
otal announces that the second phase of the Ofon field development in offshore Nigeria (Ofon Phase 2) has begun. Construction and installation contracts have been awarded for Ofon Phase 2, which is scheduled to come on stream in...
ExxonMobil Awards MazeFlo™ Sand Control Screen License to Weatherford
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company announced that it has awarded Weatherford International Ltd. the first global license for the company’s MazeFlo sand control screens for oil wells.
BP Announces Plan to Sell its Global LPG Bottles and Tank Filling Business
BP announced that it intends to sell its LPG bottles and tank filling operations in Portugal, UK, Austria, Poland, Netherlands, Belgium, Turkey, China and South Africa, as well as its non refinery-integrated wholesale business.
Rockwell Collins’ 5th Generation ARC-210 incorporates modern cryptographic capability
Becomes first airborne V/UHF radio to incorporate capability with Tactical Secure Voice
Siemens receives another major order for combined cycle power plant in Saudi Arabia
Siemens will supply key components for the IPP Qurayyah combined cycle power plant (CCPP) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. With an installed capacity of 4 gigawatts (GW) it will be one of the world’s largest CCPPs, and will supply...
CB&I Awarded Storage Tank Contract
CB&I (NYSE:CBI) announced that it has been awarded a contract, valued in excess of US$60 million, by Battleground Oil Specialty Terminal Company, LLC (BOSTCO) for the engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction of...
Crew celebrates milestone: Europe's biggest blast furnace produces 70 millionth ton of steel
The 540-strong crew of Schwelgern blast furnace plant is getting ready to celebrate a further milestone in what is still the first campaign of blast furnace Schwelgern 2 of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe in Duisburg: The furnace,...
Merck and Threshold Announce Global Agreement to Co-Develop and Commercialize Phase III Hypoxia-Targeted Drug TH-302
Merck KGaA announced that a global agreement was signed with Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc., South San Francisco, to co-develop and commercialize TH-302, Threshold’s small molecule hypoxia-targeted drug.
SGS attends 16th International Pressure Equipment Integrity Association (IPEIA) Conference in Canada
On February 29 to March 2, 2012, SGS will be attending the 16th Annual International Pressure Equipment Integrity Association (IPEIA) Conference in Banff, Alberta, Canada for the first time. During the event, SGS’s team of...
CB&I Announces Technology Contract in Russia
CB&I (NYSE:CBI) announced that its Lummus Technology business sector has been awarded two separate contracts by a client in Russia.
3rd Recommendation for REACH Authorization List
The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) continues with its efforts to tighten restrictions on using Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). The ECHA officially recommended on December 20, 2011 a further 13 SVHC as candidates for the...
Total launches the Hild field Development in the North Sea, Norway
Total, operator of the Hild license, launches the development of this field located in the Norwegian North Sea.
BP to Increase Graduate Recruitment by 50 Per Cent in 2012 and to Give its Graduates the Unique Opportunity to Help Deliver the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
BP, one the UK’s leading graduate recruiters, announced today that it is increasing its annual UK graduate recruitment by 50 per cent, to nearly 250 graduates, in 2012.
CB&I Schedules Conference Call and Webcast for February 23
CB&I (NYSE: CBI) will host a conference call February 23, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. CST (5:00 p.m. EST) following the release of its fourth quarter and full-year 2011 financial results.
ThyssenKrupp and Outokumpu to combine their stainless steel businesses to create a new global leader
Outokumpu a perfect match - Ideal combination for sustainably securing jobs and adding value - Key milestone for the continued strategic development of ThyssenKrupp
Common Core State Standards Receives Largest Corporate Investment to Date With GE Foundation $18 Million Commitment
New Standards Aim to Increase K–12 Student Success in College and Careers
Closing completed: ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems sells civil shipbuilding operation to Star Capital Partners
On May 13, 2011, ThyssenKrupp AG decided on an integrated strategic development program to move the Group forward competitively and sustainably. It encompasses portfolio optimization, change management, and performance...
BP Statement on U.S. District Court Ruling on Partial Summary Judgment Regarding Halliburton Indemnity in Deepwater Horizon Accident
Today's ruling, together with last week’s decision on Transocean’s financial obligations stemming from its conduct at the Macondo well, is a strong signal that contractors involved in critical well operations will be held...
Siemens HCPV module partner Semprius achieves world record for photovoltaic module efficiency
The solar company Semprius, in which Siemens has invested as a strategic partner in June 2011, achieved a world record for photovoltaic module efficiency of 33.9 percent. This result was externally certified after measurement...
PVL gets switched on to programmable digital pressure transducers
Switch distributer Pressure Vacuum Level (PVL) has launched Transducer Direct’s TD1000 digital pressure transducer in the UK. The new transducer is fully digital and entirely programmable, which saves the end user both time and...
ThyssenKrupp confirms planned combination of Inoxum with Outokumpu; Agreement reached with employee representatives
ThyssenKrupp AG confirms that an agreement in principle has been reached about the combination of Outokumpu and Inoxum, ThyssenKrupp's stainless steel business.
Rockwell Collins awarded exclusive DARPA contract to dramatically advance software defined radio technology
Rockwell Collins has launched work on Phase 2 of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) research contract valued at $5.3 million. The effort is expected to increase the capability of digital software defined radios...
Luva may herald start of deep-water development in Norwegian Sea
Statoil, together with its Luva field partners, has selected a Spar platform to develop the field. As a gas transport solution has also been decided, a major step has now been taken towards deep-water production in the Norwegian...
Merck to Raise Donation Tenfold to Eliminate Worm Disease
Merck KGaA announced that in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) it wants to eliminate the tropical worm disease schistosomiasis in Africa. The major offensive in this effort is Merck’s commitment to a tenfold...
More gas at Snøhvit
Statoil and its partners on the Snøhvit field have increased the reserves estimate by 20 billion standard cubic metres of gas.