Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.com), together with China National Chemical Engineering No.7 Construction Co., Ltd., have signed a fertilizer plant construction project for Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corp., an organization owned by the Bangladesh government. This will be…
On 16 October, China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC; Beijing, China; www.cnooc.com.cn) and Shell International Petroleum Company Ltd. (Shell; London, U.K. and The Hague, the Netherlands; www.shell.com) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore their existing collaboration and the…
Pöyry (Helsinki, Finland; www.poyry.com) and Infosys Ltd. (Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; www.infosys.com) today announced the release of Krti 4.0 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Framework for Operational Excellence. The framework overcomes some complex and expensive lifecycle management challenges faced by industry, utilities and…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com) has selected Harjavalta, Finland, as the first location for battery materials production serving the European automotive market. The plant will be constructed adjacent to the nickel and cobalt refinery owned by Norilsk Nickel (Nornickel: Moscow,…
JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.com) and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), under the auspices of the Cross Ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP) Energy Carriers (Management Entity: JST), led by the Cabinet Office Council for…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Dallas, Tex.; www.jacobs.com) has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Energy, Chemicals and Resources (ECR) segment to WorleyParsons Ltd- for $3.3 billion, consisting of $2.6 billion in cash and $700 million in WorleyParsons ordinary…
Wood plc (London, U.K.; www.woodplc.com) has been awarded a new contract by IRPC Plc for its Maximum Aromatics (MARS) project, leveraging its operations in the south east Asian oil and gas market. Wood will provide front end engineering design (FEED)…
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany: www.siemens.com) and Bentley Systems (Exton, Pa.: www.bentley.com) announced today the introduction of PlantSight, resulting from development together based on their highly complementary software portfolios. PlantSight is a digital solution to benefit users through more efficient plant…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Dallas, Tex.; www.jacobs.com) received an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from Sirius Minerals PLC for its new materials handling facility (MHF) in Teesside, England. The MHF is being constructed as part of the company's North…
JGC Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.jgc.com) has been awarded a lumpsum contract from Denka Seiken Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Denka Co., Ltd., for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of an influenza vaccination materials manufacturing plant and related facilities planned…