CB&I has announced today that it has been awarded a project valued in excess of US$180 million by HYUNDAI Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI).

CB&I's scope of work, which will commence in the first quarter, includes detailed engineering design and procurement services for the spar topside that is part of Statoil's Aasta Hansteen field development project off the coast of Norway.  When operation begins, the production platform will be the world's largest, capable of producing 812 million cubic feet (23 million cubic meters) of gas a day and storing 160,000 barrels of condensate.

“We are pleased to work with HHI on this landmark project,” said Lasse Petterson, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. “The award builds on our extensive work history engineering offshore topsides and our successful track record on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.”

Amplicon has announced the launch of a brand new division dedicated to highlighting their capabilities in the test system market. This information packed section highlights the variety of innovative technologies and systems available from Amplicon for a wide range of test applications.

The Amplicon engineering team has an excellent track record in the development of turnkey test systems utilised in a variety of industrial applications including complex data logging systems, high speed data acquisition, passive component testing, strain gauge measurements and vibration testing.

The newly launched test systems section provides detailed information on how Amplicon can help test engineers in the design and build of a bespoke test system solution. The Amplicon engineering team is experienced in using and specifying a variety of technologies including PC based, PXI, GPIB, cPCI, LXI and VXI, all typically used in ATE; and to complement this, Amplicon also provide a comprehensive range of data acquisition and test & measurement instruments.

Amplicon aim to alleviate the design considerations and challenges encountered in the development process of a test system including test requirements, development time, decreased budgets, and test system longevity.

Fluor Corporation has announced today that it has secured a contract for engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for BASF’s toluene diisocyanate (TDI) Complex project at BASF’s site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Fluor booked the undisclosed value into backlog in the fourth quarter of 2012.

The single-train, 300,000 metric tons-per-year plant will produce TDI and expand additional plants as precursors for polyurethanes at the BASF site in Ludwigshafen. Production is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2014. Fluor has been involved in the project since 2011 performing support services for both the pre-front-end engineering and design (pre-FEED) and the FEED work for this project. TDI is a key component used for polyurethane foams. To a large extent, it is used in the automotive industry (e.g., seating cushion and interior applications) as well as in the furniture segment (e.g., flexible foams for mattresses, cushions or wood coating).

“Fluor continues to expand its long resume for the design and construction of new chemicals plants led from our Haarlem operations center,” said Peter Oosterveer, president of Fluor’s Energy & Chemicals Group.

Fluor’s Haarlem, the Netherlands, operations center will lead the project with support from Gliwice, Poland. More than 800 Fluor craft workers are contributing to the construction of the facility expansion.

Honeywell has been awarded four major contracts, worth a combined $40 million over an 18-month duration, for the Borouge petrochemicals complex expansion in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi. Honeywell will be the main automation contractor (MAC) for this project, providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPCs) contractors involved in the project with integrated control and safety systems. It will also install Honeywell control and safety systems, Experion® Process Knowledge System C300, Safety Manager, and Advanced Process Controls to allow for operational integration, improved production, increased safety and reliability, and maximum operability and profitability. The Real Time Information Management System will provide Borouge 3 with business solutions that streamline, centralize and optimize operations, allowing for further profitability and productivity.

“We continue to see countries in the Middle East, such as the UAE, invest in growing their petrochemical capacity, as part of economic diversification strategies,” said Mansour Belhadj, sales director, Honeywell Process Solutions, Middle East. “With the Gulf region’s share in the global petrochemical market expected to grow to 20 percent by 2015, there is also a corresponding need for reliable, cost-effective processes, such as the solutions selected for Borouge 3, which can ensure that operational efficiencies are an integral part of the growth process.”

Borouge 3 is the latest expansion of Borouge’s polyolefins plant in Abu Dhabi and will manufacture ethylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, and low-density polyethylene (LDPE), alongside associated butane, utilities and offsite facilities. Honeywell’s technologies have previously been implemented in the Borouge 1 project in 1999 and the Borouge 2 project in 2010, and will continue to help Borouge meet its strategic goal of expanding the production capacity of the plant, making it the largest integrated polyolefins site in the world.