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Oil & Gas and Petrochemical Business Picks Up 2B1st Consulting team wishes you a Happy New Year rich of health, happiness and success, especially since 2017 starts with number of good news. The first good news comes from the Oil & Gas and Petrochemical market picking up. The second good news is related to the change […]

New Environment – New Opportunities 2B1st Consulting is very pleased to wish you Happy New Year 2016 from its new Head Office in Chamonix – Mont-Blanc, France. This location is at the core of the European markets and close to Geneva International Airport with numerous direct connections overseas. In 2015 you enjoyed the release of […]

In this post, we publish the White paper PCIC 2015 on Industrie 4.0 Architecture RAMI 4.0 The rise of Industrie 4.0 marks a significant shift in the way industries approach production and digital transformation. At the heart of this movement lies RAMI 4.0 (Reference Architecture Model Industrie 4.0), a standardized framework designed to guide the […]

In this post, we publish the White paper PCIC 2015 on Industrie 4.0. The manufacturing industry is on the cusp of a transformative era, driven by the convergence of advanced technologies and digitalization. This paper explores the evolution of the “Future of Manufacturing”—from its conceptual genesis to the vision shaping its path forward. With the […]

Anadarko to complete Shenandoah appraisal program The Texas-based Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko) and its partners, ConocoPhillips, Cobalt International Energy (Cobalt) and Marathon Petroleum Corporation (Marathon), implement their appraisal program for the Shenandoah offshore project in the US Gulf of Mexico. Discovered in 2009, the Shenandoah crude oil field belongs to Blocks 51 and 52 in […]

FERC pre-filling process initiated for Rio Grande LNG  The independent Texas-based company Next Decade LLC (NextDecade) started the pre-filling process in view to obtain the Federal Energy Regulatory (FERC) approval for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) Rio Grande LNG export terminal project to be located at the Port of Brownsville on the Texas Gulf Coast, at […]

Back from Services to UK Re-Industrialisation The UK is the developed country where the contribution of the Industry to the GDP has reached the lowest level in falling below 12% in the mid-2000s years. Everything was about finance or services, and the production delocalization to China was perceived as a positive sign of value creation. […]

Farabi Yanbu Petrochemical project at FEED stage The Saudi Farabi Petrochemical Company (Farabi or FPC) is planning to start the front end engineering and design (FEED) work on its Yanbu petrochemical project in the Western Province of Saudi Arabia. Farabi was established in 2002 as a privately owned company. Since 2006, Farabi is producing normal paraffin (NPN) […]

PetroVietnam signed to buy Chevron stakes in Block-B The Vietnam national oil company (NOC) PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PetroVietnam) has taken over the working interests owned by the California-based international oil company (IOC) Chevron in the Block-B and the Block 48/95 gas field offshore Vietnam. Until now, Chevron was the main owner and operator of the […]

Germany to lead digitalisation with Industrie 4.0 Initiated in 2006, the German program Industrie 4.0 was the first structured initiative to be released by a developed country Government regarding the Future of Manufacturing. In 1989, the fall of the Berlin Wall was followed by series major political and economical decisions such as one East Deutsch […]