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Definition IPP is the acronym of Independent Power Project. IPP may also be used for Independent power Producer. In both cases IPP refers to non-public utility company investing or operating power generation facilities. Comments Until the years 1980s, the power generation facilities were mostly run by public entities in each country regardless if they were gas […]
Saudi Aramco to send Power Plants Call for Tenders Saudi Aramco is planning to build three Independent Power Projects (IPPs) to build three greenfield gas-fired power plants in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. These power plants should be installed in Abqaiq, Hawiyah and Ras Tanura with a total: – Electrical capacity of 770MW/h – […]
$1.6 billion to build Taizhou Refinery and Aromatics China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), China’s third National Oil Company (NOC), has decided to build a new integrated refinery and petrochemical complex in Taizhou, Jiangsu province, in east China. The new refinery would process heavy crude oil pumped from China’s Bohai Bay, off north China, the […]
Chevron to boost Bangladesh gas and NGL production Chevron Corporation (Chevron) is one of the largest foreign investors in Bangladesh, providing employment and supplying nearly 50% of the country’s natural gas consumption. Chevron produces natural gas from the Bibiyana, Jalalabad and Moulavi Bazar fields where Chevron Bangladesh holds a 98% working interests. Since 2001, Chevron operates the […]
Definition LPG is the acronym of Liquefied Petroleum Gases. LPG are the light hydrocarbons fraction of the paraffin series, derived from refinery processes, crude oil stabilisation plants and natural gas processing plants comprising propane, butane and butylenes or a combination of them. LPG may be also called liquefied refinery gases. LPG have no natural odor Comments As light […]
Tempa Rossa to lead oil and gas developments in Italy Total and Shell have made the final investment decision (FID) on the Tempa Rossa oil and gas field development project. Discovered in 1989, Tempa Rossa is located in the southern Apennines, at an altitude of 1,000 meters, on the unitized Gorgoglione concession, in the Basilicate region, […]
PCIC Middle East Conference to take place with ADIPEC on Nov 12th & 13th 2012 Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) organizes its 15th edition on November 11th to 14th 2012 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) in UAE. With more than 1,500 exhibitions and 45,000 attendees, ADIPEC is the largest exhibition in […]
CB&I to broaden energy portfolio from LNG to Nuclear July 30th, 2012, CB&I and The Shaw Group (Shaw) announced to have closed a deal by which CB&I will acquire The Shaw Group. Shaw is a 25 years old engineering and services company well established as global provider of: Engineering and construction – Technology – Fabrication […]
