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ABB confirms US$650 million Brazil order
May 2000
increase to between 7-8% by 2010. The gas project is part of a strategic alliance agreed in principle today between BP Amoco and PetroChina which also includes a preliminary agreement to build a fuels marketing business in China's coastal provinces with the prospect of further expansion into other regions. Including some existing sites, the companies aim to build or acquire up to 150 service stations in the first year of operation, and maintain that momentum towards building a significant retail presence within five to seven years. They will also consider joint expansion in lubricants and aviation fuels. BP Amoco currently has jointventure operations at 17 airports in China. The alliance additionally allows BP Amoco involvement in the West-East China gas pipeline and, longer term, the potential to market gas from East Siberia where BP Amoco has an interest in the giant Kovyktinskoye field. Both these options are subject to feasibility studies and appropriate approvals.
PHILLIPS 'FRAMEWORK' CONTRACT FOR AMEC Phillips Petroleum Co UK Ltd has awarded AMEC a 'framework contract' covering on-going modification work to its oil and gas installations in the UK sector of the North Sea. The contract will run for a period of three years with an option to extend for a further two. The first work package under this new contract will involve modifications to the existing Judy platform in preparation for it taking oil and gas from the new Jade platform - which is currently under con-
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struction and will start production towards the end of 2001. Jade, to be located some 18 km from Judy in the central North Sea, is being configured as a normally unattended installation with oil and gas fluids being routed to Judy for processing.
PETROCHEMICALS ABB C O N F I R M S US$650 MILLION BRAZIL O R D E R ABB, the global technology company, has confirmed that a consortium consisting of ABB and Snamprogetti of Italy has signed a US$650 million order to develop a greenfield gas chemical complex near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ABB announced in January of this year that it had signed a Letter of Intent on the deal. The order was placed by Rio Polimeros Ltda and covers the design and construction of ethylene and polyethylene facilities using proprietary ABB ethylene process technology. The plant is scheduled to enter commercial operation at the end of 2003. Rio Polimeros Ltda is owned by Brazilian petrochemicals groups Suzano and Unipar, as well as state oil company Petrobras and BNDES development bank.
MALAYSIA'S TITAN BOOSTS CAPACITY Malaysia's Titan Petrochemicals & Polymers Bhd has completed a US$842 million expansion that boosts total output by 1.2 million tonnes per year (150%) at the country's first fully integrated petrochemical plant.
Titan produces ethylene, propylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, benzene and toluene at the facility, which is located in Pasir Gudang, in the southern Malaysian state of Johor. The 1.2 km 2 Titan petrochemical complex contains l0 plants and associated facilities spread over sites at the Pasir Gudang and Tanjung Langsat industrial estates. The facility grew from a single US$80 million polypropylene plant opened at Pasir Gudang in 1991. Today, the facilities have a total asset value of US$1.4 billion.
POWER GENERATION
PAVILION AND ABB LAUNCH P O W E R PLANT V E N T U R E IN POLAND Pavilion Technologies and ABB Centrum Ltd are delivering an integrated control and optimization solution to Zespol Elektrowni Dolna Odra SA, a leading power producer in Poland. The project focuses on controlling and optimizing the combustion processes in boiler units 7 and 8 of the Dolna Odra Power Plant. Optimization efforts will maintain nitric oxide in norms simultaneously with keeping minimal quantity of flammable parts in ash and slag, improve the efficiency of boilers, significantly improve the overall efficiency of plant processes and comply with the European Union's environmental standards. Dolna Odra Power Plant is one of three power generation plants owned by Dolna Odra Power Plant. The group of power plants, which also includes Pomorzany and Szczecin Power Plants, is one of the largest power enterprises in Poland. Dolna Odra
currently has an installed capacity of 1742 M W and consumes more than 3 million tonnes of coal annually. Dolna Odra committed to the modernization of its plants in 1993 and began implementing technical solutions to ensure its equipment is upto-date and environmentally acceptable.
W A T E R AND WASTEWATER
AWWA CALLS FOR INCREASED ATTENTION TO AGING PIPES Citing the recent spate of pipe breaks across the US, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) has urged federal, state and local governments to place increased focus on drinking and waste water infrastructure needs as they begin their budget processes for fiscal 2001. In recent months pipe breaks have occurred in cities across the country, causing severe flooding of downtown areas and extensive water damage to city facilities. Much of the nation's current water infrastructure was built in the immediate aftermath of World War II and is now over 50 years old. While regular utility maintenance has kept the infrastructure performing well, normal wear and tear has begun to take its toll. As the old pipe continues to degrade utilities in many areas will have to begin focusing on replacing old pipe rather than trying to continually repair it, which requires substantial investment. AWWA estimates that improving the drinking and wastewater infrastructure nationwide could cost up to US$1 trillion.
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increase to between 7-8% by 2010. The gas project is part of a strategic alliance agreed in principle today between BP Amoco and PetroChina which also includes a preliminary agreement to build a fuels marketing business in China's coastal provinces with the prospect of further expansion into other regions. Including some existing sites, the companies aim to build or acquire up to 150 service stations in the first year of operation, and maintain that momentum towards building a significant retail presence within five to seven years. They will also consider joint expansion in lubricants and aviation fuels. BP Amoco currently has jointventure operations at 17 airports in China. The alliance additionally allows BP Amoco involvement in the West-East China gas pipeline and, longer term, the potential to market gas from East Siberia where BP Amoco has an interest in the giant Kovyktinskoye field. Both these options are subject to feasibility studies and appropriate approvals.
PHILLIPS 'FRAMEWORK' CONTRACT FOR AMEC Phillips Petroleum Co UK Ltd has awarded AMEC a 'framework contract' covering on-going modification work to its oil and gas installations in the UK sector of the North Sea. The contract will run for a period of three years with an option to extend for a further two. The first work package under this new contract will involve modifications to the existing Judy platform in preparation for it taking oil and gas from the new Jade platform - which is currently under con-
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struction and will start production towards the end of 2001. Jade, to be located some 18 km from Judy in the central North Sea, is being configured as a normally unattended installation with oil and gas fluids being routed to Judy for processing.
PETROCHEMICALS ABB C O N F I R M S US$650 MILLION BRAZIL O R D E R ABB, the global technology company, has confirmed that a consortium consisting of ABB and Snamprogetti of Italy has signed a US$650 million order to develop a greenfield gas chemical complex near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ABB announced in January of this year that it had signed a Letter of Intent on the deal. The order was placed by Rio Polimeros Ltda and covers the design and construction of ethylene and polyethylene facilities using proprietary ABB ethylene process technology. The plant is scheduled to enter commercial operation at the end of 2003. Rio Polimeros Ltda is owned by Brazilian petrochemicals groups Suzano and Unipar, as well as state oil company Petrobras and BNDES development bank.
MALAYSIA'S TITAN BOOSTS CAPACITY Malaysia's Titan Petrochemicals & Polymers Bhd has completed a US$842 million expansion that boosts total output by 1.2 million tonnes per year (150%) at the country's first fully integrated petrochemical plant.
Titan produces ethylene, propylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, benzene and toluene at the facility, which is located in Pasir Gudang, in the southern Malaysian state of Johor. The 1.2 km 2 Titan petrochemical complex contains l0 plants and associated facilities spread over sites at the Pasir Gudang and Tanjung Langsat industrial estates. The facility grew from a single US$80 million polypropylene plant opened at Pasir Gudang in 1991. Today, the facilities have a total asset value of US$1.4 billion.
POWER GENERATION
PAVILION AND ABB LAUNCH P O W E R PLANT V E N T U R E IN POLAND Pavilion Technologies and ABB Centrum Ltd are delivering an integrated control and optimization solution to Zespol Elektrowni Dolna Odra SA, a leading power producer in Poland. The project focuses on controlling and optimizing the combustion processes in boiler units 7 and 8 of the Dolna Odra Power Plant. Optimization efforts will maintain nitric oxide in norms simultaneously with keeping minimal quantity of flammable parts in ash and slag, improve the efficiency of boilers, significantly improve the overall efficiency of plant processes and comply with the European Union's environmental standards. Dolna Odra Power Plant is one of three power generation plants owned by Dolna Odra Power Plant. The group of power plants, which also includes Pomorzany and Szczecin Power Plants, is one of the largest power enterprises in Poland. Dolna Odra
currently has an installed capacity of 1742 M W and consumes more than 3 million tonnes of coal annually. Dolna Odra committed to the modernization of its plants in 1993 and began implementing technical solutions to ensure its equipment is upto-date and environmentally acceptable.
W A T E R AND WASTEWATER
AWWA CALLS FOR INCREASED ATTENTION TO AGING PIPES Citing the recent spate of pipe breaks across the US, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) has urged federal, state and local governments to place increased focus on drinking and waste water infrastructure needs as they begin their budget processes for fiscal 2001. In recent months pipe breaks have occurred in cities across the country, causing severe flooding of downtown areas and extensive water damage to city facilities. Much of the nation's current water infrastructure was built in the immediate aftermath of World War II and is now over 50 years old. While regular utility maintenance has kept the infrastructure performing well, normal wear and tear has begun to take its toll. As the old pipe continues to degrade utilities in many areas will have to begin focusing on replacing old pipe rather than trying to continually repair it, which requires substantial investment. AWWA estimates that improving the drinking and wastewater infrastructure nationwide could cost up to US$1 trillion.
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