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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

Alastair CaithnessEditor

Introduction

Top 10 cable stories of the month

Interview with Tommy Sutherland, from Eutex International

Cable & Wire News

Cable Related News

Publications & Media Packages

Product Development News

Project News

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Happy New Year and welcome to the new decade. In the January Issue of TCD Review our specialfeature is an interview with Tommy Sutherland, the Managing Director of Eutex International. Eutex wasestablished in 1998 as an International Electrical stockist and Distribution Company based in Houston,specializing in the supply of IEC Electrical Cables and Hazardous Area Products.

Our featured stories in this issue include ‘KEI Industries enters into technical collaboration withBrugg Kabel’ and ‘Prysmian will develop the power links for the Walney Offshore Wind Farm, in the IrishSea’.

Next month is the Middle East Electricity Exhibition in Dubai from the 9th to 11th of February, and asthe leading on line media partner promoting the event, we will be exhibiting in the Zabeel Hall at StandNumber ZT05. For the event we will be printing a special edition of the TCD Review and will be distrib-uting 3000 copies including a drop to all the exhibitors. If you would like to advertise in this Special Issueto the Middle East Market through the leading event in the Region then please get in touch, otherwisevisit the stand and pick up your copy.

Enjoy!


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Prysmian will develop the power links for the WalneyOffshore Wind Farm, in the Irish Sea

Cords Cable plans US$19 million expansion

Bahra Cables signs contract with Senegal International Airport

LS Cable lands high voltage cable project in South Australia

KEI Industries enters into technical collaboration withBrugg Kabel AG

Prysmian and Cabelte join forces in Portugal FTTH Business

Northwire announces cable solutions for electric-vehicle market

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Olex widens its range of industrial cables

Belden acquires Telecast Fiber Systems

Cyberstar joins with Panduit Solutions

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Aker Solutions lands US$79.9 million BP tie-back contract for Ula

GE Oil & Gas and Rockson lands US$230 million contract for powerplant in Nigeria

Daewoo Shipbuilding secures US$1.1 billion drillship contract

Technip secures FEED contract in Venezuela for US$3.2 billionethylene plant

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Foster Wheeler and Sofcon secure Saudi Aramco FEED contract pg. 24


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Eutex was establ ished in1998 as an International Elec-trical stockist and DistributionCompany based in Houston, TX,specializing in the supply of IECElectrical Cables and Hazard-ous Area products. The com-pany was originally established to work l oca l l y i n Nor thAmerica – hence one of our taglines –” International Power –

Interview with Tommy Sutherland,Managing Director of Eutex International

TCD - Who is Eutex & what makes the company unique to the cable & wire industry?

Local Presence & Support” Wehave a team of experiencedpeople whose careers have onlybeen in the IEC & Internationalarena and that’s thing thatgives us the technical edge andadvantage. We work with cli-en t s f rom spec i f i ca t i on ,through certification of prod-ucts and supply and are uniquebecause we are the only distri-

but ion company in Nor thAmerica that truly stocks a fullrange of IEC cables : Onshore,Offshore and Marine cables “incountry”, along with an exten-sive range of hazardous areaproducts. We help our clientscompete internationally, with-out the need fo r them tosource product or expertise in-ternationally.

We have over $ 4m of inventoryat any given time from our 3.5 acredistribution centre in Houston,

TCD - You have distribution centres of IEC products in North America?

Tommy Sutherland,Managing Director of Eutex International

Texas and we also distribute fromour stocking locations and salesoffices in New Orleans - Louisiana,

Calgary – Canada, along with amajor hub in Singapore servicingSouth East Asia & Middle East.


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We are always on the look-out to grow our product linesand services and to remain com-petitive and at the forefront ofthe industry. The group’s latestaddition is ATEC Training andCertification Services. The com-pany offers a one –stop solution

TCD - What products or services do you have planned to remain competitive in the industry?

in providing training, Certifica-tion & Management of Hazard-ous area locations in both theATEX & IEC/EX Field. Addi-tional services & training arecustomizable to fit our client’sneeds in NEC, IECEX, ATEX, GOST& other standards.

We have also recently in-vested in a customised interna-tional marine product to serv-ice our growing Gulf coast Ma-rine Sector. This will enable usto open new stocking locationsplanned throughout the GulfCoast – North America.

Although the year has beenchallenging, Eutex continue to fo-cus on being an internationalcompany with “local” support inthe areas we work in, educatingour clients on the benefits of hav-ing us partner with them on there

TCD - Has it been a good year for EUTEX and are there any particular projects that re-iterate thestrength of the company?

projects and “day2day” orders &requirements. Local support, lo-cal time-zone, local personnel -knowledgeable in internationalproducts, standards and approv-als. A successful part of our busi-ness is our EMCU’s (Eutex Mobile

Containerised Unit), where westock “on site” electrical bulkproducts and cables, keeping itfully stocked throughout the en-tire project, virtually eliminatingshipping problems, shortages &time-frame issues.

We have seen a shift in the in-dustry in the last few years, fromconventional marketing tactics,to more web based media cam-paigns. More and more companiesare using social network plat-forms and technical articles tokeep their customers informed. We have our own marketing &

TCD - How does EUTEX view on-line media, advertising and promotion and how can this help acompany as big as EUTEX?

media department focussing onour “brand” and have taken amore active approach for on-linemarketing and continue to lookinto ways to communicate up tothe minute technical informationto our clients helping ensure theyare fully conversant with our lat-est products, specifications &

changes to industry standards.Optimizing our web presence

will continue be a main market-ing goals in 2010 and first quar-ter we are launching our newweb-site with more technical ar-ticles, complete updated cata-logue and Current legislationchanges in ATEX & IEC/EX.

Trained personnel, stock & serv-ice has for sure been the driving forcein the continued success of Eutex.

I’d like clients to know that thereis a lot of hard work, vendor and

We have witnessed the require-ment for improved fire performanceand less halogen emissions in cablesdestined for the offshore market, andwe are now seeing the shift towards“safer” cables for onshore applica-tions. More and more projects arespecifying higher than standard speci-fied cables which we promote andreflect in our stock profile. We havealso broadened our stock range in the

TCD - What have been the key factors behind the success of EUTEX?

manufacturers negotiations going onbehind the scenes to ensure thatwe are always “ahead of the curve”in the IEC and Hazardous areafields. It’s a competitive world out

there and we strive to work closelywith our clients and manufactur-ers on a daily basis giving the localsupport that we strive to maintainand promote.

TCD - Are there any other recent developments that our readers should be interested in?

Data-Com and fibre optic cables inline with the growth in the Marine &Offshore sectors. Many offshore op-erators are becoming more stringentin the specifications of such cablesand we have moved to accommodatethe demand. In regard of this, we nowhold stock of co-axial, data and fibreoptic cables that comply with the rig-orous International Standards of thesemarkets.

Also, working closely with our newpartner company, ATEC Certification,it has brought to light, more than ever,the importance of training. As withthe progression towards enhancedproducts, it’s not simply enough tohave a certified product, but ratherthe individual involved in the design,engineering, and production of theequipment destined for a hazardousarea should also be certified.



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CGGVeritas has an-nounced that ARGAS, itsSaudi Arabian joint ventureowned 49% by CGGVeritasand 51% by TAQA, has beenawarded two major OceanBottom Cable (OBC) 3Ddata acquisition contractsby Saudi Aramco. The twocontracts have a combinedvalue of around US$375 mil-lion.

The first project isscheduled to start in June 2010 andoperate for a period of 18 monthswhile the second is scheduled to runfrom October 2010 for a period of24 months; each contract respec-tively has an 18- and 24-month op-tional extension period.

Alpha Wire has developed a newset of premium wire and cable so-lutions specific to the materialhandling industry.

Proper wire and cable selectionis paramount for material handlingsystems to maintain robust connec-tivity and maximum signal integ-rity. Alpha Wire’s material han-dling-specific offering alleviatesthe concerns of EMI protection,hazardous fluid defence, and the

CGGVeritas announces US$375 million major oceanbottom cable contracts

RetrievableOcean Bottom-Cable (OBC)

The projects will cover an initial6,000 sq km over the next threeyears and require operational exper-tise working in complex environ-ments, such as producing oil fieldsand busy shipping lanes within theSaudi waters of the Gulf with depthsranging from 20 to 60 meters.

ARGAS will mobilize two fully in-dependent OBC crews equipped withthe latest Sercel SeaRay 4C equip-ment and recording systems. Thesefully offshore operations will bemanaged through a fleet of vesselsequipped with CGGVeritas deploy-ment and positioning systems gearedto operate in such environments.

Alpha Wire material handlingsolutions help provide

continuous uptime

stresses of continuous flexing.“Our material handling products

ensure that your cable componentswill enhance performance and re-liability in your equipment,” saidMike Dugar, Senior Marketing Com-munications Manager at AlphaWire. “Plus, we offer wire, cable,and wire management accessoriesfor any material handling applica-tion with the shortest lead timesin the industry.”

Alcan Cable will increaseprices on the following Com-mercial Building Wire productseffective Friday, January 1,2010:

• STABILOY® XHHW,FeederPlex® and USE will in-crease by 7%

• STABILOY® SER and SEUwill increase by 7%

• STABILOY® MC andJacketed MC will increase by 7%

All quotes and bids will bepriced at the new levels begin-ning Friday, January 1, 2010.

Alcan Cableannounces

commercial buildingwire productsprice increase


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Naveen Sawhney, ManagingDirector of Cords Cable Indus-tries has announced that thecompany have commenced the

Prysmian has been awarded a18 million euro contract by theDanish utility DONG Energy tosupply a complete 132 kV exportcable system for the secondphase of the Walney OffshoreWind Farm project, in the IrishSea. This project is expected tobe completed by summer 2011.

Prysmian will develop the power links for theWalney Offshore Wind Farm, in the Irish Sea

The second phase of theWalney project consists of theexpansion of the existing windfarm structure through the con-struction of 51 new turbines,which will generate an extra183 MW power.

In particular, Prysmian is in-volved in the design and supply

Cords Cable plans US$19 million expansion

construction of a new project,in the Alwar district in the Stateof Rajasthan. The constructionis on and the machinery ordershave been placed. This is basi-cally to augment our capacityparticular of specialty cables,of which we are the largestmanufacturers in India.

The production of the fac-

tory will be going towards thepower industry, refineries, air-port modernization metro rail-ways, etc. About 20-25% of ouroutput, we expect to comefrom the overseas marketmainly the Eastern Europe,Middle East and African Mar-kets. We expect to get it com-missioned towards July 2010.

Bahra Cables has won a con-tract to supply cables for DakarInternational Airport in Senegalworth SR25 million.

Bahra Cables signs contract withSenegal International Airport

supply the low and medium volt-age cables and electrical wiresaccording to the British specifi-cations, which will be inspectedand approved by Dar Al -Handasah Consultants.

Dakar International Airport, thelatest and largest airport in Senegal,is expected to accommodate twomillion passengers every year.

The companystarted supply-ing the project’scables and theproject will becompleted and

delivered to the Senegal Govern-ment by the end of the next year2010.

Bahra Cables Company will

of a submarine and land cablesystem, which will connect theoffshore wind farm to the main-land power grid.

The submarine cables will bemanufactured at the Prysmiansubmarine cables factory basedin Arco Felice, Italy, and theland cables at the factory basedin Wrexham, Great Britain.

This new contract followsthe 24.5 million euros for thesupply of export cables for thefirst phase of the same project.


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Nexans has made a major ad-vance in materials science by launch-ing its new INFIT™ insulation tech-nology developed specifically for fireresistant cables. Fire-resistant ca-bles ensure the integrity and conti-nuity of vital safety circuits duringthe critical building evacuation and

Philatron Wire and Cable hasadded another certification totheir strong list of credentials. TheCalifornia Unified Certification Pro-gram (CUCP) has determined thatPhilatron Wire and Cable meets allrequirements and eligibility stand-ards to be certified as “Disadvan-taged Business Enterprise (DBE)”,as required under the US Depart-ment of Transportation (DOT),Code of Federal Regulations, (CFR)49, part 26 as amended.

Nexans makes a major advance in fire-performancecables with the launch of INFIT™ insulation technology

fire fighting periods required by thehighest national and internationalstandards. In the event of a fire,INFIT™ insulation transforms into atough ceramic shield that ensures ahigh level of fire resistance, whilein normal use INFIT™ makes cableseasy to handle and install.

Philatron Wire and Cable announces“DBE” certification

Philatron Wire and Cable disad-vantage business status will nowallow a true-blue US manufacturerlocated in an under utilized hubzone area to be a part of the build-ing infrastructure projects with con-tractors for the State of Californiawhere there is a need for electricalwire andcable. The certification ishonored by all DOT recipients inCalifornia and will be listed in thedatabase of certified DBE’s.

Our capacity to manufacture sin-

gle and multi-conductor electricalpower cables up to 1000 MCM,gives our unique and sophisticatedelectrical engineering team atPhilatron Wire and Cable the cre-dentials to call ourselves expertsin the electrical wire and cable in-dustry. As a prime manufacturer,we are also able to assist with elec-trical wire and cable reverse engi-neering. Send a sample cable toPhilatron and we will design andquote from your sample.


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LS Cable has signed a turn-keyinstallation contract worth AUD 72million (about KRW 75.4 billion)with the Department of Electricityof South Australia for 275kV under-ground transmission cable to beinstalled in Adelaide, the capitalof the state.

The two US producers of atoxic flame retardant, an-nounced commitments to phaseout production of the chemicalused in electronics, wire and ca-ble insulation, textiles, automo-biles and airplanes, and otherapplications.

Following negotiations withEPA, Albemarle Corporation(NYSE: ALB) and Chemtura Cor-poration (NYSE: CEM), and thelargest U.S. importer, ICL Indus-trial Products, Inc. have commit-ted to end production, importa-tion, and sales ofdecabromodiphenyl ether(decaBDE).

The agreement will go intoeffect for “most uses in theUnited States” by December 31,2012, and all uses by the end of2013, EPA said in a release.

EPA said it intends to encour-age the other minor importersof decaBDE to join this initiative.

EPA negotiatesphase-out datefor toxic flame

retardant

LS Cable lands high voltage cable projectin South Australia

LS Cable will install the under-ground transmission cable to con-nect Torrens Island, near Adelaide,with a substation on the westernoutskirts of the city. The totallength will be about 18 kilometersand is scheduled for completion inDecember 2011. This is the biggesthigh voltage cable project in thesouthern region of Australia. Thecountry started this project in or-der to prevent emergency power-downs caused by both an increas-

ing demand for electricity in Ad-elaide and the city’s deterioratingfacilities.

In Australia and New Zealand,power cables are more than 30years old and the demand for re-placement is increasing. In thesecountries, subterranean cables arepreferred compared to the usualaerial cables requiring electricpoles because they have less effecton land owners and offer improvedsafety.

KEI Industries has enteredinto a foreign technical col-l abora t ion ag reement andtrademark license agreementwith Brugg Kabel AG, Switzer-land. The company has re-ceived the approval from itsboard of directors for the alli-ance.

With this tie up, KEI willmanufacture extra high voltagecables ranging from 66kV / 110kV / 132kV / 220kV at its manu-facturing facilities located atBhiwandi and Chopanki, Alwardistrict, Rajasthan

Brugg Kabel AG is a pioneerin manufacturing high voltage/extra high voltage cables alongwith jointing and cable acces-

KEI Industries enters intotechnical collaboration with

Brugg Kabel AG

sories up to 500 kV volt-age grade. It also special-ises in turnkey systems/design of extra high volt-age cable projects withworld over installation.

KEI has achieved an-other mi lestone in i t s

growth history as now it willjoin the el ite group of fewpower cable manufacturersworldwide equipped to manu-facture cables beyond 66kV.

The above technical col-laboration agreement will al-low KEI complete know-howtransfer which shall includedesign, manufacturing of ca-bles along with jointing tech-niques as also complete EHVsystem design of EHV cables.

With this ful l technologyback-up, the collaboration willalso help the Indian major ingettign a foothold in the extrahigh voltage cable segment bysecuring contracts from variouspublic (central/state) utilitiesas also private segments.


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Draka announces closure of copper datacommunication cable factory in Årnes

Prysmian Telecom Cables and Sys-tems and Cabelte Cabos Eléctricos eTelefónicos, S.A. have signed anagreement under which they willjointly develop and market FTTH (fi-bre to the home) solutions in Portu-

Draka Holding N.V. has announcedthat it intends to close its factory inÅrnes (Norway). The factory is dedi-

Prysmian and Cabelte join forces inPortugal FTTH Business

gal, extending to include also Mozam-bique and Angola.

The agreement will bring to-gether the strength of Cabelte’slocal production of optical fibresand fibre optic cable together withthe considerable experience andbroad portfolio of solutions pro-vided by Prysmian in the field of

passive optical networks.Portugal is currently one of the

fastest growing FTTH environmentsin Europe with plans in place to pro-vide maximum fibre penetration intothe access network giving high speedbroadband services to the majorityof the country’s inhabitants over thenext few years.

cated to the manufacturing of cop-per data communication cables forLocal Area Network applications andemploys around 125 people. The in-tention is to move the existing pro-duction capacity to its other facili-ties in Europe. The total termination

of the activities has been communi-cated to the employees and will befinalized before the end of this year.

Draka will inform the Works’ Coun-cil and the Labor Authority about thelegal grounds for the aforementionedclose down.


Binder-USA has introducedprotective caps for the Series430, push-pull connectors. Whenmated to a male or female con-nector, a cap will provide IP67-rated environmental protection.These caps make the push-pullconnectors ideal for use in

Belden has added two new buscoupling and six new I/O modulesto its range of Lumberg Automa-tion™ LioN-Link I/O systems. Thesenew products enable users - for thefirst time – to control electricaldrives over Profibus, facilitate net-working of intelligent sensors andactors, complete simple retrofit-ting or upgrading of machines, de-liver safety applications and/or

Binder-USA introduces protective caps forpush-pull connectors

commercial and industrial fields.The cap is designed to provide

an IP67-rated environmental pro-tection from liquids and debriswhile the connector is detachedfrom its mating connector. Eachcap is made of brass, which fitssecurely to the push-pull connec-

tor or receptacle, and attachesto the cable or panel via a poly-urethane rubber strap to avoidany loss of parts. The new pro-tective caps are available formale and female field-attach-able connectors and panel-mountreceptacles.

Belden adds new I/O modules toLumberg Automation™ LioN-Link product portfolio

decentralize power supply.Available with either M12 or M8

connector ports, the new LumbergAutomation™ modules are designedfor ease of installation and plug-and-play startup. In addition, theyoffer comprehensive diagnosticspossibilities, meet the require-ments of protection class IP67, andexhibit high resistance to shock andjarring.

Cloudis has announced a de-velopment designed to reducethe time needed for a cableroute to be found, or problemsto be identified, on the mostcomplex networks o fcableways.

Ian Darbyshire, technical di-rector at Cloudis, said: ‘Whenthe network of cable trays, lad-ders and penetrations is cre-ated in the CAD system and thenimported to CMPIC, the com-

Cloudis development enables cable routing

pleteness and accuracy of thatnetwork is unknown.

‘Consequently, there may begaps in the network or theremay be inconsistencies in thesegregations allocated to thenetwork.

‘Therefore, when cables aresubmitted for routing there maybe no possible route for certaincables.

He added: ‘The enhance-ment that we have introduced

scans the network of trays andpenetrations, and finds discon-nected areas of the network,between which it will be impos-sible to route a cable fully.

‘Simultaneously, the analysissimplifies the network by iden-tifying any dead-end branches.

‘Having done the networkanalysis, deciding whether ornot a cable can be routed is vir-tually instantaneous.

‘Avoiding dead-end branchesreduces the number of optionsfor the autorouter, which inturn allows a route to be foundfaster.

‘As a byproduct, the routingspeed overall has also been in-creased.

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The HyperTransport Consor-tium have released two newHyperTransport connector/ca-ble specifications that enablemore ways of implementing andinterconnecting HyperTransportlinks in data center and high-performance computing plat-forms.

The specifications define aportfolio of high-performance,compact and fully standardizedconnectors and cables capableof carrying HyperTransport links

HyperTransport consortium extends signaltransmission distance by 6x and releases new

connector specifications

at their full 3.2 GHz clock rateover distances of up to 2 me-ters with excellent signal integ-rity, unmatched by traditionalprinted circuit boards (PCB)technology. The portfolio ena-bles a new breed of board-to-board, system-to-subsystem;system-to-appliance and chas-sis-to-chassis interconnect so-lutions for applications such asmotherboards, special functionsubsystems, servers , b ladeservers and server clusters.

The new spec i f icat ionsstandardize a physical layercomplement to the High NodeCount (HNC) specification re-leased earlier this year by theHyperTransport Consortium.The HNC specification definesextens ions to theHyperTransport 3 protocol thatanswer the industry challengeof addressing the exponentiallyincreasing number of CPU coresand computing nodes in highperformance systems.

The new specifications arethe result of collaborative workbetween the Consortium’s Tech-nical Working Group (TWG) andSamtec, Inc., a company spe-cialized in high performance in-terconnect technology and ma-terials and a member of theHyperTransport Consortium.

New compounding line designed for quick cleanupand concentrate change

When Breen Color Concen-trates, a major supplier of customcolor concentrates to the plasticsindustry, wanted additional capac-ity, it chose the new state-of-the-art Quick Clean Color Change com-pounding line from Technical Proc-ess and Engineering, Inc. (TPEI).

“In order for our customers toproduce high quality attractiveplastic products, they need highquality plastic pellets,” saidHoward DeMonte, President atBreen Color Concentrates. “And,when they require a fast colormatch, we pride ourselves on our24-hour color matching capability.We chose TPEI because they couldcustomize their compounding lineto provide the kind of rapid orderturnaround our customers expectwhile maintaining our exactingquality requirements.”

TPEI designed and fabricatedthe compounding line for quick

changeover and cleanup of smalllot runs of concentrates. “It allowsfor quick cleanup and concentratechange in as little as thirty min-utes,” said Harold Schafer, CEO atTPEI.

The line was shipped as a turn-key system and included the mez-zanine, feeders, pre-mixer, inter-connecting wiring and pelletizingsystem permitting the full integra-tion of space, features and foot-print all focused on Breen’s qual-ity service. Because it was an allinclusive turnkey project, the linewas in full production seven daysfrom shipment.


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Northwire hasannounced theavailability of bulkcable, CoilBoss™Retractile Cordsand complete ca-ble solutions forthe charging ofelectric and hy-brid vehicles andequipment. AllElectric Vehicle(EV) Cables can bedesigned to ship infive days with nominimum orderlength or quantityrequirements.

Northwire’sEV Cable exceeds

Northwire announces cable solutions forelectric-vehicle market

industry standards for perform-ance, is UL 62 approved and com-patible with SAE J1772 connectors,UL 2594 and NEC 625 charging sys-tems. All EV Cable options areavailable in standard or customconfigurations. Customization in-cludes composite designs, colors,private labeling and more. Northwire provides free design andprototyping services and has expe-rienced professionals to help navi-gate automotive and EV stand-ards.

EV Cable solutions fromNorthwire include 600V EVE (TPE)and 600V EVT (PVC) cables availablefrom 2 AWG to 18 AWG and 300V EVJE(TPE) and 300V EVJT (PVC) cables in12 AWG to 18 AWG. Standard mate-

rials are exposed-run (ER) rated TPEor PVC with nylon. These cables maycontain data, signal and communi-cation in any AWG size. All materi-als are RoHS compliant for EV charg-ing stations in wet locations.

EV Cables, from Northwire, aredesigned for use in electric vehicles(EV), neighborhood electric vehicles(NEV); battery electric vehicles(BEV), hybrid vehicles, low-speedvehicles (LSV), personal electric ve-hicles (PEV), plug-in hybrid Vehicles(PHV) and plug-in hybrid electricvehicles (PHEVS). Cables are de-signed to be compatible with charg-ing applications, whether at resi-dences, commercial establishments,parking facilities or dedicated charg-ing stations.

Molex introduces its newSlimStack Board-to-Board seriesof connectors which have a0.40mm pitch, 0.70mm matedheight and 2.60mm width. Thenew connectors offer a bettercombination of overall spacesavings and reliable electricalcontact than any similar ver-sions in the marketplace.

“Molex designed and devel-oped the new SlimStack seriesto meet surging market demandfor downsizing of mobile de-vices. The new miniature con-nectors offer about 25 percentspace sav ings compared tomany compet i t i ve 0 .40mmpitch types,” notes JosephFalcone, Group Product Man-ager, Molex.

A unique set of featuresmake the Molex SlimStack SMTboard-to-board connectors

Molex introduces industry’s smallest SMT Board-to-Board connectorideal for use inmobile phones,PDAs, d ig i ta lc a m e r a s ,camcorders andother compactmobile devices.

The newSlimStack con-nector versionsare available in20-50 circuits andhave four soldertabs on each mat-ing side for se-cure PCB reten-tion. The systemis rated at 50 volts and 0.3 amps.In addition, the housing mold de-signs include a wide area to ac-commodate vacuum pick-and-place nozzles, which avoids theextra material and assembly costsof using vacuum tape.


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As part of the world’s larg-est cab le manufacturer,Nexans, Olex are able to pro-vide an even greater range ofspecialised industrial cables forthe demanding Australian mar-ket than ever before.

Sourced from our parentcompany’s worldwide manufac-turing plants, the new NexansSourced cab les inc ludes a

Olex widens its range of industrial cables

comprehensive range of flex-ible, control and specialist ap-plication cables.

Meeting local and interna-tional standards, these cablesare backed by the technicalknowledge and experience ofthe world’s largest cable manu-facturer, and supported locallyhere in Australia by Olex.

The new range includes:

Titanex H07 Single and MultcoreFlexible Cable; H07VVH6-F PVCFlat Cable; VCVH6-F Screenedand Unscreened PVC Flat Cable;Buflex X’Prem Control and Reel-ing Cable; Rheyhalon ControlCable; Rheyflat-N Screened andUnscreened Rubber Flat Fes-toon Cable and Boitalyon R PVCPendant Overhead Crane Cable.

Titanex H07 Single

ADC KRONE has announced thatthe new electronic version of itsindustry-leading structured cablingcatalogue can be found online atwww.adc-products.com or withinthe main www.adckrone.comwebsite.

The online resource features sev-eral unique applications that now

ADC KRONE offers structured cablingcatalogue onlinemake it an easy, one-stop referencefor installers and consultants lookingfor information on ADC KRONE’s com-prehensive product portfolio.

Features include a powerful cus-tomised search engine that allowsclients to find products by keyword,product type or product code. Inaddition, the information is dis-played more clearly, with well-de-

fined links to each range of prod-ucts.

A print preview feature meansthat details of all ADC KRONE prod-ucts are also available asstandalone data sheets. Thesesheets can be printed and simplyinserted directly into tender docu-ments without downloading themin PDF format.

ADC has announced that itsportfolio of Fibre Optic Panels hasbeen accepted by the USDA RuralDevelopment Telecommunica-tions program, allowing ADC’sproducts to be used in bringingimproved, widespread broadbandservices to underserved and ru-ral communities.

These products are in additionto hundreds of other Rural Utilities

ADC’s fibre optic panel solutions accepted by USDArural development telecommunications program

Service (RUS)-listed products ADC of-fers to carriers serving rural areas inthe United States and seeking fund-ing from the American Recovery andReinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Ac-ceptance by the USDA Rural Develop-ment Telecommunications Program ofADC solutions enables service provid-ers seeking funding from the RUS topropose the use of these products inapplications they submit for the agen-

cy’s loans and grants.The Fibre Optic Panel product

portfolio is designed to provide in-dustry-leading cable protection andmanagement that is essential in anysuccessful fiber communicationsnetwork. It includes the FMT SeriesFiber Optic Panel, the FPL SeriesFibre Optic Panel and the FL2000and FL100 series of modular panelsfor rack and wall mountings.


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ABB has announced the success-ful ‘open-line’ test for Pole 1 of the800 kV (kilovolt) UHVDC (ultrahigh-voltage direct current) Fengxian con-verter station in Shanghai, in closecooperation with State Grid Corpo-ration of China (SGCC). This test wasaccomplished in a record time of justtwo years from receiving the order,a year ahead of schedule.

The ±800 kV Xiangjiaba-Shang-hai HVDC link will transmit 6,400

ABB sets record with ultrahigh-voltage powerproject in ChinaMW of power from the Xiangjiabahydropower plant, located in thesouthwest of China, to Shanghai,China’s leading industrial and com-mercial center, located over 2,000kilometers away.

The transmission system, willset a new benchmark in terms ofvoltage levels and transmissioncapacity. The record is presentlyheld by the 600 kV Itaipu transmis-sion line in Brazil, also deliveredby ABB. The efficiency of theXiangjiaba-Shanghai transmissionline will be more than 93 percent,with transmission losses being re-stricted to under 7 per cent. Thiswould enable power supply for an

additional 1 million people in Chinaevery year as compared with the500 kV HVDC systems in use there.

ABB’s scope of delivery includesfourteen 400 kV converter trans-formers and fourteen 800 kV con-verter transformers, of which tenwill be delivered from Sweden andthe rest manufactured locally inpartnership with TBEA in Shenyang,with ABB components and technol-ogy. Other key products includethyristor valves, DC (direct current)switchyard equipment, measuringequipment for the AC (alternatingcurrent) switchyard and the newlydeveloped DCC800 HVDC controlsystem.

AlumiFuel Power, Inc. has an-nounced that it has taken delivery ofits first production unit hydrogen gen-erator, the PBIS-1000. API also an-nounced that, with the help of its lo-cal manufacturing partner, Apex Pip-ing Systems (see API news release ofSeptember 28, 2009), its productionline is fully ready for mass productionof its hydrogen generators. The designand construction of this third genera-tion of the PBIS-1000 incorporates sig-nificant feedback from customers, andcustomer deliveries are expected tobegin in early 2010.

API’s PBIS-1000 relies on the robustchemical reaction among aluminium,water, and proprietary additives. Op-eration of the generator is simple: two32-oz. “aluminium can” cartridgescontaining aluminium powder and theproprietary additives are loaded intothe reactor vessels. Water from prac-tically any source, including salt orbrackish water, is poured into the wa-ter tank, and a hand pump is then usedto inject water into the cartridges,generating 1,000 litres of hydrogen in20 minutes.

While API’s hydrogen generator was

AlumiFuel Power announces deliveryof production hydrogen generator

initially designed for the remote in-flation of weather balloons (hence itsname, Portable Balloon Inflation Sys-tem), the quality of hydrogen the re-actor generates is easily adaptable tofuel cells and many other systems re-quiring remote/portable hydrogen.Currently, large, heavy and hard-to-handle steel “K-Cylinders” under veryhigh pressures are used to transportand deliver hydrogen to customers.The PBIS unit instead relies on smallunpressurized cartridges of aluminumpowder and any available watersource. This greatly reduces the costand danger of transporting hydrogen,and makes hydrogen available to pre-viously inaccessible locations.

Unlike expensive electrolysis sys-tems, API’s generator does not needan external power source, and unlikesteam reformers, API’s generator cre-ates no greenhouse gases. Further-more, all the chemicals used in thereaction are non-toxic and can be re-cycled or discarded in municipaldumps. API’s hydrogen generator ismore mobile and considerably lessexpensive than any other system onthe market.

Telecast Fiber Systems hasbeen acquired by Belden.

“This is a great step for Tel-ecast and for our customers, asit combines the strengths of twoof the most recognizable brandsin video and audio communica-tions,” he said.

The purchase price was un-disclosed. Both companies makecable and wiring products witha focus on the broadcast indus-try. Telecast specializes in fiber-optic systems. Belden has glo-bal manufacturing, sales andmarketing locations.

Telecast co-founders Cernyand Gene Baker will be stayingwith the company.

Beldenacquires

Telecast FiberSystems


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Puget Sound Energy has com-pleted construction of a US$3.8million electric distribution sub-station in Lynden. The Berthusensubstation, 2052 Main Street, willimprove customer reliability andincrease system capacity in theLynden area.

“Our new substation is an im-portant upgrade to our electricinfrastructure serving our custom-ers in the Lynden area,” said RayTrzynka, manager of local govern-ment and community relations forPSE. “It will increase reliabilityfor our existing customers andhelp meet future demand forelectricity in the area.”

American Superconductor Cor-poration has announced that it hasreceived a new D-VAR system orderto increase the reliability of a por-tion of the power grid in China op-erated by China Southern PowerGrid Company Ltd., which is one ofthe two State Owned En-terprises that operate allof China’s power grids. Xiamen-based Xiamen RedPhase Instruments Inc.(Red Phase) will deploy theD-VAR system at the 220kilovolt (kV) Yuanmo sub-station in Chuxiong in theYunnan Province ofChina.

AMSC also announcedthat Red Phase has beennamed a channel partnerfor the power grid marketin southern China. This is

PSE completes US$3.8 millionsubstation in Lynden

Berthusen substation has one25 megavolt amperes transformer,with room to add a second trans-former to later double the capac-ity of the substation within its cur-rent footprint. Existing transmis-sion lines along West Main Streetwill bring power to the substation,where it will be stepped down tolower voltages to serve customersin the area.

Construction of the substationbegan in August 2009 when crewsworked to clear and grade thesite. The project continued withthe construction of the substa-tion, connecting the substation tothe transmission line, restoringthe landscape, and installingroughly 1,000 feet of overheadand underground distributionfeeders.

Bharti Airtel has launchedwholesale data services for Mid-dle East telecom operators.

Bharti has announced thereadiness of its Middle East Con-nect network to serve global car-riers in the region. With this net-work, carriers in the region canextend their global Internet ca-pacity at multiple points, to getbetter peering and diversity incase of a disaster.

The only outside operatorwith capacities on multiple ca-ble routes in the region, BhartiAirtel offers the advantage of atleast three multiple paths onevery cable route.

Over the last two quarters,Bharti has added over 17gigabytes per second capacity tothe region and has made invest-ments that connect the India-Middle East-Europe route viathree alternative paths on SEA-ME-WE 4, I-ME-WE and EIG, hesaid.

All three cables have onepoint that is Fujairah, he saidand adding: “We get entry in GCCcountries from this point.” Thesepaths will provide the muchneeded diversity and capacity tothe region and key markets forBharti Airtel are the UAE, SaudiArabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq,Oman and Iran.

In addition to its existing in-ternational fibre infrastructure,Bharti is also building a regionalbackbone connecting major mar-kets, made easy by its ownershipof capacity.

Bharti Airtellaunches Middle

East Connectnetwork

AMSC secures fourth D-VAR® sys-tem order for power grid in China

the second D-VAR system orderAMSC has received from Red Phaseand the fourth power grid orderAMSC has received in China over thepast 12 months. AMSC expects todeliver the D-VAR system to RedPhase by the end of July 2010.

D-VAR® system


page 18

Scottish Ministers have an-nounced that they have grantedScottish Hydro Electric Transmis-sion Ltd (“SHETL”), a subsidiary

Scottish & Southern Energy announces consent toreplace electricity transmission line

of SSE (Scottish and Southern En-ergy plc), consent, with associatedconditions, to install a 400,000 voltoverhead electricity transmissionline to replace an existing 132,000volt overhead transmissionline between Beauly, nearInverness, and Wharry Burn, nearStirling. The existing line will bedismantled.

Scottish Ministers have also an-nounced that they have grantedScottish Power Transmission con-sent, with associated conditions, to

install a 400,000 volt overhead linebetween Wharry Burn and Denny.

Ministers’ announcement fol-lows eight years of work includ-ing: 18 months of pre-application public consultations;10 months of evidence during thelargest public inquiry in Scotlandsince devolution; another 13months during which the evidencewas considered by the inquiry re-porter; and, finally, a further 11months during which Scottish Min-isters came to their conclusion.

Cyberstar In focom haspartnered with Panduit, a glo-bal leader in Unified PhysicalInfrastructure (UPI) -based so-lutions.

Under the a l l iance,Cybercom will deliver Panduits integrated services and a com-plete product portfolio to ad-dress diverse physical infra-structure needs of customersacross the country.

Speaking on the occasion,Raj Rathi, managing director,Cyberstar Infocom, said Panduit

Cyberstar joins with Panduit Solutions

is known for its high-qualityproducts. “With this collabora-tion, we plan on bringing qual-ity products at an affordableprice in India,” he said.

Panduit is a world-class de-veloper and provider of solu-t ions that are des igned tooptimizse the physical infra-structure through simplifica-tion, agility, and operationalefficiency. Panduit s UPI -basedsolutions give enterprises thecapabilities to con-nect, manage andautomate communi-cations, computing,power, control andsecurity systems fora smarter, unif iedbusiness foundation.

S. Vasunandan, regional di-rector, Panduit India and SouthWest region, said, “We joinedhands with Cyberstar as theyare one of the well-known ITperipherals distributors in In-d ia . The combinat ion ofCyberstar s focused approachand reach, along with our indus-try-leading technology and so-lutions, promises to deliverstep-changes in productivity forall our customers.”


page 19

Fluke Networks has announcedthat it has acquired ClearSight Net-works, a leading provider of net-work analysis tools for real-timeapplication monitoring, protocolanalysis and troubleshooting. Termsof the agreement were not dis-closed.

ClearSight’s industry-leadingproducts provide network engi-neers deep visibility into their net-work traffic. Insights into perform-

Fluke Networks acquires ClearSight Networks

ance, security and anomalies aredelivered through the ClearSightAnalyzer (CSA) and Network TimeMachine (NTM) product lines.ClearSight’s leading protocol analy-sis, deep packet inspection andforensic stream-to-disk technolo-gies further strengthen Fluke Net-works’ leadership position in net-work analysis, monitoring and test-ing.

Enterprise IT managers, net-work engineers and data centermanagers are challenged with en-suring that networks maintainhigh service quality and 24/7 re-liability in order to support busi-

ness critical applications and serv-ices. Engineers must monitor,analyze and troubleshoot networksto assure this performance andquickly isolate problems when theydo arise. Whether 1G, 10G or Wi-Fi, local networks pervade all as-pects of business operations andFluke Networks delivers a full lineof systems, analyzers and tools thatenable engineers to deal with theproliferation of IP-based applica-tions and services, including IPvoice and video.

Generac ® Power Systems, Inc.has announced that CliffordPower Systems, Inc., Tulsa, Okla.,has entered into an agreement torepresent Generac Power Systemsas a Generac Industrial Powerdealer, expanding the reach ofGenerac in North Texas, Okla-homa and Arkansas.

Clifford Power Systems has de-cided to move forward with rep-resenting Generac IndustrialPower for a number of reasons.“Like Clifford Power Systems,Generac is dedicated specificallyto power generation and is drivento be the best in power genera-tion,” says Ken Clifford, chief ex-ecutive officer, Clifford PowerSystems. “Its quality productreputation, mature training pro-gram and product innovationachievements led us to this ben-eficial partnership to help

Generac ® announces newindustrial dealer

strengthen our commitment tosupplying the highest quality ofpower generation products avail-able.”

With offices located acrossTexas, Oklahoma and Arkansas,Clifford Power Systems has aGenerac factory-trained and cer-tified team of rental profession-als and technicians prepared todeliver the right power genera-tion equipment for the job or de-sign the most efficient and afford-able custom system for anyunique power needs.

The sudden loss of electricalpower can cause major disrup-tions in critical information andmanufacturing systems and couldeven place lives in jeopardy.Clifford Power Systems installsonly top-of-the-line generatorsfueled by diesel, propane, ornatural gas. Clifford also providesnecessary paralleling gears,transfer switches, and sound at-tenuation for each unit to achievegreatly reduced operationalsound levels.

The Gulf Bridge International(GBI) and Iraq Telecommunica-tions and Post Company (ITPC) onThursday signed an agreement tobuild the first GBI undersea tel-ecommunications cable in Iraq.The agreement was signed on be-half of the Iraqi side by the Minis-ter of Communications FaroukAbdul-Qader, and on behalf of GBIby its Chairman Rashid Al-Noaimi.

The signing ceremony was at-tended by Iraq’’s Ambassor toQatar Dr. Jawad Al-Hindawi, IraqTelecommunications and PostCompany ‘’s chairman Eng.Qassim al-Hassani, adviser to theIraqi Ministry of CommunicationsEng.Nabil Abdel Baqi and GBI ‘’SDeputy CEO Hamad Al Mannai.

The agreement is a part of GBI’sworldclass project to construct aninternational submarine cable infra-structure that will be operationalby 2011. The proposed project, witha total cost of around US$445 mil-lion, aims to connect the Gulf re-gion states in a ‘Gulf Ring’ systemthrough the GBI International Ca-ble System undersea cable network.

Undersea cableagreement

signed in Doha


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Borouge has announced theincorporation of Borouge Salesand Market ing (Guangzhou)Co., Ltd. The inauguration ofthe new Company, held at theShangri-La Hotel on January 6,2010, was attended by seniorgovernment officials from theGuangzhou Municipal Govern-ment and the United Arab Emir-ates as well as Members of theBoards of Borouge and its cus-tomers.

Supported by a Guangzhoubased logistics hub capable of

Borouge establishes new company in Guangzhou

supp ly ing approx imate ly246,000 tons of value-addedpo lyethy lene andpolypropylene annually to itscustomers in the region, thenew company will optimise theservice that Borouge providesand further develop the com-pany’s growth in the region.

As a leading provider of in-novative plastic solutions inthe infrastructure, automotiveand advanced packaging mar-kets, Borouge is tripling the ca-pacity of its plant in Abu Dhabi

in the United Arab Emirates in2010 to 2 million tons per yearand adding polypropylene to itsmanufacturing portfolio. Thenew compounding manufactur-ing unit in Shanghai will sup-p l y up to 50 ,000 o f com-pounded res ins annual ly toBorouge’s automotive and ap-pliances customers in China.

Bes ides enhanc ing i t sBo r s ta r ® techno logy -basedpo lypropy lene andpolyethylene offer in 2010,Borouge has initiated a furtherexpansion of its plant in AbuDhabi to increase the total ca-pacity to 4.5 million tons peryear. This major expansion, tobe completed at the end of2013, will include the produc-t i on o f l ow dens i t ypolyethylene (LDPE) produc-tion capacity to meet the spe-cific needs of the rapidly grow-ing wire and cable infrastruc-ture market.


page 21

BP has awardedAker Solutions an EPCIcontract for a tie-backfrom Oselvar to theUla platform. Aker So-lutions estimates thecontract value to beapproximately NOK450 million.

Scope of work in-cludes engineering,procurement, fabrica-tion of module and

other minor components, installa-tion offshore and commissioningassistance. The execution phase isbased on a front end engineeringdesign (FEED) study performed byAker Solutions.

The object of the tie-back op-eration is to transport oil and gas24 kilometers from the DONG op-erated Oselvar field to BP’s Ulaplatform for processing. The oil willbe processed at the platform. The

Aker Solutions lands US$79.9 millionBP tie-back contract for Ula

gas will either be reinjected or ex-ported via pipeline to Gyda andEkofisk facilities. The Ula platformis located in the southwest area ofthe North Sea, at approximately 70metres water depth. The Ula fieldhas recently been upgraded withwater- and gas injection equip-ment, which allows it to take onproduction from several otherfields in the area.

The EPCI contract is a call-offfrom the Modifications & Mainte-nance Support Contract with BPNorge AS. Work under the contractstarts immediately and the projectwill be completed in November2011.

The project will be managed outof Aker Solutions’ loca-tion in Stavanger. Fabri-cation and prefabrica-tion will be executed byAker Solutions’ yard inEgersund.

Ula platforms

ABB has secured an orderworth US$26 million from Hel-lenic Petroleum to provide an in-tegrated power and automationsystem for the upgrade of Hel-lenic Petroleum’s Elefsina refin-ery. The refinery will manufac-ture products in accordance withbest in class technology and glo-bal standards to minimize envi-ronmental impact. The order was

ABB lands US$26 million order to power HellenicPetroleum refinery in Greece

booked inthe thirdquarter.

A B Bwil l de-sign, sup-ply, install

and commission the electricaland automation system to powerthe refinery. The turnkey elec-trical solution aims to strengthenthe reliability and quality ofpower supply to the refinery,while improving energy effi-ciency and reducing overall elec-tricity consumption and costs.The project is expected to becompleted by 2010.

ABB will supply medium-volt-age equipment including the lat-est ZX2 gas-insulated switchgearand ZS1 Unigear air-insulatedswitchgear. ABB will also installintel l igent low-voltageswitchgear (MNSiS) as well as afully automated power manage-ment and load shedding systembased on the company’s System800xA automation platform andIEC 61850 compatible communi-cation networks. Integrating theelectrical and automation sys-tem on the common 800xA plat-form provides additional ben-efits including reduced mainte-nance, engineering and overalllifecycle costs.


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Specialist Services has announcedthat it has been awarded a contractfor the EPPM of 150 man living quar-ter, switch-gear and turbine genera-tor modules for the ONGC MHN Plat-form Project in India.

The contract was awarded byLarsen & Toubro and the modulesare intended to replace the oldBHN Process Platform which wasdestroyed in the Mumbai High

Specialist Services secures Indian offshorecontract with Larsen & Toubro

North field fire in 2005.“The MHN project entails the in-

stallation of a process / riser plat-form with a bridge connecting theMumbai North West (MNW) and liv-ing quarters (MLQ) platforms,” thestatement said.

“The complex includes facilitiesfor the processing of well fluids, oildispatch, water treatment, gascompression, dehydration and dis-

patch facilities and pilot air injec-tion facilities. The MHN project willalso create additional facilities forgas processing from future plat-forms,” it added.

The scope of work also includesa switchgear module comprising ofswitchgear and control rooms, alaboratory, SCADA and associatedbattery rooms. The contract valuewas not disclosed.

GE Oil & Gas in consortium withRockson Engineering Nigeria has

GE Oil & Gas and Rockson lands US$230 millioncontract for power plant in Nigeria

Nigeria will supply engineering,balance of plant, erection, com-missioning, site works and a 132Kwsub-station.

been awarded a US$230 million con-tract by the Government of Nigeriafor the installation and commission-ing of a dual fired 150-200MW powerplant in Kaduna, Nigeria.

The contract includes the de-sign, manufacture, supply and test-ing of eight gas turbines in the 15-20MW-range. Rockson Engineering

Huntsman and Zamil announceamines JV in Jubail

Huntsman and Zamil Group haveannounced that they have signed aMoU to explore the feasibility of con-structing and operating amorpholine and diglycolamine agent(DGA) amines joint venture in Jubail,Saudi Arabia.

The deal would see the compa-nies operate the plant on a 50/50basis. The facility would use Hunts-

man technology and the companywould also have the rights to globalsales and marketing of products pro-duced at the plant.

Amines are chemical interme-diates used in products including de-tergents, cosmetics, pharmaceuti-cals, cement, fuels and dyes.

The cost of the deal was not dis-closed.


page 23

Daewoo Shipbuilding secures US$1.1 billiondrillship contract

Daewoo Shipbuilding & MarineEngineering Co. has announcedthat it has secured a US $1.1 bil-lion order from a company in theAmericas for construction and de-livery of two drillships.

Daewoo also announced that it

received an order from anotherAmerican company to build asemisubmersible drilling rig. Thecombined value is US$1.6 billion.

Daewoo Shipbuilding has notdisclosed the two companies’names due to contract terms.

Clough AMEC secures maintenanceservices contract for

Woodside Energy in Australia

AMEC has announced that itsAustralian-based joint venture,Clough AMEC has been awardeda contract by Woodside Energyto provide offshore maintenanceservices for their oil and gas as-sets located on the North Westshelf off Western Australia.

Clough AMEC has a long as-sociation with Woodside Energy

in both engineering and assetsupport. This new two-year con-tract includes two one-year ex-tension options.

Clough AMEC will providemaintenance services for thesupply of offshore core crewand routine/campaign mainte-nance works on Woodside Ener-gy’s key offshore oil and gasproduction facilities. The off-shore work will be managed andcontrolled from Clough AMEC’sPerth office with key interfaceswith Woodside Energy’s mainte-nance group.

AusGroup landsAU$30 million oil

and gas fabricationservices contract

AGC Industries has beenawarded the contract for theprovision of fabrication serv-ices in support of the mainte-nance programme atWoodside’s facilities, both on-shore, at the Burrup Peninsu-lar and offshore, on the NorthWest Shelf.

The new contract will com-mence on the 1st December2009 for an initial term of threeyears with three successive 1yearly options. The contractvalue is in the order of AU$30million plus for the initial threeyear contract.

Technip has been awardedby Polimerica a reimbursable

Technip secures FEED contract in Venezuelafor US$3.2 billion ethylene plant

around US$3.2 billion.The second contract, on a

reimbursable basis, covers theinstallation of these risers, aswell as pre-commissioning,tie-ins and testing.

The FEED activit ies arescheduled to be completed bythe second quarter 2011.

contract to perform the FEED foran ethylene plant.

The plant will have a capac-ity of 1.3 million ton/year andwill be part of a new petrochemi-cal complex to be built in Josè,Venezuela.

The estimated overall invest-ment for the complex will be


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Foster Wheeler and Sofcon have been awardedthe FEED study for the phase one of a programto develop gas supplies from the Shaybah field.The joint venture has been awarded by SaudiAramco.

The field has had a US$3 billion expansion toincrease its capacity by 250,000 bpd to 750,000.The development includes construction of a plantwith six trains to liquefy the natural gas over aperiod from 2014 and 2033. The field has alreadyhad a $3 billion expansion to increase its capac-ity by 250,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 750,000.The development includes construction of a plantwith six trains to liquefy the natural gas over a

period from 2014 and 2033.Shaybah field

Jacobs has announced that itreceived a contract from Sasolto provide basic engineeringservices for the first commer-

Foster Wheeler and Sofcon secure Saudi AramcoFEED contract

Jacobs secures basic engineering services contractfrom Sasol for commercialization of

Tetramerization Technology

cial installation ofSasol’s proprietaryt e t r a m e r i z a t i o ntechnology.

Officials did notdisclose the con-

tract value.The initial commercial unit is

expected to have a combinedcapacity for 1-octene and 1-hexene of 100,000 tons per year.

The location for the first unithas not been determined, how-ever Sasol’s chemical complex,located near Lake Charles, La.,is a leading candidate.

The basic engineering phaseis expected to be complete bythe third quarter of 2010. Con-struction is intended to beginin 2011 with initial productionslated for 2013.


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