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GL Noble Denton Plans To Hire 700 Technical Experts

Over the next two years GL Noble Denton plans to hire more than 700 new technical personnel, engineers and marine operations specialists.

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Entrepose Contracting Acquires HDI

Entrepose Contracting announced the acquisition of Horizontal Drilling International (HDI) by Spiecapag, its 100% subsidiary.

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Gazprom, MFB Create South Stream Hungary Joint Venture

Recently in Budapest, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Viktor Zubkov and Hungarian Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai signed documents incorporating the South Stream Hungary Zrt joint engineering company.

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Bulgaria Ratifies Agreement On Nabucco Pipeline Project

The Bulgarian parliament has ratified the inter-governmental agreement on the Nabucco gas transport project, implicitly confirming its preference for Nabucco over Gazprom’s South Stream.

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BP Expects Oil Price To Hold Steady

Oil is set to hold in its current range this year, although some upward movement could be possible, BP's chief economist Christof Ruehl said recently.

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British Gas Leads Way With New-For-Old Boilers

British Gas will match-fund the British government's £400 boiler scrappage allowance, meaning that customers buying a new boiler from British Gas can cut the cost by £800 this winter.

February 2010 Vol. 237 No. 2

Brazil’s First Floating LNG Facility Planned

Technip, in association with JGC Corp. and Modec Inc., was awarded a lump sum contract by Petrobras for the front-end engineering design (FEED) of a proposed floating LNG (FLNG) project.

February 2010 Vol. 237 No. 2

Nord Stream Project Wins OK From Germany

The Nord Stream natural gas pipeline project recently secured the first of two permits it is required to obtain from Germany.

February 2010 Vol. 237 No. 2

ExxonMobil Prepares For Venture With Qatar

ExxonMobil Corp. will work with Qatar Petroleum to develop a petrochemical complex fueled by a huge natural-gas field off Qatar's Persian Gulf coast.

February 2010 Vol. 237 No. 2

Turkmenistan Opens New Gas Pipeline Into Iran

Turkmenistan last month took another step to reduce its reliance on Russia as an export partner for natural gas, launching a new pipeline link to northeastern Iran.

February 2010 Vol. 237 No. 2