Nord Stream AG has awarded Technip a $47.6 million frame contract for the Nord Stream pipelay project in the Baltic Sea, designed to export gas from fields in Russia to customers in Europe.

BP has re-engaged Wood Group for engineering, modifications and
maintenance services to its Sullom Voe Terminal (SVT) on the main Shetland island off northern Scotland.

Technip has been awarded the $48 million Nord Stream contract for the four tie-ins on the two parallel pipelines that will run through the Baltic Sea.

Rolls-Royce won its second contract in two years from Gas Authority India Limited (GAIL) to supply power systems for the major natural gas pipeline project Vijaipur-Dadri Bawana Pipeline (VDPL).

China New Energy Group Company has recently entered into an Equity Transfer Agreement to acquire a 70% equity interest in Beijing Century Dadi Gas Co., Ltd. and its affiliated companies.

A Distribution Integrity Management Program system is currently being implemented in Chile. A serious commitment from both the Regulator and industry players is facilitating the development of a comprehensive management system, initially focused on Communications to educate the organization, then Quality Control related to the preparation & re-engineering of procedures and re-education of personnel to develop a new way of doing things. This new direction is focused on the third step of Process and Risk Management.