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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

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Introduction

Top 10 cable stories of the month

Special Feature - MEE2010

Cable & Wire News

Cable Related News

Publications & Media Packages

Product Development News

Project News

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In the November Issue of TCD Monthly our special feature is on the Middle East ElectricityExhibition, now in its 35th year, it is recognized as the leading Cable and Electrical Exhibi-tion in the Region.

The 2009 show attracted 44,000 visitors from over 100 countries who came to meet the998 local, regional and international exhibitors who took part in the event, including TheCable Directory who is one of the leading media partners promoting the event. The 2010show will run from 9-11 February 2010 at Dubai International Exhibition Centre, there is stilllimited space available for any companies looking to exhibit.

Our featured stories in this issue include ‘Prysmian debuts first extra high voltage powercable plant in North America’ and ‘El Sewedy Cables launch new state-of-the-art IBS website’.However with over 40 leading stories on cable and wire, project awards and products devel-opments; there is something in the TCD Monthly for everyone.


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Nexans to supply 500km of cable for airfield lighting system

Northwire Technical Cable announces new owner and chiefexecutive officer

Leoni feeds aircraft at Barcelona Airport’s new Terminal T1with power

Qatar International Cables Co. selects Amana for its cable factoryin Messaieed Industrial City

Qatar International Cables Co. selects Amana for its cable factory inMessaieed Industrial City

El Sewedy launch new state-of-the-art IBS website

Saudi Cable wins US$22.1 million contract with Aramco

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Prysmian debuts first extra high voltage power cable plant in North America

Madem operations are 100% HT - ISPM 15 certified worldwide

El Sewedy in US$183 million power project

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Technip and Hyundai Heavy eye US$2 billion Kuwait pipeline project

Daelim lands US$325 million Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company contract

Technip lands 200 million euros contract for the Goliat field development in Norway

Subsea 7 announces US$200 millioncontract award on P-55 Development

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Saudi Aramco awards US$200 millionplants upgrade contract to Suwaidi

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Nexans, the worldwide leaderin the cable industry, is supplyingCairo Engineering Equipment withapproximately 500km of cable tobe used in the new third runwaybeing constructed at Cairo Inter-national Airport in Egypt.

Construction of the new run-way has already started and it will

Katina Kravikis promoted tochief executiveofficer ofNorthwire, Inc. –Technical Cable.Kravik represents

the third generation in her family toown and lead the privately held 37-year old company.

Kravik’s Grandfather, OrmundKravik, founded Northwire in 1972.A mechanical engineer with an en-trepreneurial spirit and industriousnature, Kravik formed Northwirewhen he could not source cable forone of his other businesses. MarkKravik, Katina’s father, led the sec-ond generation for over 30 years,revolutionized the industry by estab-lishing benchmarks for the shortestlead times, unmatched quality andservice excellence. Northwire’s cus-

Nexans to supply 500km of cablefor airfield lighting system

be 4,000 metres long and 65 me-tres wide. It will replace the cur-rent cross runway after it becomesoperational, increasing the capac-ity of the airport to 120 move-ments per hour.

The 500km of cable supplied byNexans will comprise 340kms 5kVprimary cable that will providepower to the lighting transform-ers and 80kms of H07RN-F stand-ard secondary cable which willconnect the transformers to theairfield lights. The system will alsoinclude 80km of H07V-U standardearth cables.

“Nexans was awarded the con-tract because its cables compliedwith all the international specifi-cations for airfield applications”,says Paolo Pieri Nexans’ Airport In-frastructure Business SegmentManager. “We were also awarded

the contract because our productsare competitively priced and dueto our extensive customer supportand reference list”.

The cables will be manufac-tured at Nexans’ plants located inLyon, Bohain and Autun in France.

In addition to airfield groundlighting, Nexans provides a com-plete range of cable solutions toensure airport safety, securityand efficiency and supplies power(high, medium and low voltage)and fiber optic cables for instal-lations from energy and commu-nication networks to multiple ter-minals and hangars to controltowers. Nexans has alreadyequipped many airports through-out the world such as Incheon Air-port in Seoul, South Korea,Enfidha, Tunisia and Jeddah,Saudi Arabia.

Cairo International Airport

Northwire Technical Cable announces new ownerand chief executive officer

tomer-centric foundation is solidifiedin Mark Kravik’s new role as chair-man of the board. As the new ownerand CEO, Katina Kravik continues thetradition of superior performance andservice excellence.

“As an innovative solutions pro-vider, Northwire’s principal objectiveis to enhance every aspect of the cus-tomers’ experience,” says KatinaKravik. “We will continue to investheavily in our valued employees inthe areas of professional develop-ment including design for Six Sigma®,project management and Lean. Theseplatforms will enable us to add morevalue to our customers, and innovatea wider and deeper breadth of prod-uct offerings with increased velocity.”

Northwire, Inc., headquartered inOsceola, Wis., is an industry leaderin the design, manufacture and mar-keting of technical and retractile ca-

bles for diverse applications, includ-ing industrial, energy, life sciences,government, machine vision, lighting,underwater and more. Northwire hasmanufacturing facilities in Wisconsinand New Mexico, USA, with sales of-fices and distribution centers inJiangsu Province, China, and TheNetherlands.

Northwire is a member of theFieldbus Foundation, ODVA (OpenDeviceNet Vendor Association), PTO(Profibus Trade Organization) andMCAA (Measurement Control and Au-tomation Association), eMerge Alli-ance, AWEA (American Wind EnergyAssociation), RIA (Robotics IndustriesAssociation), AIA (Automated ImagingAssociation), EMVA (European Ma-chine Vision Association), JIIA (JapanIndustrial Imaging Association) andCMES (Chinese Mechanical Engineer-ing Society), among others.


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Leoni, the leading provider ofcable systems to the automotivesector and other industries, hasequipped Barcelona Airport’s re-cently opened Terminal T1 withspecial supply cables, both for sta-tionery installation and mobileapplication.

Patented, highly resistant andat the same time extremely flex-ible high-voltage cables that sup-ply the aircraft with power on theground were thus installed at allgates with passenger boardingbridges.

Leoni supplied several kilome-tres of its BETAjet Deltaflex high-voltage cable via its subsidiary,Leoni Iberica, for Barcelona Air-port, which is operated by pub-licly-owned AENA. They are fittedat the gates of the new, recentlyopened Terminal T1 and supply air-craft with electrical power whilethey are on the ground. The ca-bles are used in two ways: On theone hand, they are installed as astationary feeder cable and con-duct power from the transformersto the underground pits on theramp. On the other hand, they areflexibly connecting the plane withthe pit. To do so the cables aredrawn from pits and plugged di-rectly into the aircraft’s socketwithout any interconnection.

Leoni feeds aircraft at Barcelona Airport’snew Terminal T1 with power

This permits ongoing use of air-craft electronics, air conditioning,lighting, galleys and other consum-ers of electricity – entirely with-out running aviation fuel-consum-ing jet engines or auxiliary powerunits. That is an advantage for air-port operators and airlines alike,since minimising CO2, reducingemissions and improving efficiencyare becoming more and more im-portant issues nowadays.

For their use at departure gatesthe cables employed have to fulfiltwo conditions above all. Giventhat the cables are frequentlydragged across the ground and arethereby exposed to severe me-chanical strain, the first is ex-tremely high resistance to abra-sion. The other requirement isgreat flexibility to rapidly connectthe aircraft and for easy stowingin the underground pit.

The 400 Hertz BETAjet cableused at Barcelona Airport has thesedifficult-to-combine properties. Itis extremely robust thanks to theuse of special materials and proc-esses. Its patented, twisted-sym-metrical 3-conductor coaxial con-struction simultaneously easeshandling and, furthermore, guar-antees minor as well as consistentvoltage loss even across lengths ofmore than 15 metres.

Barcelona Airport’s Terminal T1was built in the south of the sitefor about EUR 1.2 billion and has asize of more than 500,000 squaremetres. It is to be connected to thepublic transport system by 2014and to master the rising volume oftraffic. T1 has 101 gates, 43 pas-senger boarding bridges, 166check-in counters, 12,000 parkingspaces and can handle up to 25million passengers a year.

Crestron has added 60 new in-terface cable models to its selec-tion of Crestron Certified Wire. Fullysupporting the multiple signal typesutilized in AV systems today – includ-ing VGA, RCA, DVI, Category 2 HDMIand DisplayPort multimode –Crestron interface cables are avail-able in a variety of pre-terminatedlengths for faster, easier installation.The cable jackets are durable andflexible, with a UL CL3-rating for in-

Crestron expands its line of certified wire

Barcelona Airport’s Terminal T1

wall use that meets the high ULstandard for fire resistance.

“A Crestron end-to-end solutionsimplifies ordering and ensures sys-tem reliability and performance, andour line of interface cables now cov-ers virtually any system configura-tion,” said Vincent Bruno, CrestronDirector of Marketing. “They are highquality in every way, right down tothe 24k gold-plated connectors.”

Fifteen versions of Crestron MP-

WP wall plates support a wide se-lection of signal types / connectors,and are the perfect accessories forversatile and flexible system instal-lation. All MP-WPs are available inwhite or black, and install cleanlyin a single gang box using a stand-ard decorative faceplate. Plates maybe combined to provide just the rightwall, lectern or rack mount configu-ration and contingency for everyroom.


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Qatar International CablesCompany, a Nexans company, hasawarded the contract to AmanaContracting & Steel Buildings, aleader in the industrial construc-tion sector, for the turnkey con-struction of its cable factory inMessaieed Industrial City, Qatar.This new-built plant will producepower cables, low-voltage, me-dium voltage and high voltage upto 80kV.

QICC, a joint venture companybetween Nexans, the worldwideleader in the cable industry(29%), Special Projects Company(58%), and Al Neama IndustriesCompany (13%) was established inJune 2008. QICC plans to startproduction from the new factoryfor the second half of 2010, tomeet the demands of the oil andgas, utilities, infrastructure andbuilding sectors. The factory,with a total floor space of19,000m² and located on a70,000 m² plot, is expected togenerate revenues of $100 Millionby 2011. The huge plot size al-lows future expansion of the fa-

Qatar International Cables Co. selects Amana forits cable factory in Messaieed Industrial City

cility as the regional demandgrows beyond the current produc-tion capacity.

This factory is consideredamong the largest in the Middle-East North Africa (MENA) Area andamong the first cable factories inQatar. QICC will not only focus onQatar market, but will target GulfCoast Countries (GCC) and Yemenmarkets.

Cyprien Federspiel, GeneralManager of QICC, said: “A bigchallenge was to identify the plotlocation, finalize the design, andselect the contractor for theproject. With its experience inthe MENA and GCC Regions,Amana was the natural choice fora contractor due to its regionalreach, its strong capabilities, andthe strong commitment of Amanateam to provide us with a com-petitive price, at the requiredhigh-quality standards, and inline with the tight time require-ments for the project”.

Nexans has always been activeacross the Middle East region inoil and gas and infrastructuremarkets. TheGroup al-ready sup-plies mediumand high volt-age cables

for important utilities in Qatar,Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and hasbeen involved in major oil and gasprojects with local and interna-tional operators for many years.Nexans has recently supplied ca-bles for several projects in Qatarsuch as Shell GTL Pearl, RasLaffan Port, Qatalum Port, QatarGas Berth 6, Kahramaa expansionmultiple phases.

This contract is one of severalsecured by Amana in Qatar thisyear. Present in Doha for over 12years, Amana is a leading providerof turnkey and design-build con-struction solutions to the industrialsector. “More and more companiesestablishing process facilities inQatar and across the region arerecognizing Amana’s reputation fordelivering high quality, turnkeysolutions on time and withinbudget”, said Chebel Bsaibes,Chief Executive Officer, AmanaContracting & Steel Buildings.

We are very happy with the re-lationship with QICC/NEXANS andwe look forward to building on itacross the region”.


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Following positive sales growthover recent trading periods CSE Ca-bles has announced that it has sig-nificantly increased its stock holdingof tri-rated cable and other indus-trial cables. This is in line with theCompany’s stated policy of a continu-ally improving service to customers.

In recent months, CSE Cables hasseen a strong growth in demand forits industrial cable range especiallytri-rated cable from its target cus-tomer base. An additional attractionfor clients is that they can order ca-ble accessories such as plastic ormetal glands, cable terminations andmarking systems from the samesource. customers.

CSE Cables was established as abranch dedicated to industrial cablefrom within CSE Industrial ElectricalDistributors. Since it moved to its ownwarehouse two years ago, the whole

CSE Cables increases stock of tri-rated cables andother industrial cables

operation has gone from strength tostrength under Divisional ManagerCorrina Cook and her team.

Commenting on the success,Corrina said “we have been thrilledby the response of our customers tothe investment we’ve made in stockholding, the sales team and infra-structure to get our industrial cableto market on time! We have also in-vested a lot of time in building rela-tionships with key suppliers who havebacked us as they can see theprogress we are making.”

In the last year, CSE Cables haveimplemented a number of significantchanges to increase the tri-rated ca-ble business. As a core componentfor any industrial control panelbuilder, availability and breadth ofrange has to be key for any prospec-tive supplier. Corrina explained “thefirst thing we looked at was ourmanufacturers and the size of tri-rated they were able to supply to us.We scoured the world for a suitablesupplier and as a result we are nowable to supply tri-rated cable up300mm2 and all phase colours up to95mm2.”

Corrina went on to say “In addi-tion to increasing the breadth of

range, we have increased the valueof our stockholding since 2007 by 70percent”.

It is not just the stockholding andbreadth of tri-rated cable that CSECables has paid attention to. JohnLe Grys, the Company’s ManagingDirector said “Corrina has done amagnificent job of improving all ar-eas of our cable business since mov-ing into the dedicated cable ware-house. The logistical side of the busi-ness has also improved substantiallywith more warehouse and deliverypersonnel and excellent links with UKand worldwide couriers. Effectivelywe can ship to anywhere, national orinternational”

CSE’s Cable team are not lookingto rest on their laurels either. To main-tain the rate of growth Corrina isimplementing exciting plans for thefuture: “We are planning to grow stra-tegically through a combination ofoffering a broader range of cablesfrom stock, sourcing specialist cablescompetitively and adding to our fan-tastic team. We will also be bolster-ing our marketing effort to get themessage across explaining the serv-ice we are able to supply locally, na-tionally and globally.”

CSE Cables is a dedicated industrial cable branch of CSE Industrial Electrical Distributors. CSE Cableshas seen a strong growth in demand for its industrial cable range especially tri-rated cable from its custom-ers and is significantly increasing its stock holding in line with the Company’s stated policy of continually

improving its service to customers.

CSE’s Tri Rated Cable

Maser Communications (Aus-tralia) has supplied a series of spe-cialist steel wire armoured cablesto a Queensland Oil Refinery.

According to Maser, after suf-fering through issues associatedwith cable degradation, the end-user outlined its requirements for

Maser supplies industrial steel cables for QLD oil refinery

ments outside this commongroup, the market perception isthat solutions are only availableon long lead-times or with exces-sive MOQ’s. This is not the caseat all and in many instances Ma-ser are supplying as little as 305metres within 2 weeks for com-mon protocols including Category5e, Category 6 and RS-485, rightthrough to industrial protocolslike Fieldbus, Profibus andDevicenet.”

a robust cable construction andMaser suggested a steel wire ar-moured solution that would pro-vide the necessary mechanicalprotection.

“The Australian market hasbecome accustomed to steel wirearmoured cables being availablelocally for instrumentation,power and control applications,”said Maser projects and contractsmanager, Greg Terry.

“When it comes to require-


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Draka is spearheading anothercampaign aimed at highlighting thedangers of installing electrical cablesthat fail to comply with the requiredregulatory standards. This time thecompany is focusing much-neededattention on the absence of cablemarking, without which there is nomeans of establishing the cable’s au-thenticity. In the absence of suchmarking there is every probabilitythat the quality and performance ofthe cable is highly suspect and is froma disreputable supplier.

Under the banner: “If it’s notmarked, it’s not worth it”, the cam-paign is aimed primarily at installersbut, Draka believes, it is a problemthat should also concern wholesalersand distributors, specifiers and build-ing control officers. Depending uponthe particular application, there is alegal obligation to include certain in-formation; the more demanding thespecification, the more informationis required to be shown on the cable.

Commenting on the Draka initia-tive Marketing Services Manager, Mark

Draka highlights the dangers of installingelectrical cables that fail to comply with

the required regulatory standards

Froggatt, says: “Every year millionsof metres of electrical cable are in-stalled in the UK and it is essential toknow that the cable being used is tothe correct specification. With nomarkings on the cable it is impossi-ble to know its origin and, more im-portant, whether you can trust thatit is safe to install.”

He continues: “This is not just anissue at the initial installation stage,it also a serious concern when cir-cuits are later modified. Fitting poorquality cable can have lethal impli-cations and leave the installer liableto prosecution.”

But what markings should a cablecarry? To help installers, Draka haspublished a freely-available pocketguide and has an explanatory videopresentation on its website. Both areavailable at www.drakauk.com. Thecompany is also inviting anyone whofinds unmarked or misleadinglymarked cable being installed to senda sample to Draka in support of thecampaign’s aims to achieve best prac-tice throughout the industry anderadicate this dangerous and repre-hensible practice.

Among the markings that should

be clearly visible on every cable arethe manufacturer’s name and theBritish Standard number to which thecable claims to conform. Providingthe cable has been tested by one,the name of the independent third-party approval organisation shouldalso be included. However, Draka isat pains to remind installers thatmerely stamping a BS number on acable is not evidence that it actu-ally complies.

“Without third-party approvalthere is absolutely no guarantee thatany of the claims made for the ca-ble are true,” continues MarkFroggatt. “Even if a third-party ap-proval organisation’s name is markedon the cable, if the installer has anydoubts whatsoever – particularly ifthe cable is imported – he shouldcheck the marking’s validity with theapproval organisation.”

El Sewedy Cables, the largestMiddle East cable manufacturerby market value, has launched itsnew state-of-the-art InternetBusiness Solution (IBS) website -www.elsewedycables.com. TheIBS is a product oriented website,built to enhance and provide a 24/7 online communication channelbetween El Sewedy Cables com-panies and their customers cov-ering all sectors.

Khalid El Atabani, Elsewedy Ca-bles CIO, said “ The new corporatedesign of the website is in line with

the growth of the El Sewedy CablesGroup, with a professional slickerlook and feel, immediately extend-ing to the user all the different sec-tors of El Sewedy Cables, includingWires & Cables, Electrical Products,Telecom, Transformers, Wind Energy,Energy Management, and Engineer-ing & Contracting. Through its highusability and user friendly interface,visitors can easily access all the dif-ferent sections of the websites - twoor three clicks to any page.

Technically, the website is com-pletely dynamic and has been set up

to elevate “El Sewedy Cables Cor-porate Presence” across theinternet. The new design ensuresthat every single page on the websitecan be indexed and found in Googleand the other search engines. Thenew design encompasses multiplelanding pages, rather than just theHome Page, directing increased traf-fic and taking our online brandingand presence to the next level.

We would like to invite all ourcustomers to visit our new website,register, and start using our onlinee-Help Desk service.

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Ducab is likely to register an11.84 per cent growth in productionof cables this year to 85,000 tonnes,up from last year’s 76,000 tonnes, atop official said.

“Due to growing demand, Ducabhas expanded its production capac-ity to 110,000 tonnes per annum,which could go up to 160,000 if needbe. This shows that the market isrevamping which is a very positivesign for Ducab,” Ahmad Al Shaikh,chairman of Ducab, told Gulf Newsin an interview.

However, a steep decline in thebase copper price might reduce lastyear’s turnover of Dh3.35 billion toDh2.5 billion.

Despite this, the manufactureris investing Dh875 million in capac-ity expansion, including a Dh250million plant in Qatar and a Dh500million high-voltage cable plant inDubai.

Ducab, which employs about 980professionals, is also restructuring

Saudi Cable Co has won acontract for 83 million Saudiriyals (Dh81 million) to supplycables for Saudi Aramco.

It has won a second cablecontract in a north African

country worth $23 million (Dh84 million), it said in twostatements to the Saudi bourse on Saturday.

Ducab planning Dh875m expansion

its production to maximise effi-ciency.

“Despite the current global eco-nomic crisis that has impacted theUAE and GCC markets, we feel thecapacity of Ducab will be needed tobe uplifted as demand is expectedto pick up from 2011 onwards whenmore projects are implemented.”

Ducab is investing in capacityexpansion. We will soon commissiona Dh125 million copper rod plant,which is currently undergoing test-ing and commissioning,” he said.

“We will soon commission a25,000 tonne capacity cable manu-facturing plant in Qatar, set up withan investment of Dh250 million.”

Faster returnThe government earlier an-

nounced a new high-voltage cableproject to be developed by Ducab.The high-voltage cable (400kw)project will be 50 per cent ownedby Ducab and the rest will be equallysplit between the Dubai Electricityand Water Authority (Dewa) and theAbu Dhabi Electricity and Water Au-thority (Adwea).

“With two major customers ofhigh-voltage cables on board asshareholders, the project is guaran-teed to offer a faster return on in-vestment,” Al Shaikh said.

The high-voltage unit will be op-erational by the end of 2010. Con-

struction of the project has alreadystarted and we expect the equip-ment to arrive by the second half ofnext year.

“With this we will manufacturehigh-voltage cable and extra-high-voltage cables. We will be the firstmanufacturers of such cables in theMiddle East. So it is an importantproject for us and a very significantdevelopment in our business,” headded.

The UAE cable demand is about180,000 copper tonnes per annumin which Ducab has roughly a 50 percent share. Cable demand across theGCC is about 770,000 tonnes peryear.

“We are striving to achieve a 25per cent market share in the region,”Al Shaikh said.

A steep decline in the base cop-per metal price from its peak of$8,300 per tonne in 2008 to the cur-rent $2,800 in the internationalmarket will impact Ducab’s annualturnover this year.

“Last year, our turnover reachedDh3.35 billion, up from Dh2.42 bil-lion in 2007. Fluctuation in base cop-per prices might reduce the turno-ver.

“This year, we expect this toreach Dh2.5 billion, simply due tothe lower metal price, although ourproduction will be higher,” he said.

Saudi Cable wins US$22.1 million contractwith Aramco

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SABIC Innovative Plastics hasannounced that LTK Industries, aleading Hong Kong-based wire andcable OEM and long-term customer,is driving the use of SABIC Innova-tive Plastics’ eco-progressive Flex-ible Noryl* resin into appliance wir-ing material (AWM) applicationsused in consumer electronics. Theadvanced flame-retardant (FR)resin passes the stringent Under-writers Laboratories (UL) VW-1flame test, and is helping manu-facturers like LTK meet tough glo-

SABIC Innovative Plastics’ eco-engineered FlexibleNoryl* resin wired for success with top perform-

ance properties for LTK’s AWM applicationsbal requirements for halogen-freeparts while delivering a virtuallyperfect balance of exceptionalhigh-performance properties. Byupgrading from polyvinyl chloride(PVC) – which can release hazard-ous toxins when burned – to Flex-ible Noryl resin, LTK has furtherstrengthened its position as a lead-ing global provider of wire and ca-ble solutions.

Flexible Noryl resin not onlyprovides a much better environ-mental choice vs. halogenatedmaterials like PVC, but also sur-passes other non-halogenated ma-terials, including thermoplasticelastomers (TPEs) and polyethylene(PE), with an excellent balance ofmechanical properties, flexibilityand color retention for which thematerial is known. It is also recy-clable in the original extrusionmanufacturing process while re-taining a high level of mechanicalperformance.

Many different wire and cableconstructions make up UnderwritersLaboratories’ AWM category, includ-ing single- and multi-conductor con-structions in a wide range of con-ductor sizes, insulation and jacketmaterials. Examples include USB

cable, HDMI cable and audio/videocable for consumer electronics. Thebasic standard used to evaluate AWMis UL 758, the Standard for Safety ofAppliance Wiring Material.

Previously, LTK used PVC for itsAWM products, but recognized theenvironmental drawbacks of thistraditional wire and cable coatingmaterial. However, the companywanted to substitute a materialthat provided non-halogenated FRand could be processed on its ex-isting extrusion equipment to keepcosts down. Finally, for a competi-tive advantage, LTK required high-end performance, including excel-lent tensile strength and elonga-tion, flexibility, heat aging, coldbending and aesthetics.

Based on its longstanding part-nership with SABIC Innovative Plas-tics and previous experience withFlexible Noryl resins in its AV ca-ble for flat-screen televisions, LTKselected several grades of the ma-terial for the AWM components. Inaddition to meeting all of the com-pany’s performance and environ-mental criteria, Flexible Norylresin offers a lower specific grav-ity than PVC, reducing the weightof the AWM parts.

Tyco has introduced a connec-tor latch locking collar forSolarlok cable connectors, whichcan be applied to mated connec-tors to prevent inadvertent oraccidental unmating.

The collar locks over the matedconnection to prevent access tothe release mechanism of themated connectors.

The collar allows tooled extrac-tion, requiring only a small

Tyco introduces latch locking collar for Solarlok

flathead screwdriver to be insertedinto a slot in the collar for release.

Made of rugged durable plastic(UV rated to F-1), the connectorlatch locking collars meet NEC 2008Article 690.33(c) requirements plusthe recommendations of the 2008National Electrical Code, section609, for positive-locking protectionwith tooled extraction.

The collar also meets UL 1741photovoltaic requirements as a pho-

tovoltaic connector accessory tothe Solarlok connector product line.

The locking collar is designed forexposed mated cable couplers, in-cluding wire-to-wire applications andwire-to-junction box applicationswhere connectorised boxes are used.

The latch locking collar en-hances safety and reliability by al-lowing connectors to be discon-nected only after the collar hasbeen released.


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Bulgin - New ATEX-approved connectors performin harsh environments

A new range of connectors de-signed for use in hazardous environ-ments, the EXPlora series, has beenintroduced by Bulgin.

Independently tested for compli-ance to ATEX standards for use inZone 2 and Zone 22 environments,the new EXP series is manufacturedfrom a tough high-grade UL94V-0rated Polycarbonate material. Simi-lar in construction to Bulgin’s popu-lar 900 Series Buccaneer, the con-nectors are environmentally sealedto IP68 to provide protection for themost severe of dust and water-borneenvironments. Ambient temperaturerange is from -20C to +55C.

Compact in design, the connectorsare available in 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 7- and10-pole variants and in four body styles- cable, in-line cable, panel and flangefixing. Each contact insert is availablewith either pin or socket contacts andeither can be used with any of thebody styles to give the maximumchoice of combinations. They arerated up to 18A, 600VAC/DC for 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-poles, 16A, 430VAC/DC for7-pole and 10A, 250VAC/DC for 10-poles. The 3- 4-, 5- and 7-pole ver-

sions have leading earth contacts mak-ing them suitable for single- or three-phase applications.

The EXP series connectorachieves an environmental seal toIP68 as soon as the locking ring istightened, without any supplemen-tary sealing. Sealing caps, withstrong steel retaining cords, main-tain the sealing integrity when con-nectors are not mated. The IP68 rat-ing is tested submerged at 10m fortwo weeks.

Screw fixing terminal contacts,designed to accommodate conduc-tors up to 4mm2, require no specialtooling and allow the connector tobe easily terminated and maintained‘in the field’, while positive locationkeyways prohibit the possibility ofmis-connection. Two designs of ca-ble retention and alternative seal-ing glands allow for cable accept-ance from 7mm through to 22mmdiameter.

The connectors are designed fora wide variety of applications wherea secure, reliable and easy to ter-minate interface is required, par-ticularly for manufacturers supply-

ing machines, equipment and sys-tems where explosive atmospheresmight exist. As well the petrochemi-cal industries, this could include;mills and grain stores, paint and inkmanufacturers, timber mills andprocessors, cement works, shipyardsand sewage treatment.

The EXPlora range is most suitedto manufacturers of ancillary elec-trical equipment such as motors,pumps, lighting equipment, processand control gear for use in factoriesand plant where hazardous, or ex-plosive atmospheres can be causedby flammable gases, mists or va-pours or by combustible dusts, saysthe company.

New Generation Networks (NGN)will gradually become popular in mostdeveloped and developing countries,and eventually fully replace existingcopper based networks with modern,fast and powerful optical networks.Fibres will likely reach individualapartments (FTTH networks) offer-ing customers the magic of voice,data and HD video with fullinteractivity support.

This job will require the deploy-ment of millions of meters of fibreoptical cables in metropolitan areas,as well the need to joint (technicallyspeaking “to splice”) optical fibres andto branch them toward subscribers.

New optical closure range to address fiber to thehome (FTTH) networks

With TECK products, Belconn isaiming at introducing on the marketa reliable and effective solution toperform quality grade cable jointsand branches in a typical FTTH envi-ronment.

“From the time we started thisproject” Belconn’s spokeman said“we had three clear targets in mind:Usability, Reliability and Range; wedo believe we hit them all”.

Thanks to their unique “D shape”cross section design, TECK cansmoothly manage an impressivenumber of optical fiber cables, sig-nificantly more than the averageavailable in the marketplace. Moreo-

ver, TECK’s splicing cassette solutiongives the installation engineer effort-less access to individual optical cir-cuits, which is one of the most criti-cal requirements in metropolitanoptical networks.

TECK range includes 5 differentclosure size to deal with any instal-lation requirements.

Belconn is a leading italian manu-facturer of cables, connectors andaccessories for the telecommunica-tion and networking industry. Since2006, Belconn’s optical division hasbeen focusing on the development ofinnovative solutions for FTTH net-works.


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Reliable Power and Signal Con-nections to Portable Instrumentsin Hazardous Areas is Assured byInstrumEx Connectors

Ensuring reliable power andsignal connections to portable in-struments is a challenge for manu-facturers, especially where damp-ness and explosive gasses may bepresent. Fern Communications hasovercome this on their FRX1 ra-dio signal repeater with the useof InstrumEx connectors fromHawke International.

In potentially explosive envi-ronments found in offshore andonshore oil and gas industries,radio communication is a safetyand operational priority. The qual-ity of radio can be compromisedwhen working in confined spacesor where surrounding structuresshield the signal, so the FRX1 isvital to ensure a strong signal getsthrough.

Hawke’s InstrumEx connectorsprovide a convenient secure andEx compliant cable connectionand so play a key role in maintain-ing the integrity of the FRX1. TheInstrumEx connector is ATEX andIECEx compliant and allows liveconnection and disconnection ofcircuits in zones 1, 2, 21 and 22.Integral to the design is the Hawkecable gland which has unique pat-ented features for secure clamp-

Reliable power and signal con-nections to portable instrumentsin hazardous areas is assured by

InstrumEx Connectors

ing of all wire armour and braidedcable types. This is coupled withthe sealing and explosion protec-tion reliability expected fromHawke connection products inhazardous areas.

All connectors have heavy-duty, maintenance-free, nickelplated brass or stainless steelshells to give ingress protectionto IP66/67 and DTS01 and includemodels for in-line and bulkheadapplications. They have a uniquekeying system which prevents pos-sible misconnection and safe-guards the contacts from damage.Reliable low resistance connec-tions are ensured by the use ofMultilam Technology which re-quires less force to engage or dis-engage the gold plated multi-pinconnections.

The FRX1 is a robust sealedunit that is light and easy to han-dle but tough enough to cope withextreme site conditions. In off-shore and petrochemical environ-ments these may include exposureto potentially explosive gassesand to deluge by salt spray or bythe cleaning systems used to hosedown the rig. The integrity of theenclosure and all its connectionsare paramount so the marinegrade aluminium body of the FRX1is sealed to achieve IP66 classifi-cation.

Molex Incorporated has an-nounced the general availabilityof its innovative, OEM-provenMX123, a fully sealed, high-per-formance interconnect systemoptimized for transportationpower-train applications. TheMX123(TM) system maintains lowand stable contact resistanceunder severe temperatures andvibrations and is ideal for on-en-gine automotive applications, off-road construction and industrialequipment.

The MX123 system uses inter-facial and matte-seal technolo-gies to optimize sealing perform-ance and reduce package size andharness-assembly complexity. Itfeatures a matte seal technologythat allows closer-to-center ter-minal spacing and eliminates theneed for crimping individual ca-ble seals. The interfacial seal isinterior to the connector shroud,protecting it from damage dur-ing harness handling. Plus, theheader pins are protected fromscooping by a center wall that ex-tends longer than the terminallength.

The MX123 lever receptaclesmate with the MX123 verticalheaders, and are designed to pro-vide flexibility by offering twomounting-style options, threePCB electrical strategies and mul-tiple-plating options. They can bevertically mounted from the topor bottom of a casting. The head-ers are available for through-holesolder processing, compliant-pin,or wire-bonding technologies withprecious gold or silver plating.

Molex’s innovativeMX123(TM) fully

sealedinterconnect

system optimizedfor transportation

power-trainapplications


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Prysmian Cables & Systems, aworldwide leader in power andtelecommunication cable indus-try, marks the launch of the firstextra high voltage, vertical con-tinuous vulcanization (VCV) powercable factory in North America.The 16-story, $46 million (31 mil-lion Euro) plant in Abbeville, S.C.,reduces the need for North Ameri-can imports of extruded extra highvoltage technology, paper oil im-pregnated cable types and over-head power lines - critical goalsof both U.S. and Canadian energypolicy.

“The Prysmian investment willaddress the expected overhaul ofthe nation`s grid after 30 yearsof underinvestment in the electri-cal grid reliability and efficiency,and meets the challenges repre-sented by the advance of renew-

Prysmian debuts first extra high voltage powercable plant in North America

able energy and theemergence of smart gridenabling technologies,”said Martin Hanchard,

President and CEO of Prysmian`sNorth American operations.

“This breakthrough incorpo-rates over 130 years of leading-edge technology and manufactur-ing know-how developed and de-ployed globally by Prysmian. Now,that very same technology andknow how is available in NorthAmerica,” he said.

The 373-ft. tower incorporat-ing the VCV process extends theexisting Prysmian medium and lowvoltage cable manufacturing facil-ity in Abbeville by 140,000 sq. ft.The investment also includes astate of the art 460kv extra highvoltage testing capability. The of-ficial inauguration of the new ex-tra high voltage facility will takeplace on Oct. 22.

In North America, Prysmian op-erates four production plants: two

in the U.S. (Abbeville andLexington, S.C.) and two inCanada (St. Jean, Quebec, andPrescott, Ontario). Prysmian‘shigh voltage systems design andinstallation business activities arelocated in South Plainfield,N.J.Prysmian collectively employsmore than 500 South Carolina resi-dents and over 800 associates inNorth America.In 2008, NorthAmerica represented 11.8 percentof the total Prysmian group‘ssales, amounting to over $896million (603 million euro).

Prysmian‘s North Americanhigh voltage customers includemajor public utilities, utility con-tractors and private developmentgroups.

As a global player, Prysmianoperates 14 plants dedicated tohigh and extra high voltage powercables in the US, Canada, France,Finland, Brazil, Argentina, Italy,Spain, Turkey, UK, Indonesia, Ma-laysia and China.

TransCanada has announced that it will commence “open sea-sons” for the proposed Zephyr and Chinook power transmissionlines on Oct. 13. These projects will transport significant amountsof wind-generated electricity from Wyoming and Montana to mar-kets in the Southwest.

Each of the proposed 500 kV DC projects will be more than1,000 miles long, have 3,000 MW of capacity and terminate in theEldorado Valley near Las Vegas. The Zephyr project will originatein southeast Wyoming, and the Chinook project will originate insouthwest Montana.

Bidder conferences will be in Las Vegas (Zephyr, Oct. 14;Chinook, Oct. 15). Both of these sessions will be restricted to quali-fied industry participants, and a confidentiality agreement mustbe completed prior to participation in either the bidder confer-ences or the open seasons.

TransCanada announces open seasonsfor power transmission lines


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Windak has announced that thefirst of its new generation of auto-matic coilers, the FC5, has beensuccessfully installed in Finland.

According to Urban Bollö, Man-aging Director of Windak Sweden,the FC5 automatic flex coiler is thefirst machine Windak has intro-duced as part of its new genera-tion of Affordable AutomationPackaging Solutions. “We under-stand that the market today de-mands cost effective solutions thathave a short payback time withmaximum flexibility and output”.

The FC5 is compact in designand accomodates a wide range ofcable diameters and coil sizes. It

Turbo Power Systems has an-nounced that it has signed anexclusive five year developmentand manufacturing agreementwith McQuay International, themajor international capitalequipment manufacturer in-volved in the design and manu-facturing rights agreement an-nounced by TPS on the 9 and 14January 2009.

It is envisaged that multiplefunded product developmentswill be completed under thisagreement with the first com-mencing before the end of 2009.Following an initial develop-ment period which is expectedto be between two to threeyears, the combined revenuesassociated with the manufac-ture and licensing of the vari-ous products could be in the re-gion of US$10 million per annumif McQuay’s sales expectationsare fulfilled.

McQuay International deliv-ers engineered, flexible solu-tions for commercial, industrialand institutional Heating, Ven-tilation and Air Conditioning(HVAC) requirements with reli-able products, applications ex-pertise and responsive support.As part of Daikin Industries, aFortune 1000 company, McQuayis the second largest air condi-tioning, heating, ventilating andrefrigeration company in theworld.

Aggreko continues to grow withthe opening of its latest servicecenter in Gillette, Wyoming. The5000 sq ft facility, located at 6920Mohan Road, will house all aspectsof the Aggreko business – sales, serv-ice and fleet – providing a quickerand more comprehensive responsefor local customers. The new center,which opened on September 15th,will allow the company to provideimproved service to its customers,including temporary power and sup-port to the area’s Powder River Ba-sin gas fields.

The new Aggreko site will workwith all of the surrounding area’s in-dustries, including utilities, mining,refining and oil and natural gas.Aggreko has a rich history in thesemarkets, supporting major industrial

Windak announces breakthroughcoiling solution

Turbo PowerSystems:

exclusive motorand variable

frequency drivedevelopment &manufacturing

agreement

features fully automatic coilingwith or without a strapper orbinder. Without a strapper orbinder the coil is stretch wrappedbefore it exits the coiling head. ”This is the most flexible and af-fordable coiler on the market to-day” stated Mr. Bollö.

Aggreko has new presence in Wyoming

operations all over the world, fromAustralia to Africa, Dubai, the UK,Canada and the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Aggreko will supply the Wyoming,South Dakota, North Dakota andMontana areas with all of the com-pany’s major rental product lines, in-cluding:

- Sound-attenuated power gen-erators that can be camouflaged toblend in with the surrounding terrain

- Temperature control units, in-cluding chillers, cooling towers, airconditioners and electric heaters

- Oil-free air compressorsThe services provided will also

include Aggreko Process Services(APS), an experienced process engi-neering team within Aggreko. APShelps customers improve their proc-esses and operations to enhance bot-tom-line performance and addressenvironmental concerns. The APSteam is unique to the rental indus-try and can design and installprojects faster than is consideredpossible with traditional capitalprojects.

FC5


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With the final implementationand HT certification at operationsin Romania and Bahrain, all Mademplants worldwide are now exclu-sively working with HT ISPM 15 cer-tified materials.

The HT standard evolved fromthe need for pest and insect con-trol in wooden packaging for ship-ment. Every year these require-ments continue to tighten on cus-tomers in countries all over theworld.

Madem Group anticipated thistrend and proactively prepared forglobal operations to adopt this cer-tification in Brazil, USA, Spain, Ro-mania, and Bahrain.

“Aside from the obvious ques-tion of pest and insect control forpackaging, HT certification has anadditional positive environmentalimpact, because the HT processdoesn’t use harsh chemicals and

The Columbus III consortium awarded Xtera Communications, Inc. a con-tract to upgrade the transatlantic segment of the Columbus III SubmarineCable system between Hollywood, Florida and Lis-bon, Portugal. The work and acceptance testing wascompleted on September 30, 2009, and the system isnow ready to be placed in service, with Xtera’s ad-vanced 20 Gbit/s Differential Phase Shift Key (DPSK)Submarine Line Terminal Equipment (SLTE), offeringa significant increase in capacity as well as headroomfor future growth. The consortium parties participat-ing in the upgrade are AT&T, PT Comunicações, TATACommunications, Telkom SA Limited and Verizon Busi-ness.

This upgrade will significantly increase the capac-ity between the United States and Portugal to 160Gbit/s initially, thus improving service to other coun-tries, such as Africa. The system can accommodateup to 320 Gbit/s with potential to grow further.

Madem operations are 100% HT - ISPM 15 certifiedworldwide

conforms to ISO 14.000 standards”said Leandro Mazzoccato, Directorof Corporate Marketing and Sales.He adds, “Madem currently usesonly HT certified renewable lum-ber, which makes us a truly ‘Green’company.

Madem Reels USA is a subsidi-ary company of Madem SA Brazil,the leading nailedwooden reels producerin the world. MademGroup has forests, saw-mills, plywoodplant and manufactur-ing plants in Brazil, USA,Spain, Bahrain, and Ro-mania with more than800 employees andproduces more than 600

containers/trucks of knock downreels per month.

Today the Madem name repre-sents over 60 years of industry ex-perience. The Madem team con-stantly strives to build trust andconfidence by offering customersa superior quality product.

Madem Reels storehouse

Columbus III consortium and XteraCommunications sign contract to up-grade transatlantic submarine cablenetwork using Xtera’s NXT System

Thermax has announcedthat it has been selected toprovide its Seamless-T com-posite aerospace wire for thenew Gulfstream G650 air-craft. Gulfstream selectedThermax’s composite wirebecause of its superior elec-trical properties, smaller di-ameter, and light weight;thus helping to accomplishthe G650 goals of technologi-cal advancement, superiorrange, and speed.

ThermaxSeamless-T(TM)chosen for the

New GulfstreamG650


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Egypt’s El Sewedy Cables has an-nounced it was part of a consortiumthat won a 1 billion Egyptian pound($183 million) electricity link project.

The power line will link the AbuQir area in the north of Egypt to BadrCity, about 50 km east of Cairo onthe Ismailia Road, the company said.

The electricity ministry said in a

El Sewedy Cables has senta release to Egyptian Stock Ex-change concerning companyestablishment of new cableplant in Ethiopia.

Moreover, the company isaiming at increasing its mar-ket share in European, Africanand Arab countries by boost-ing its exports through groupplants in KSA, Algeria, Yemen,Nigeria, Zambia, Ghana,Syria, Sudan, Qatar, Libya,Slovenia and Spain.

Ahmed El Homosany, com-pany Investor Relations Man-ager, stated that EL SEWEDYhas established two newplants in many countries inthe last two years to improveproductive capacity and saidthat the group is about to ac-commodate such capacity.

El Homosany explainedthat the company is targetingsales increase in new coun-tries to meet demands inthese markets, adding that ELSEWEDY has no current or fu-ture plans to acquire control-ling stakes in the Egyptianmarket.

“Production started in ElSwedy Electric plant in Zam-bia which can produce 1200transformers on annual ba-sis,” he said, adding thatgroup stake in the plant hit60%.

EL SEWEDY IRM also high-lighted that trial operation ofgroup plant in KSA has beencommenced while the final in-auguration will be by the endof current year.

Composite Technology Corpora-tion has announced a new orderfor ACCC(TM) conductor for its sub-sidiary CTC Cable Corporation.This order is a repeat order placedby the NV Energy of Reno for ACCCconductor and follows their suc-cessful installation of ACCC con-ductor earlier this year.

The order provides approxi-mately 48 miles of ACCC conductor(14 circuit miles plus spares) for thereplacement of a 120kV power linebetween Spanish Springs Substationin Sparks, Nevada to the Tracy Sub-station in Washoe County. The con-ductor selected is ACCC Drake(1020kcmil) to replace the similarweight and diameter ACSR Drake(795 kcmil).

NV Energy needed to increasethe ampacity of the line and lookedat several options. Rebuilding theline with bundled ACSR 795 kcmilwas considered, while it also evalu-ated various high temperature con-ductor alternatives in an attemptto use the existing structures. In

El Sewedy in US$183 millionpower project

statement on Saturday it had signedthe deal with several Egyptian com-panies to construct the line.

Aksam Abulela, spokesman for theministry, told Reuters the consortiumincluded a Spanish company, as wellas Sewedy Cables and other Egyptiancompanies.

“The power line is 340 km longand will be completed within twoyears,” Abulela said.

Sewedy, the largest Arab cablemaker by market value, said last weekit had started production at its powercables plant in Ethiopia with an an-nual capacity of 10,000 tonnes ofcopper and aluminium.

El Sewedyannounces new

plant inEthiopia, eyesworld markets

Composite Technology announcesmore conductor orders in the U.S.

addition to its superior technicalperformance ACCC Drake conductoralso won out in the cost evaluationas it doubled the ampacity of theexisting line while allowing NV En-ergy to use the existing structuresand thereby avoid the cost of re-building the line. Other high tem-perature alternatives required themodification of the existing struc-tures or proved to be higher in costthan ACCC conductor. Avoiding therebuild of the line also helped withthe permitting process.


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Daelim has announced that it has been awarded aUS$325 million contract to build a chemical plant inSaudi Arabia.

The company has announced that the contract,awarded by Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company(Kayan), calls for Daelim to complete the plant in theAl-Jubail industrial city by December 10, 2010.

The US$10 billion Kayan project being built in Jubailwill produce 2.46 million tonnes per annum of petro-chemicals and chemical including polycarbonates. Thefacility is due to come on stream in 2010

SABIC controls 35% of Kayan with Saudi Al Kayanholding 20% and 45% listed on the Saudi stock market.

Technip and Hyundai HeavyIndustries are amongst six com-panies interested in bidding foran estimated US$2 billion pipe-line project for Kuwait Oil Co.

The project aims to supplyvarious feedstocks to Kuwait’s

Technip and Hyundai Heavy eye US$2 billionKuwait pipeline project

Subiya, Al Zour and Doha powerstations via a total of 1,000kilometers of pipelines.

KOC will later this year invitebids for the project, which coverstwo EPC, contracts, each for theinstallation of five to six pipelinesthat will transport gas, fuel oil orlow sulfur fuel oil to the powerplants.

The deadline will be on the 7 th

of February, with contract awardsdue in May or June 2010 andproject completion anticipatedfor mid-2013. Daelim Engineeringand Construction Co. also ex-pressed interest in bidding for theproject, the person said.

Daelim lands US$325 million Saudi KayanPetrochemical Company contract

Al-Jubail industrial city


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Technip has been awarded by Eni an engineering, procurement, con-struction and installation contract, worth approximately 200 millioneuros, for the Goliat field development. Goliat will be the first Norwe-gian oil producing field north of the Arctic Circle in the Barents Sea. Thefield is located approximately 85 km northwest of the city of Hammerfeston the Norwegian coast.

The lump sum contract includes supply and installation of the infieldpipeline systems, including flexible risers, clad production flowlinescomplete with direct heating systems, water and gas injection flowlines.The contract also comprises the installation of the Company providedsubsea production system, including umbilicals, templates and riserbases.

Technip was selected by Eni Norge after an in-depth evaluation ofthe technical and commercial aspects of the contract.

Goliat is the first major Subsea contract awarded to Technip by ENINorge. It will be executed by the Group’s operating center in Oslo, Nor-way. Offshore installation is scheduled to be carried out over three con-struction seasons from 2011 to 2013.

The Linde Group has announcedit will build and commission astate-of-the-art 2,550 tonnes perday (tpd) air separation unit (ASU)at Tata Steel Ltd’s plant inJamshedpur, India. Tata Steel isone of the world’s leadingsteelmakers. Once commissionedin early 2012, this will be the larg-est air separation plant in India andone of Linde’s largest in Asia. Theinvestment for the new ASUamounts to nearly EUR 85 million,bringing Linde’s total investmentin India over the last three yearsto approximately EUR 285 million.

CB&I has been awarded acontract in excess of US$100million by UGI LNG to engineer,procure and construct the ex-pansion of the Temple LNG peakshaving facility near Reading,Pennsylvania.

CB&I’s work scope includesthe addition of a new 50,000cubic meter liquefied naturalgas storage tank and relatedprocessing facilities designed toprovide 150 million cubic feetof natural gas per day duringpeak demand periods. The Tem-ple LNG expansion will connectdirectly into the Texas Easternpipeline to provide gas suppliesfor the Mid-Atlantic and north-east markets.

Technip lands 200 million euros contractfor the Goliat field development in Norway

Linde to invest in largest airseparation plant in India

The announcement follows TheLinde Group’s signing of a long-term contract with Tata Steel forthe supply of over 4,000 tpd of gas-eous oxygen, nitrogen and argon.The new ASU will cater to TataSteel’s current expansion of itsworld-class steel making facility inJamshedpur. The expansion willincrease the plant’s steel makingcapacity to 10 million tonnes ayear. As part of the agreement,Linde will also acquire and oper-ate three existing ASUs owned byTata Steel for the supply of gasesto their Jamshedpur works.

CB&I landsTemple LNGExpansion

Project

Goliat prospect

Tata Steel’s plant in Jamshedpur


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Subsea 7has an-n o u n c e dthat it has

been awarded an EPIC contractf rom Petrobras for theRoncador field, offshore Bra-zil. The contract is valued inexcess of US $200 million.

The workscope is to engi-neer, procure, fabricate, installand commission one 12" gasexport line (38.7km long) andone 12" oil export line (42kmlong), connecting the P-55 plat-form to the PRA-1 platform.

Subsea 7 announces US$200 million contractaward on P-55 Development

The scope of workalso includes theprocurement andinstallation of as-soc iated subseaequipment.

The o f f shorep ipe l ines andequipment instal-la t ion campaignwill take place be-tween Q3 2010 andQ2 2011 and willbe carried out by

one of Subsea 7´s pipelay in-stallation vessels.

Eng ineer ing and projectmanagement work will be con-ducted at Subsea 7´s offices inNiteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Braziland the fabrication of the rigidpipelines will be carried out atSubsea 7´s pipeline fabricationspoolbase at Ubu, Brazil.

The Roncador field is locatedin Campos Basin in Rio de Ja-neiro State coast in waterdepths range from 200m to1800m.

Al WahaPetrochemicalsCompany beginscommissioningpolypropyleneplant in KSA

Al Waha has announced thatit has started commissioning anew polypropylene plant lo-cated in Al-Jubail industrialarea.

The facilty will produce460,000 metric tonnes per an-num (mtpa) of propylene whichwill be then used as a feedstockfor the production of 450,000mtpa of polypropylene.

The project will make useof the availability of propaneas a feedstock and nearby fa-cilities in Al-Jubail.

P-55


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Saudi Aramco has awarded acontract to upgrade fuel plants toM.S al-Suwaidi Industrial ServicesCo.

The contract is for the upgradeof 14 bulk plants in several regionsin the Kingdom to raise the stor-age capacity for gasoline, dieseland fuel oil.

AMEC has announced that MMCAMEC, its joint venture with MMCOil & Gas, has been selected toprovide basic engineering studiesfor Sabah Shell Petroleum Compa-

Saudi Aramco awardsUS$200 million plants upgrade

contract to Suwaidi

The value of the procurementand construction contract is aroundUS$200 million.

Suwaidi would have to sub-con-tract the engineering work to an-other company.

Construction work is expectedto finish in about two-and-a-halfyears.

MMC AMEC lands engineering contract for Shell’sMalikai Deepwater project

ny’s Malikai deepwater project,offshore Malaysia.

The value of the contract hasnot been announced.

It is the first deepwater front-end engineering and design con-tract to be executed in Malaysiaand comprises basic engineeringstudies for the flow lines, risers,

AtwoodOceanics landsone well drill-ing program inGulf of Mexico

Atwood Oceanics has an-nounced that the RICHMOND hasbeen awarded a contract by Ap-plied Drilling Technology to drillone well in the U.S. Gulf ofMexico, at a dayrate ofUS$32,500. The drilling of thiswell is estimated to take 30 to40 days to complete. Additionalcontract opportunities followingthe completion of the drilling ofthis one-well commitment at theend of November or early De-cember 2009 are currently be-ing pursued.

topside and hull for the Malikaiplatform, to be located approxi-mately 110 kilometres offshoreof the Malaysian state of Sabah. The platform will be a ‘dry-tree’tension leg design in which thetopsides are supported on abuoyant semi-submersible struc-ture tethered by tendons to thesea bed.


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