Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Salary Survey SPE 2009

Salary Survey: "Salary Survey

Western Management Group conducted the 2009 survey for SPE.

The worldwide median Base Pay in 2009 was $124,604, a decrease of about 2% from last year. Median Total Compensation was also down, from $158,103 in 2008 to an even $150,000. Even more dramatic was the reduction in the reported average annual increase in Base Pay to 6.6%, from a mark of 8.1% in the previous year. Only one region, Africa, reported a higher average increase in 2009 than in 2008."

6 Reasons to Retire Overseas - On Retirement (usnews.com)

6 Reasons to Retire Overseas - On Retirement (usnews.com): "Look beyond Florida and Arizona and your retirement options get exciting. There can be much more to life than the way you’ve been living it. By considering retirement choices overseas, your days can become full of discovery and adventure. You can reinvent not only your life, but yourself too. What did you want to be when you grew up? Here’s your second chance."

New Flock divorces Firefox, snuggles up to Chrome | The Download Blog - Download.com

New Flock divorces Firefox, snuggles up to Chrome | The Download Blog - Download.com: "Flock made its name as a Firefox remix that came loaded with custom add-ons for tightly integrating social networking with daily Web browsing. Just opened to the public, the Flock 3 beta keeps its social goals intact while replacing its Firefox base with Google-supported Chromium. The new Flock experience is vastly different than before, and is related to the old version in name only."

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Hollow Fiber Membranes

Hollow Fiber Membranes: "Membrane separation processes has become one of the emerging technology which undergo a rapid growth during the past few decades. It has drawn the world attention especially in the separation technology field, one of the chemical
engineers' specialty with its distinguish performance compared to the conventional separation technology. This paper will briefly describe one of the membrane configuration, i.e. the hollow fiber membrane, its advantages and disadvantages and also its application towards the few newly developed industrial, namely the chemical, petrochemical and the biotechnology industry."

ACWA Holding, Toyobo and ITOCHU From Japan Establish a new Company | Al Bawaba Newspaper | Find Articles at BNET

ACWA Holding, Toyobo and ITOCHU From Japan Establish a new Company | Al Bawaba Newspaper | Find Articles at BNET: "ACWA Holding, Toyobo Co., Ltd. and ITOCHU Corporation have established a new company to manufacture reverse osmosis membrane elements for seawater desalination on Tuesday February 16th, 2010 under the patronage of H.E. Engineer Abdulah Al-Hossein, the Minister of Water and Electricity. The signing ceremony was held in the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh witnessed by a large number of guests especially H.E."

Japan and Saudi to create desalination giant | utilities-me.com

Japan and Saudi to create desalination giant | utilities-me.com: "In a landmark deal, two Japanese firms have signed a deal with Saudi infrastructure developer ACWA Holding to create a joint venture that will assist desalination projects in the Kingdom.

Called Arabian Japanese Membrane Company, the new firm will have an estimated capital of $347m. Estimated total investment into the partnership over the next decade is expected to weigh in at around $352m."

Saudi Arabia Opens World's Largest Desalination Plant | Green Prophet

Saudi Arabia Opens World's Largest Desalination Plant | Green Prophet: "Saudi Arabia has always had an acute fresh water shortage problem. The problem has been so severe that a proposal was once considered to literally tow an ice burg from Antarctica all to way to the Kingdom for use as fresh water.

The practicality of constructing desalination plants to extract salt and other minerals from sea water became a much more practical plan, and 27 have now been constructed in the Kingdom, supplying 70% of the country’s drinking water as well as more than 28 million megawatts of electricity."

Japan and Saudi Arabia Plan Giant Desalination Equipment Plant to “Freshen Up” Regional Water Supplies | Green Prophet

Japan and Saudi Arabia Plan Giant Desalination Equipment Plant to “Freshen Up” Regional Water Supplies | Green Prophet: "Saudi Arabia has been in the news a lot in regards to building desalination facilities, on which the Kingdom depends for most of its fresh water supplies. This includes what has been hailed as the worlds’ largest desalination facility in the Jubail Industrial Zone, on the shores of the Persian Gulf.�But now, something different is in the works, as the Kingdom has reached an agreement �with two Japanese companies, Toyobo, and Itochu corporation, to build a plant in Saudi Arabia to construct the equipment used in the desalination plants, making it much easier to construct new water producing facilities as needed."

Sunday, June 13, 2010

GE signs Saudi Aramco deal | Energy, Oil and Gas | AMEinfo.com

GE signs Saudi Aramco deal | Energy, Oil and Gas | AMEinfo.com: "Saudi Aramco has signed a corporate procurement agreement with General Electric (GE) for the supply of GE turbomachinery equipment and services to support the production of oil and gas in the kingdom. The agreement also includes cooperation on initiatives focused on optimising the performance of Saudi Aramco's installed fleet of turbomachinery equipment, which includes over 60 gas turbines, 90 compressors and more than 100 pumps."

Foster Wheeler wins ADCO project management contract | Energy, Oil and Gas | AMEinfo.com

Foster Wheeler wins ADCO project management contract | Energy, Oil and Gas | AMEinfo.com: "Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) has awarded Foster Wheeler a project management consultancy (PMC) contract for the Bab Field expansion and the development of the Qusahwira Field. The company's primary role as PMC will involve managing the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) tendering and award process and the EPC execution phase on behalf of ADCO."

Samsung, Sasakura bid lowest for Saudi plant | Energy, Oil and Gas | AMEinfo.com

Samsung, Sasakura bid lowest for Saudi plant | Energy, Oil and Gas | AMEinfo.com: "South Korea's Samsung Engineering, with Japan's Sasakura Engineering Co, have submitted the lowest bid of $1.89bn to build a new desalination plant in Saudi Arabia, Reuters has reported, citing industry sources. Expected to be the world's largest when completed in the last quarter of 2013, the plant will produce 1.025 million cubic metres of desalinated water per day and will be integrated with a 2,400 megawatts power plant, in Ras Azzour."

Desalination plant | SASAKURA Engineering Co,. Ltd.

Desalination plant | SASAKURA Engineering Co,. Ltd.: "Sasakura is the world's leading manufacturer of desalination plant. An independent survey published in 2004 shows that more than 10% of the total installed capacity of thermal and membrane plants in the world has been supplied by Sasakura and its licencees. The Sasakura experience covers so many desalination processes in every possible application : land based municipal plants, packaged plants for construction and hotel use, marine and offshore units, plants for making boiler feed and process water, dual-purpose combinations with electricity generation, miniature watermakers for fishing vessels and hundreds of other applications."

ACWA Power | Introduction

ACWA Power | Introduction: "ACWA Power SASAKURA is a joint venture between 'Arabian Co. for Water & Power Development'(ACWA Power), owned by A. Abunayyan Trading Corp. & Al Muhaidib Holding Co. and two well known Japanese Companies 'Sasakura Engineering Co. Ltd.' & 'Itochu Corporation'.

This new joint Company aim to provide Consulting Services and Execution of Projects in the field of Rehabilitation of Water Desalination & Power Plants. ACWA Power Sasakura is considered to be a real addition in the activity of the Arabian Holding Co. for Water & Power Development."

DAELIM Industrial Company Limited

DAELIM: "Thank you for visiting the website of Daelim Industrial Company Limited.

Established in 1939, Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd., with its E&C (Engineering and Construction) and Petrochemical groups has been the flagship enterprise of the Daelim Business Conglomerate.

In 1966, Daelim became Korea’s first company to work on an overseas construction project. Since 1970, Daelim has enjoyed a good reputation for its successful completion of numerous projects in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Now Daelim is recognized as a global contractor with cutting-edge technologies and excellent management abilities, boasting a distinguished record of performance in more than 24 countries.

With a top-notch staff of over 2,700 specialists, Daelim’s E&C group provides a comprehensive array of services including feasibility studies, project management, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning & start-up, operation & maintenance, and project financing. The fields covered by Daelim’s high-quality and cost-competitive services include gas, petroleum refining, chemical & petrochemical, power & energy plants, building & housing, civil works as well as a range of industrial facilities."

Monday, June 07, 2010

Kuwait firm eyes $1 bln power plant in Egypt, Egypt Utilities, Energy - Maktoob Business

Kuwait firm eyes $1 bln power plant in Egypt, Egypt Utilities, Energy - Maktoob Business: "The plant would be constructed on a build-own-operate (BOO) basis, and the price for each kilowatt could be set between 4.5 and 5 U.S. cents, al-Mal newspaper said, adding that discussions would be completed by the end of June."

Saturday, June 05, 2010

Oman Oil buys 30% stake in Vale Omani subsidiary - Emirates Business 24|7

Oman Oil buys 30% stake in Vale Omani subsidiary - Emirates Business 24|7

Companies & Markets - Emirates Business 24|7

Companies & Markets - Emirates Business 24|7

Technology - Emirates Business 24|7

Technology - Emirates Business 24|7

Logistics - Emirates Business 24|7

Logistics - Emirates Business 24|7

Energy & Utilities - Emirates Business 24|7

Energy & Utilities - Emirates Business 24|7

Construction - Emirates Business 24|7

Construction - Emirates Business 24|7

Egypt's Ezz Steel Q1 profit jumps 78 pct, Egypt Mining & Metals, Industry - Maktoob Business

Egypt's Ezz Steel Q1 profit jumps 78 pct, Egypt Mining & Metals, Industry - Maktoob Business

Saudi-Alcoa awards contracts for $10.8 bln, Saudi Arabia Mining & Metals, Industry - Maktoob Business

Saudi-Alcoa awards contracts for $10.8 bln, Saudi Arabia Mining & Metals, Industry - Maktoob Business

Alcoa increasing investment in Saudi project, Saudi Arabia Mining & Metals, Industry - Maktoob Business

Alcoa increasing investment in Saudi project, Saudi Arabia Mining & Metals, Industry - Maktoob Business

Saudi phosphate railway finished by year end, Saudi Arabia Mining & Metals, Industry - Maktoob Business

Saudi phosphate railway finished by year end, Saudi Arabia Mining & Metals, Industry - Maktoob Business

Santos CMI Project at Pueblo Viejo

Project Pueblo Viejo

Construction of pipelines from Hatillo reservoir to Hondo reservoir, tailings and reclaims. The scope includes carbon steel, HDPE and lined carbon steel piping pre fabrication and installation, all related concrete ans steel works, as well as roads construction.