THE WOODLANDS, Texas (9 October 2014)—CB&I announced Chevron Lummus Global, a joint venture between CB&I and Chevron, has been awarded a contract in excess of US$100 million by Bahrain Petroleum Co. (Bapco). The scope of work includes the license of its LC-FINING and ISOCRACKING technologies and engineering design packages for the new residue hydrocracking and vacuum gasoil hydrocracking units for the Bapco Modernization Program.

HELSINKI (Oct. 8, 2014) – Wärtsilä and two Indonesian partners have signed a joint development agreement with the intention of creating the first bio-LNG plant in Indonesia. The co-signers of the agreement with Wärtsilä are PT Pertamina (Persero), a national energy company, and PT Godang Tua Jaya (GTJ), a waste utilization sector specialist company.

RAVENNA, Ohio (Oct. 8, 2014) – Vogelsang announces the appointment of John Grucella to the position of product manager for maceration and grinding products.

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (Oct. 8, 2014) – Larson Davis is now A2LA accredited to calibrate microphones, sound level meters, acoustic calibrators and noise dosimeters as described in ISO 17025.

ATLANTA (Oct. 7, 2014) – Siemens’ West Chicago plant hosted a Manufacturing Day event, Oct 3. More than 60 middle and high school students, teachers and parents from the greater area of Chicago participated in activities, plant tours and informational sessions to learn more about careers in manufacturing.

NEW YORK (Oct. 6, 2014) – Global water, wastewater and reuse solutions provider RWL Water announces the addition of another key executive.

BALTIMORE (Oct. 3, 2014) – John Galyen, president, Danfoss North America, addressed energy productivity at the Alliance to Save Energy’s Energy 2030 On the Road, Sept. 29 in New York City. Galyen participated in a panel titled “Modernizing Regulations and Infrastructure to Improve Energy Productivity” and addressed several key issues that will impact the Energy 2030 initiative’s goal of doubling energy productivity by 2030.