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· World Municipal Wastewater Project News Headlines Provided Monthly September 2013

· Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants Update Headlines – September 2013

Quarterly Semiconductor Sales Increase Six Percent, Outperform Industry Forecast

IC Insights Reveals Big Changes to First Half 2013 Top Semiconductor Supplier Ranking

Foreign IC Companies to Represent 70 Percent of China’s IC Production in 2017, Up from 58 Percent in 2012

Many projects are detailed in monthly updates under Industry Analysis in this Report’s Chapters.

Enbridge Planning $1 Bln Norlite Pipeline to Boost Oil Sands Growth (Project Dated: 10/4/2013)

KBR Selected to Provide Materials Management at Alberta Oil Sands Project (Contract Dated: 10/4/2013)

Alberta Issues Environmental Protection Order for Primrose Oilsands Project (Article Dated: 10/4/2013)

Oil Sands Mines Face Growing Challenges as Supply Costs Rise (Article Dated: 10/3/2013)

Warren Buffett Invests in Oil Sands Producer Suncor (Investment Dated: 10/3/2013)

Energy Industry Wants to Use Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Monitor Pipelines (Article Dated: 10/3/2013)

Sunshine Oilsands Signs JV while West Ells Work Slows Down (Joint Venture Dated: 10/3/2013)

U.S. Refiners Have Stopped Caring Whether Keystone XL Gets OK’d (Article Dated: 10/3/2013)

British-German-Korean Consortium to Build Petrochemical Plant in Kazakhstan (Project Dated: 10/2/2013)

Honeywell's UOP Selected to Provide Technology For Petrochemical Production In China (Article Dated: 10/2/2013)

SABIC to Shut Naphtha Cracker in Netherlands for Maintenance as Part of Upgrade (Article Dated: 10/1/2013)

Taiwan May Loosen Restrictions on Investment in China Petrochemical Projects (Article Dated: 10/1/2013)

SIBUR and BASF Sign onto Project to Supply Additives for Polymer Production and Processing (Agreement Dated: 10/1/2013)

BASF Plans to Build Polyurethane Systems House in Geismar, LA (Plans Dated: 10/1/2013)

Pemex and Mexichem Form JV for more Competition in the Domestic Petrochemical Global Market (Joint Venture Dated: 10/1/2013)

Mitsui Chemicals Forms New JV in India for Bio-polyol (Joint Venture Dated: 10/1/2013)

Arkema Moving Forward with New Refrigerant Fluorinated Gas Plant Construction (Project Dated: 10/1/2013)

Bangladesh Petrochemical Company Collaborates with DEFTA Partners (Agreement Dated: 10/1/2013)

Graham Corp Awarded $7.5 Mln in Orders Primarily for U.S. Petrochemical Market (Order Dated: 10/1/2013)

Kazanorgsintez to Shut HDPE Capacities for Scheduled Maintenance (Article Dated: 10/1/2013)

Chevron Receives Air Permits for USGC Petrochemical Project (Project Dated: 9/30/2013)

Nigeria's Largest Oil Refinery to Include Petrochemical and Fertilizer Complex (Project Dated: 9/30/2013)

Slovnaft to Invest EUR 300 Mln into Plastics Production (Project Dated: 9/30/2013)

Siam Cement Group Proceeds with Vietnam Petchem Complex (Project Dated: 9/30/2013)

China Stepping Up Investments in Downstream Coal to Chemicals Projects (Article Dated: 9/30/2013)

Venezuela Chemical Production Slows Amid Mounting Debts (Article Dated: 9/30/2013)

KBR Extends Services Contract with DuPont for Construction and Maintenance Services (Contract Dated: 9/30/2013)

Toyo Engineering Wins Contract from PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical to Expand its Naphtha-cracking Plant (Contract Dated: 9/30/2013)

Rosneft in Talks with Belneftekhim Concerning Gas Supply for Belarus Refineries (Project Dated: 9/30/2013)

Lukoil Resumes Petrochemical Processing at Karpatneftekhim (Article Dated: 9/30/2013)

Thailand and Vietnam Conduct Feasibility Study for a $30 Bln Petrochemical Refinery Project (Study Dated: 9/27/2013)

Sasol Chooses Emerson to Automate Planned Louisiana Cracker, GTL Complex (Project Dated: 9/27/2013)

KBR to Study Proposed Upgrade to ToAZ Ammonia Complex in Russia (Study Dated: 9/27/2013)

Sasol, INEOS to Develop New U.S. Plant for High-density Polyethylene (Project Dated: 9/27/2013)

Valero to Build Up to $700 Mln Methanol Plant Adjacent to Louisiana Refinery (Project Dated: 9/27/2013)

Germany's Linde to Build Big Saudi Carbon Capture-and-Use Plant (Plans Dated: 9/27/2013)

Rotary Engineering Wins $200 Mln Worth of EPC Contracts (Contract Dated: 9/27/2013)

Dow Selects Foster Wheeler for Plaquemine EPCm Contract (Contract Dated: 9/26/2013)

Albemarle Starts up New Metallocene Catalysts Plant in South Korea (Project Dated: 9/26/2013)

Aither Chemicals LLC to Build $750 Mln WV Cracker Plant (Project Dated: 9/26/2013)

Methanex to Help Develop Renewable Fuel in Europe with $5 Mln Initial Investment (Investment Dated: 9/26/2013)

States Worry That Federal Action Could Limit Their Control of Chemicals (Article Dated: 9/26/2013)

Taiyo Oil Selects UOP Technology to Improve Flexibility at Japan’s Shikoku Petrochemical Plant (Project Dated: 9/26/2013)

Gas Leaks Delay Angola LNG Plant Shutdown to Mid-September (Plans Dated: 9/23/2013)

Technip Wins FEED Contract for Potential Expansion of Lake Charles (Contract Dated: 9/23/2013)

Trelleborg and Saipem Launch LNG Tandem Offloading System (Article Dated: 9/23/2013)

Trinidad Drilling to Construct New Rig for BC Canada LNG Project (Contract Dated: 9/23/2013)

Finland's Gasum Sees EU's LNG Terminal Funding Decision No Earlier than 2014 (Project Dated: 9/20/2013)

Tianjin Marine Shipping to Purchase Four LNG Carriers, China (Order Dated: 9/20/2013)

Finland's Gasum Sees EU's LNG Terminal Funding Decision No Earlier than 2014 (Project Dated: 9/20/2013)

Black & Veatch, Kiewit Complete Jordan Cove FEED and Design Work (Project Dated: 9/19/2013)

Petronas to Build Two Liquefaction Trains for BC Canada Pacific Northwest Project (Project Dated: 9/19/2013)

DNV Plays Active Role in Introducing LNG as Ship Fuel in Germany (Article Dated: 9/19/2013)

Kitsault Partners with Asia Oil and Gas Major for Canada LNG Project (Project Dated: 9/19/2013)

North America’s Shale Gas – Market Maker or Market Breaker as Feed for LNG Export Projects (Analysis Dated: 9/19/2013)

Prometheus Energy Signs LNG Supply, Services Agreement with Antero Resources (Agreement Dated: 9/19/2013)

FERC to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Temple LNG Liquefaction Upgrade (Article Dated: 9/19/2013)

Siemens to Supply New Compressor Trains for Three LNG Plants in China (Order Dated: 9/19/2013)

MARAD Allows Neptune to Suspend LNG Deepwater Port Operations (Article Dated: 9/18/2013)

Floating LNG a Possibility for Woodside's Browse Project (Project Dated: 9/18/2013)

Initial Supply for PNG LNG Project to be Provided by Four Major Wells Pads (Article Dated: 9/18/2013)

TransCanada Building New $1.5 Bln Pipeline for Export Terminal in Northeastern BC (Project Dated: 9/17/2013)

Pro Danube International’s Rhine-Main-Danube LNG Masterplan Gets EU Funding (Proposal Dated: 9/17/2013)

Siemens Receives Major Order for Russia’s Yamal LNG Project (Order Dated: 9/17/2013)

Technip Awarded Contract for 500,000 Tons/Year LNG Plant in China (Contract Dated: 9/17/2013)

Australia’s Aggreko Provides Power Package for LNG Plant in Papua New Guinea (Contract Dated: 9/17/2013)

Air Products to Supply Technology and Equipment toTechnip for China LNG Plant (Agreement Dated: 9/17/2013)

FERC Grants Accelerated Construction for Sabine Pass Liquefaction Trains 3 and 4 (Project Dated: 9/17/2013)

China’s Demand for Oil Products Slows Due to Declining Demand and Weakening Economy (Article Dated: 9/16/2013)

Uruguay Opens Desulfurization Plant at Montevideo Refinery (Article Dated: 9/16/2013)

China to Stop Some Approvals for New Refining Projects and Sinopec, CNPC Plant Upgrades (Article Dated: 9/16/2013)

Uzbekistan to Build Second Stage of Bukhara Oil Refinery (Project Dated: 9/16/2013)

Nynas Wins EU Approval to Buy Shell's Harburg Refinery Assets (Acquisition Dated: 9/13/2013)

Kinder Morgan, Valero Place Parkway Pipeline into Service (Article Dated: 9/13/2013)

Asian Refiners Dealing with Iraq Crude Supply Uncertainty (Article Dated: 9/13/2013)

Europe's Refinery Decision-Makers to Gather in Milan (Conference Dated: 9/13/2013)

Task Force Eyes Use of Common Effluent Plant for India’s New Barmer Refinery (Project Dated: 9/12/2013)

Russia Completes Delayed Kirishi Refinery Upgrade Creating more Stress for European Refiners (Article Dated: 9/12/2013)

Technip Awarded NCRA Contract for McPherson Refinery in Kansas (Project Dated: 9/12/2013)

Delays Defer Commissioning of India’s Paradip Oil Refinery to November (Project Dated: 9/12/2013)

British Columbia Media Mogul Close to $25 Bln Kitimat Refinery Deal (Article Dated: 9/12/2013)

Ukraine Might Verify Rosneft Compliance with Lysychansk Refinery Privatization (Project Dated: 9/12/2013)

Sale of Shuttered Hovensa Oil Refinery in Virgin Islands Stalls (Sale Dated: 9/12/2013)

Chennai Petroleum to Increase Efficiency with Rs 3,110-cr Upgrading Project (Project Dated: 9/12/2013)

Foster Wheeler Awarded Statoil Feasibility Study for Norway’s Mongstad Refinery Upgrade (Contract Dated: 9/12/2013)

Malaysia's Petronas Exiting Venezuela Petrocarabobo Crude Project (Article Dated: 9/12/2013)

Motiva, Largest U.S. Oil Refinery Is Crippled after Another Fire (Article Dated: 9/12/2013)

Oil Recycling Process Set for Petrobras's REFAP Refinery in South Brazil (Project Dated: 9/11/2013)

Chevron Agrees to Pay $2 Mln for Richmond Refinery Fire (Article Dated: 9/11/2013)

KBR Wins FEED Work to Raise U.S. Refinery's Capacity to Handle Heavy Crudes (Project Dated: 9/11/2013)

How Refiners Target Hydrogen for Clean Fuels and Upgrading Projects Is the Topic at IRPC 2013 (Article Dated: 9/11/2013)

Husky Energy May Revamp Ohio Refinery for Processing Canadian Heavy Crude (Project Dated: 9/11/2013)

Honeywell to Supply Control Systems for New Process Plants at Russian Refinery (Project Dated: 9/11/2013)

Great Falls, MT Petroleum Refinery Plans $275 Mln Expansion (Project Dated: 9/11/2013)

GE Presents Latest Anti-Blackout Solution for FPSOs (UK) (Article Dated: 9/10/2013)

Clean Energy’s IMW Subsidiary to Supply CNG Compressors to China Gas (Purchase Dated: 9/10/2013)

Technip Awarded $1.69 Bln Contract for the Development of the Umm Lulu Field in Abu Dhabi (Contract Dated: 9/10/2013)

Ex-Im Bank Approves $1.5 Bln to Finance Energy Equipment and Services to Mexico (Article Dated: 9/10/2013)

Purestream Services to Treat Fayetteville Shale Produced and Frac Flow-Back Water (Article Dated: 9/10/2013)

Investment Opportunities Exist In Iran Natural Gas Industry (Investment Dated: 9/9/2013)

USTDA Grants Funds for Ibhubesi Gas Project Offshore South Africa (Project Dated: 9/6/2013)

Wyoming Asks Interior Secretary to Exempt State from BLM Fracing Rules (Article Dated: 9/6/2013)

Pembina Pipeline to Build Gas Plant in West-central Alberta (Project Dated: 9/6/2013)

Kinder Morgan, MarkWest Utica EMG to Develop Gas Plant, Pipeline (Project Dated: 9/6/2013)

El Paso Moves Forward with Elba Express North-south Gas Line Expansion (Project Dated: 9/6/2013)

Technip and Sasol Form a Front-end Engineering Services Alliance for GTL Facilities (Agreement Dated: 9/6/2013)

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This includes only projects where there was an update during the month. There are thousands of projects in the database.

Project Title	First Entry Date	Location	Startup date
Inchaban combined cycle-Jacobson Jelco Ghana Ltd.	9/1/2013	Ghana	2016
Reva power plant-Narmada Hydroelectric Dev. Corp.	9/1/2013	India	Unknown
Jindal Power & Steel power plant in Liberia	9/1/2013	Liberia	2017
Turkmenabat fast track gas turbine power plant	9/1/2013	Turkmenistan	2014
Mary fast track gas turbine power plant	9/1/2013	Turkmenistan	2013
Ashgabat fast track gas turbine power plant	9/1/2013	Turkmenistan	2013
Yangon combined cycle power plant	6/1/2012	Myanmar	2015
Bedhabahal power plant-Odisha Thermal Power Corp.	4/1/2012	India	Unknown
Jamaica Public Service Co. combined cycle power project	12/1/2011	Jamaica	Unknown
Salka village power plant-Chhattisgarh Power Ltd	7/1/2011	India	unknown
Barethi power plant-National Thermal Power Corp.	10/1/2010	India	2017
Karachi Coastal Power-	9/1/2010	Pakistan	Unknown
Calaca CFB expansion-Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Dev./AC Holdings	8/1/2010	Philippines	2016
Gadarwara supercritical power plant -NTPC	4/1/2010	India	2017
Talimarjan combined cycle power plant-Uzbekenergo	4/1/2010	Uzbekistan	2016
Samsun combined cycle power plant-OMV	2/1/2010	Turkey	2013
Chandrapur power plant-CESC (RPG)	9/1/2009	India	2014
Lungmen nuclear power plant-TaiPower	9/1/2009	Taiwan	2017
Safi IPP-ONE	8/1/2008	Morocco	2017
Cheyyur ultra mega power plant-NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy Co.	9/1/2007	India	Unknown
Chhattisgarh (Lara) 1,2 ultra mega power project-NTPC	1/1/2005	India	2016
Red Oak combined cycle plant-AES		NJ	2002

New power generation projects are tracked in two publications. Fossil and Nuclear Power Generation includes both market forecasts and project data. World Power Generation Projects has just the project data.

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