·        Chemical Update Headlines - October 2013

·        Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants Update Headlines - October 2013

·        Oil & Gas Sales Leads Headlines – November 8, 2013

CHEMICAL UPDATE HEADLINES - OCTOBER 2013

INDUSTRY

• U.S. Chemical Earnings Up in Third Quarter
• Brazil Ramps Up Plastics Resins Imports

COMPANY NEWS

• DuPont Announces Separation of Performance Chemicals Segment
• Dow Sells Polypropylene Licensing Business to W.R. Grace
• Three Former Clariant Businesses Now Operating under Archroma Name
• Solvay to Open Largest Sodium Bicarbonate Plant in Southeast Asia
• Solvay Launches Bio-Based PPA for Smart Phones
• Linde to Add Liquefier Component at Texas Facility
• BASF to Acquire Specialized Enzyme Biotechnology Company Verenium
• BASF Announces $42.6 million Polyurethane Blending Facility in Louisiana

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MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS UPDATE HEADLINES - October 2013

ALABAMA

• Fairhope WWTP to Get $10.8 Million Upgrade

ARIZONA

• Show Low Requesting Bids for Wastewater Project

CALIFORNIA

• Santa Rosa Plans $40 Million Upgrade for WWTP
• VVRA Receives Funding for WWTP Project
• Desalitech to Supply Advanced Wastewater Treatment Pilot System to LA County Sanitation Districts
• Hesperia Planning $30 Million WWTP Project
• Pacific Grove Pursues 5-Part Water Plan
• $11.7 Million for Holtsville Wastewater Project
• San Diego to make Water Reuse Decision

COLORADO

• $13.5 Million for Repairs for Northern Colorado Water, Sewer Systems

CONNECTICUT

• $5 Million for Plainfield Wastewater Projects

FLORIDA

• $25 Million for Daytona WWTP

GEORGIA

• Hall County Wastewater Plan being Considered
• Madison Considers New Equipment for WWTP
• Warner Robbins WWTP undergoing $28 Million Upgrade
• Forsyth County to Build New $31 Million Wastewater Plant
• Gwinnett Approves $16 Million Project for Water Plant

IDAHO

• Jerome to Upgrade WWTP
• $5 Million for Effingham Water Treatment Plant, Sewer System Improvements
• Blackfoot Seeks $2.9 Million for Wastewater Plant Upgrade

ILLINOIS

• Quincy Requesting Bids for WWTP Repairs
• Chicago WWTP Discovers How to Harness Extra Energy at WWTP

IOWA

• Northwood to Upgrade Wastewater Plant

LOUISIANA

• Franklinton WWTP Repair Project in Design Phase
• Construction of $12 Million Plaquemine WWTP Begins

MASSACHUSETTS

• Otsego Planning WWTP Improvements

MICHIGAN

• New Baltimore to develop Asset Management Plan for WWTP
• Maryville to Apply for Storm, Wastewater Grant

MINNESOTA

• Mabel City accepts Bids for Water, Sewer Projects
• Blooming Prairie Updates WWTP

MISSISSIPPI

• West Point Upgrading WWTP

MISSOURI

• $32 Million Requested for Columbia’s Wastewater Plant Upgrades
• $6.25 Million for Taney County WWTP Project

MONTANA

• MT Treatment Plant to Receive Upgrades for Nutrient Removal Requirements

NEW HAMPSHIRE

• $40 Million for Exeter WWTP

NEW JERSEY

• Mendham Township receives Grant for WWTP Upgrade

NEW MEXICO

• $31 Million for Albuquerque WWTP Upgrade
• $5.5 Million for New WWTP in Cimarron

NEW YORK

• Rome OKs Bond for $3 Million for WWTP Repairs
• Bay Park WWTP Begins Repairs
• Watertown Proceeding with Plans to Produce Methane Gas
• EPA Orders Middleton to Address Clean Water Act Violations
• $262 Million for Bay Park WWTP Upgrade including Odor Control

NORTH DAKOTA

• Watford Planning for Mechanical Wastewater Treatment

OHIO

• Columbus Begins $25 Million WWTP Upgrade
• Stark County Begins WWTP Improvement Project
• Tuscarawas County WWTP Needs Upgrade
• Massillon to Vote on $24 Million Upgrade to WWTP

OREGON

• Glendale Working to Resolve Wastewater Plant Problems

PENNSYLVANIA

• Spring City to Upgrade WWTP

SOUTH CAROLINA

• Georgetown WWTP Out of Compliance

TENNESSEE

• Pegram Pursues $449,000 Sewer Loan

WEST VIRGINIA

• Berkeley County Planning $47 Million Upgrade to WWTPs

CANADA

• Regina Referendum Results in Favor of P3 Sewage Plant

BUSINESS NEWS

• Wastewater Treatment Solutions Highlighted at WEFTEC

RECENT CHEMICAL BID REPORTS

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OIL & GAS SALES LEADS HEADLINES – November 8, 2013

(Listed by most current date)

• Without a Buyer Murphy Oil May Close Wales Milford Haven Refinery  (Article Dated: 11/8/2013)

• Honeywell to Modernize Swedish Preemraf Lysekil Oil Refinery  (Project Dated: 11/8/2013)

• Electrical Installation JV Created for Whiting Refinery Modernization Project  (Project Dated: 11/8/2013)

• Foster Wheeler Wins FEED for Khurais Arabian Light Crude Increment Program  (Contract Dated: 11/8/2013)

• Iraq Signs $6 Bln Refinery Contract with Swiss Firm Satarem  (Contract Dated: 11/8/2013)

• Wison Launches Zhoushan Fabrication Yard with Venezuela's RPLC Refinery Project  (Project Dated: 11/8/2013)

• Iraq Wins Oil Supply Deal at China Sinochem Refinery  (Article Dated: 11/8/2013)

• Trading House Gunvor Looks to Raise Stake in European Oil Refining  (Article Dated: 11/7/2013)

• BP Whiting Refinery Project Getting Closer to Completion  (Project Dated: 11/7/2013)

• Honeywell's UOP to Help PT Pertamina Develop Modernization Plan for Indonesian Refineries  (Article Dated: 11/7/2013)

• Uganda Seeks Investor to Build $2.5 Bln Oil Refinery  (Project Dated: 11/7/2013)

• Citgo Plans FCC Work at Lake Charles Refinery in 2014  (Article Dated: 11/7/2013)

• MOL Group to Convert Italy’s Mantova Refinery into 'Products Logistics Hub'  (Project Dated: 11/7/2013)

• Wison Wins $834 Mln Contract for Puerto La Cruz Refinery Deep Conversion Project  (Contract Dated: 11/7/2013)

• Global Data Says China Refinery Cancellation Will Have 'Far-Reaching Consequences'  (Project Cancelled Dated: 11/7/2013)

• ICA Fluor Awarded Contract for Miguel Hidalgo Refinery in Mexico  (Contract Dated: 11/6/2013)

• Foster Wheeler Signs Agreement with Khabarovsk Oil Processing Refinery in Russia  (Project Dated: 11/6/2013)

• Yokogawa Wins Mizushima Refinery FEED Contract from JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp  (Order Dated: 11/6/2013)

• Saudi Aramco and Total Set to Begin Exports at New Jubail Refinery Venture  (Project Dated: 11/6/2013)

• Essar Energy to Sell Kenya’s Only Refinery to Government  (Sale Dated: 11/6/2013)

• Invensys to Supply Refining Simulators Software for KBR  (Agreement Dated: 11/6/2013)

• Dubai Signs with China Sonangol to Build Oil Refinery  (Project Dated: 11/6/2013)

• Aramco, Total Ship First Refined Product Cargo from New Jubail Complex  (Project Dated: 11/6/2013)

• Foster Wheeler to Supply Fired Heaters for Russia’s KINEF Refinery Expansion  (Contract Dated: 11/6/2013)

• Honeywell to Help New Production Facility Meet Rising Demand For Clean Energy  (Project Dated: 11/4/2013)

• Rosneft and ExxonMobil Select Contractors for Russian Far East LNG Project FEED  (Project Dated: 11/4/2013)

• GP Strategies Corp to Build Thirteen LNG Fueling Stations for UPS  (Contract Dated: 11/4/2013)

• Project Development Agreement for Lake Charles LNG Export Terminal  (Agreement Dated: 11/4/2013)

• GE to Provide Almost $600 Mln in Turbomachinery Equipment for Yamal LNG Megaproject  (Contract Dated: 11/4/2013)

• Wison Installs LNG Storage Tanks into the World's First FLNG Production Unit  (Project Dated: 11/4/2013)

• Alaska LNG Project Selects Lead Terminal Location  (Project Dated: 11/1/2013)

• Enbridge in Talks with Natural Gas Producers about British Columbia LNG Pipeline  (Article Dated: 11/1/2013)

• Malaysia's Petronas to Spend $35 Bln on Canadian LNG Project  (Project Dated: 11/1/2013)

• Stabilis Energy and Flint Hills Resources to Build LNG Liquefaction Facilities for Oilfield Fuel Consumers  (Project Dated: 11/1/2013)

• Chevron and Tohoku Electric Sign Wheatstone LNG Agreement  (Agreement Dated: 11/1/2013)

• GDF Suez to Operate Uruguay's First FLNG Terminal  (Agreement Dated: 10/31/2013)

• DSME Awards Veolia's MPPE Water Treatment Technology Contract for Ichthys LNG Project  (Contract Dated: 10/31/2013)

• Applied Natural Gas Fuels, Inc. to Build LNG Production Platform in Texas  (Project Dated: 10/31/2013)

• Alfa Laval Wins Natural Gas Order in the U.S.  (Order Dated: 10/31/2013)

• Clean Energy, Ferus Natural Gas Fuels, GE Join Forces to Jointly Deliver LNG  (Article Dated: 10/31/2013)

• Dominion Welcomes DOE Approval for Natural Gas Exports From Cove Point  (Project Dated: 10/31/2013)

• Finland’s Gasum Gets Approval for LNG Terminal  (Project Dated: 10/30/2013)

• BG Group May Buy Gas Fields in Canada to Produce LNG for Asia  (Article Dated: 10/30/2013)

• Freeport LNG Signs 20-year Liquefaction Tolling Agreement with Toshiba  (Agreement Dated: 10/30/2013)

• Novatek, CNPC and Chinese Banks Conclude Memorandum On Project Financing For Yamal LNG  (Project Dated: 10/30/2013)

• Freeport LNG Expects 3rd Train FID by End-2014  (Project Dated: 10/30/2013)

• ConocoPhillips Warns of Possible LNG Oversupply  (Article Dated: 10/30/2013)

• Oman LNG and Qalhat LNG Join Forces  (Article Dated: 10/30/2013)

• East Timor Offers New Bid of $800 Mln for Onshore Gas Processing  (Project Dated: 10/30/2013)

• Reliance Power Pulls Out of Proposed LNG Terminal JV with Shell  (Article Dated: 10/30/2013)

• Huge Estimates of Untapped Shale Oil in Australia’s Arckaringa Basin  (Article Dated: 10/29/2013)

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