February 2015 - Filtration and Centrifugation Insights 43

Estimates of US GDP growth for 2014's fourth quarter have been rising in recent months, but the current outlook still anticipates a substantial slowdown from Q3's strong advance. The economy is projected to increase 3.6% in Q4 (real seasonally adjusted rate), based on The Capital Spectator's new median point forecast for several econometric estimates. That's a solid rate of growth, but the latest outlook still represents a substantially lesser pace vs. the 5.0% increase previously reported for Q3.(The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

China's 2015 GDP growth forecast has been maintained at 6.8 percent, as further policy support and export recovery is expected to help bolster the sluggish economy, according to UBS.

"December and Q4's better than expected data will unlikely trigger any immediate significant new easing measures for now, but the first rate cut may happen (around) March or April, when even lower CPI (consumer price index) and PPI (producer price index) are reported," said Wang Tao, chief China economist with UBS, said in a research note.

Wang added that policy support will intensify in 2015 with accelerated pro-growth measures in areas such as price, social safety net and hukou (household registration) reform, and more infrastructure projects.

Further monetary easing via liquidity provisions, including required reserve ratio cuts, is expected to offset slower foreign exchange reserve accumulation and benchmark rate cuts of at least 50 basis points are also expected to prevent real rates from rising, according to UBS…(The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

Media reports have claimed the German government has revised its 2015 growth outlook for the national economy in 2015. It said GDP would grow by 1.5 percent this year, up from a previous and more cautious estimate.

According to reports by Reuters and AFP news agencies, the German government sees GDP growth come in at 1.5% this year, up from an earlier estimate of just 1.3% for the whole of 2015.

The figures are part of the government's 2015 Economic Outlook to be presented by Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel during an official news conference in Berlin.

The draft document says the improved outlook is mainly down to continuously low oil prices and the most recent labor market data.

The German economy is "in good shape," the report says, with more people than ever having a job and the unemployment rate expected to drop further to 6.6% in 2015, down from 6.7% last year. This would leave 2.9 million people out of work in the country in the course of the year…(The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

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Nuverra Announces XTO Energy Contract for Pipeline Water Gathering, Delivery and Disposal Services in ND - Revision Date: 1/30/2015

Leidos Wins Contract to Design, Build Magellan Midstream Partners Condensate Splitter

Navitas Midstream Announces Long-Term Agreement and Construction of La Bahia Gas Gathering and Processing System - Revision Date: 1/29/2015

ATI Receives Additional $145 Mln in Orders for Nickel-based Alloy Plate for Large Oil & Gas Pipeline Project - Revision Date: 1/29/2015

Integrated Environmental Technologies Expands Operations to Northwestern Permian Basin

UGI Energy Services Commences Service on Two Marcellus Shale Development Projects

Energy Transfer and Regency Energy to Construct Pipeline from Permian Basin and Convert Existing Pipeline - Revision Date: 1/28/2015

Velocity Midstream to Construct Crude Oil Gathering, Transportation for Continental Resources' Scoop Play Development - Revision Date: 1/27/2015

Alfa Laval Wins SEK 290 Mln Oil and Gas Order for OLMI Air Cooled Heat Exchangers

Bechtel Selected for Kazakhstan’s TengizChevroil Oil Production Facility Expansion Project

Technip Awarded a Subsea Contract by Anadarko for the K2 Field in the Gulf of Mexico

GE Oil & Gas Planning $60 Mln Investment in TX Foundry Well Production and Power Transmission Equipment - Revision Date: 1/26/2015

Kinder Morgan Places Sierrita Pipeline in Service to Provide Natural Gas to Mexico

Weir Establishes Australia’s First Manifold Trailer Manufacturing Capability for Unconventional Gas -Revision Date: 1/26/2015

Energy Transfer Partners and Regency Energy Partners to Construct Third Fractionation Facility at Mont Belvieu -Revision Date: 1/23/2015

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Exclusive Agreement to Distribute Disk Filter System for Tertiary Wastewater Treatment in the US and Canada

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

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.

Startup Date	Location	Fuel Comment	Project Title
Unknown	Argentina		Atucha 3 power plant
Unknown	Armenia		Metsamor-Armenia replacement nuclear power plant
Unknown	Azerbaijan		Azerbaijan nuclear power plant
Unknown	Bahrain		Bahrain nuclear power plant
Unknown	Bolivia		Bolivia nuclear power plant
Unknown	Canada		Point Lepreau 2-NB Power
Unknown	China		Lianyungang 1,2-GCNPC
Unknown	China		Taohuajiang 1-4 nuclear power plant-CNNC
Unknown	China		Shidaowan-China Huaneng Group
Unknown	China		Shaoguan 1-4 nuclear power plant-China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding
Unknown	China		Shandong Shidaowan-Huaneng
Unknown	China		Sanmen 3-6 expansion-CNNC
Unknown	China		Sanba nuclear power plant-China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group
Unknown	China		Rongcheng, Shiaowan-CGNPC and Huaneng NPDC
Unknown	China		Taohuajiang-CNNC
Unknown	China		Ningde 5,6-CGNPC
Unknown	China		Jinzhouwan
Unknown	China		Jingyu 1-4-CPI and Guodian
Unknown	China		Hui'an/Fuqing 2 Units 3-6-CNNC
Unknown	China		Pengze 3,4-CPI
Unknown	China		Tianwan 3,4 Phase II nuclear power plant-Jiangsu Nuclear power Corp.
Unknown	China		Heyuan (Jieyang) power plant
Unknown	China		Tianwan 7,8-CNNC
Unknown	China		Shidaowan nuclear power plant-Huaneng
Unknown	China		Tianwei 1,2, Lufeng-CGNPC
Unknown	China		Xiangtan 1-4-Huadian
Unknown	China		Xianning (Dafan) 4-CGNPC
Unknown	China		Xiaomoshan 1-6-CPI
Unknown	China		Xinyang 1-4-CGNPC?
Unknown	China		Xudabao 1,2 nuclear power plant
Unknown	China		Yangjiang 5,6-CGNPC
Unknown	China		Zhangzhou 1,2 nuclear power plant-China Guodian Corp.
Unknown	China		Zhexi 1-2nuclear power plant-CNNC
Unknown	China		Zhexi/Longyou 3,4-CNNC
Unknown	China		Tianwan 5,6-CNNC
unknown	China		Guidong-CPI
Unknown	China		Changjiang 3,4-CNNC and Huaneng
Unknown	China		Dafan/Gaokeng-CGNPC
Unknown	China		Cangnan-CGNPC/Huaneng
Unknown	China		Bailong/Fangchengang 2 Units 3-6-CGNPC
Unknown	China		Bamaoshan, Wuhu 3,4-CGNPC
Unknown	China		Changde nuclear power plant (Hengyang)-CNNC
Unknown	China		Baisha Pingman 1-4-CPI
Unknown	China		Fuling 1-4-CPI
Unknown	China		Haijia Haifeng 1,2-CGNPC
Unknown	China		Haiyang 3,4-CPI
Unknown	China		Haiyang 5,6-CPI
Unknown	China		Haiyang 7,8-CPI
Unknown	China		Hengren 1-4-CPI
Unknown	CO		Colorado Energy Park nuclear power plant