Chevron to speed Thai gas project Chevron wants to move faster toward the startup of a $3.1-billion natural gas production project in the Gulf of Thailand, according to reports from Dow Jones. The report says Chevron is pushing the timetable for Platong II, which is scheduled to process 420 MMcf/d at its peak. Chevron operates […]
Continue ReadingThai Construction firms eyeing Sri Lanka The Thailand Trade Representative (TTR) will support small and medium-sized Thai construction companies seeking business opportunities in Sri Lanka, which requires investments of US$23.52 billion from now until 2017. TTR officials will join 10 to 15 Thai construction companies in Sri Lanka from Jan 19-22 as part of its […]
Continue ReadingSteel body proposes complex in Burma or Koh Kong The government should consider establishing a steel industrial estate in neighbouring countries at a cost of up to 100 billion baht for infrastructure including a deep-sea port, says the Iron and Steel Institute of Thailand. The institute would recommend Burma and Cambodia as potential locations for […]
Continue ReadingFoster Wheeler AG announced that a subsidiary of its Global Power Group signed a contract with Shanghai Boiler Works, Ltd. for cooperation in the design of two pulverized coal (PC) steam generators for the Vinh Tan II Project for Vietnam Electricity (EVN). Shanghai Electric Group Company Limited, the parent company of Shanghai Boiler Works, Ltd., […]
Continue ReadingSingapore-based COMO Hotels and Resorts is to develop and manage a new property on the Yamu peninsula of Phuket in Thailand. Located in Phang Nga Bay on the northeast coast of Phuket, this property is the ninth member of COMO’s portfolio and is scheduled to open in September 2012. The key partners in this project […]
Continue ReadingYokogawa receives control system order for thermal power plant Marubeni Corporation has specified a Yokogawa control system for the Nghi Son 1 thermal power plant (two 300 MW units) being built by Vietnam Electricity (EVN) in the Nghi Son district of Thanh Hoa Province, in the northern part of the country. In this project, Yokogawa […]
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Hydropower might help the region but risks loss of biodiversity and a way of life The sleepy Lao village of Ban Hat exists today much as it has for decades. Village children dart amongst their families’ fishing boats, laughing as they splash one another with the muddy water of the Mekong River. Life is defined […]
Continue ReadingThe Nation reported that demand for major building materials like cement and steel is expected to continue growing by 5% to 10% in 2011, driven by mega projects, home repairs after the floods last year and expansion in some industries like automobiles. Mr Pramote Techasupatkul president of SCG Cement predicts that overall cement demand will […]
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The director of the Phuket Land Office in Thailand has implored local people not to sell their land to non-islanders. According to local media reports, director Paitoon Lertkrai made his comments outside a Ministry of the Interior seminar at the Royal Phuket City Hotel at the end of December. ”I would like to tell Phuket […]
Continue ReadingPylon Plc, a foundation construction specialist, is aiming for record-high revenue of one billion baht this year from aggressive expansion of its civil works business, especially for government infrastructure megaprojects. Bordin Sangarayakul, a senior executive vice-president, said the MAI-listed company would bid for 600 million baht worth of new contracts excluding construction related to new […]
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