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Axens’ VGO HDS technology selected by Total for its Donges Refinery, France
Axens VGO HDS technology has been selected by Total for a new vacuum gasoil (VGO) hydro desulfurization unit at the Donges refinery (France). The unit is designed to process around 40,000 BPD (barrels per day) and will allow Total producing low sulfur fuels meeting the evolution of EU specifications.

Total’s French Refining Roadmap: Upgrade Donges And Transform La Mède
Total today presented its French refining roadmap to employee representatives. The plan is designed to give each Total’s refining site in France the means to resist in a volatile environment and perform profitably. Under the plan, Total will invest to upgrade the Donges refinery in western France and transform the La Mède refinery in southern France, to ensure they thrive going forward.

GDF SUEZ: 50th anniversary of the first LNG commercial chain between Algeria and France
This week, GDF SUEZ celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first commercial Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cargo delivery. The LNG cargo was loaded at the Arzew plant in Algeria, and delivered to Gaz de France in Le Havre, France.

Dunkirk LNG TANKS
Another important milestone at Dunkirk site (construction of three LNG tanks): Conclusion of prefabrication of roof tanks for 3 sectors. This task started on September 2012 and was Concluded at the end of February, the originally scheduled.

Foundation stone laid for the Dunkirk LNG terminal
Henri Proglio, Chairman and CEO of EDF, today laid the foundation stone in the presence of Michel Delebarre, Member of the French Senate, Mayor of Dunkirk and Chairman of the Urban Community of Dunkirk. The Dunkirk LNG terminal is expected to be commissioned towards the end of 2015 and is the second largest industrial construction site in France after the EPR site at Flamanville.

SMM Wins Contract for erection of 3 cryogenic LNG tanks
SMM signed on 08.06.2012, with Entrepose Projects, a 30M€ contract, for the metalomechanical erection of 3 cryogenic tanks of 190.000 m3 each, for liquid natural gas storage, in what will be the largest European natural gas terminal ─ Dunkerque, France.

2 500 LNG Cargoes Received By Elengy’s Montoir-DeBretagne Lng Terminal
With the arrival of the vessel LNG RIVERS from Nigeria on June 3, 2012, the LNG terminal operated by Elengy in Montoir-de-Bretagne received its 2 500th shipment of LNG* from its commissioning in 1980.

Petroplus Provides Update Regarding Proceedings
Petroplus Holdings AG (SIX: PPHN) today announced that it and its subsidiary in Switzerland, Petroplus Marketing AG, filed for composition proceedings (“Nachlassstundung”).

Petroplus Provides Update Regarding the Petit Couronne, Antwerp and Cressier Refineries
Petroplus Holdings AG (SIX: PPHN) today announced that it will initiate a sales process for the Petit Couronne refinery and related marketing business, after an information and consultation process with the Works Councils. During this period, all other possible options will be considered.

Petroplus Provides Update Regarding Its Revolving Credit Facility and Operations of the Petit Couronne, Antwerp and Cressier Ref
Petroplus Holdings AG (SIX: PPHN) today announced that Petroplus held meetings with all lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility yesterday in Zurich. The discussions were open and constructive. Additional discussions between the lenders and the Company’s management will continue over the comings days in an effort to restore availability of credit facilities that ensure proper operations of its refineries.