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Technip awarded contract for a refinery in Mexico
Technip, in a consortium with Construcciones Industriales Tapia, was awarded by Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) through its subsidiary PEMEX Refinación, a contract for the revamp of one of the conversion unit of the Ing. Héctor R. Lara Sosa refinery, located in Cadereyta, Mexico. Technip’s share of the contract is worth approximately USD 40 million.

McDermott Awarded EPCI and Commissioning of PEMEX Production Platform
McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE: MDR) (“McDermott” or the “Company”) announced today that one of its subsidiaries has received a letter of award for a turnkey contract for the PB-Litoral-A production platform for PEMEX Exploracion y Produccion in the Litoral Tabasco Tsimin-Xux fields. The value is approximately US$230 million and will be included in McDermott's fourth quarter 2012 backlog.

Subsea 7 awarded $140 million contract offshore Mexico
Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo Børs: SUBC) today announced an award to its Mexican joint venture from Pemex valued at approximately $140 million. The contract comprises the engineering, fabrication and installation of a 16km pipe, two slug catchers and two cantilever structures for the Line 60 Project in the Bay of Campeche. This contract is the first award to the joint venture.

November PEMEX oil production highest in the past 19 months
In November, Pemex oil production reached higher crude the last 19 months, registering an average volume of two million 577 thousand barrels a day, as a result of the diversification of the portfolio of production projects.

Keppel expands foothold in Mexican offshore market with two jackup orders worth US$420 million
Keppel FELS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has won a contract from PEMEX Exploracion y Produccion, a subsidiary of Mexico's national oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), to build two KFELS B Class jackup rigs worth US$420 million.

PEMEX discovers new oil field in southern Mexico
The President, Felipe Calderon, announced today the largest onshore oil discovery in the last ten years: the well Navigator 1, in the geological province of the Southeast basin.

TransCanada Wins Additional US$400-Million Contract to Build New Natural Gas Pipeline Infrastructure in Mexico
TransCanada Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) (TransCanada) today announced that its Mexican subsidiary, Transportadora de Gas Natural del Noroeste, was awarded the contract to build, own and operate the El Oro-to-Mazatlan Pipeline (Mazatlan Pipeline) in Mexico, following a successful bid to the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), Mexico’s federal power company.

TransCanada Awarded Contract to Build US$1 Billion Natural Gas Pipeline in Mexico
TransCanada Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) (TransCanada) today announced that its Mexican subsidiary, Transportadora de Gas Natural del Noroeste, has been awarded the contract to build, own and operate the El Encino-to-Topolobampo Pipeline (Topolobampo Pipeline) in Mexico by the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), Mexico’s federal power company.

PEMEX announces new oil discovery in deepwater
The President, Felipe Calderon, announced a new oil discovery in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, confirmed the presence of light oil in the well Supremus-1, located in the province of Lost, like the well Trion-1, announced on August 27.

Pemex Refining celebrates two service contracts for the new refinery in Tula
Pemex Refining companies held with Axens North America, Inc. and Jacobs Nederland BV service contracts for the execution of the process design packages, licenses and technical assistance from diesel hydrotreater plants and sulfur recovery, respectively, for new refinery in Tula, Hidalgo.