(Mar. 20) – Ecopetrol, the largest Colombian oil company, entrusted to build four hydro-cracking reactors of 1000 tons each to Walter Tosto Group, for a 3,386 million dollars expansion plan of the Barrancabermeja refinery. The contract is worth 37 million dollars. The Italian company world leader in large boiler plants for Oil & Gas has received another assignment for 9 million euros. In Coatzacoalcos, Walter Tosto will bring its equipment required for ETILENO XXI, a project promoted by JV Braskem, a leading Brazilian petrochemical company, and IDESA, at the top of the Mexican petrochemical industry, which together have pledged a total investment of 2,5 billion dollar. The two commissions strengthen the company’s presence in the South America, where the Group has made its entry in 2010 with two orders of the Brazilian Petrobras and the Colombian Reficar. Luca Tosto, CEO of the group, confirms: “The partnership with Ecopetrol, one of the most important companies in South America, strengthens our relations with major global End Users, such as Chevron, BP, ExxonMobil, Shell, Total, Petrobras, while giving greater visibility to the Italian industry working in Oil & Gas. “ (Caf/Peg)
