Americas
Praxair signs Long-term contract with MEGlobal
Praxair has signed a long-term contract with MEGlobal to supply oxygen and nitrogen to its new ethylene glycol plant being built in Freeport, Texas.
Cost cuts help refiner Valero beat profit estimate
Valero Energy Corp.'s quarterly profit beat analysts' estimate by a wide margin, as the largest independent US refiner kept a tight leash on costs.
ClearSign successfully completes Tricor refinery heater project
ClearSign Combustion Corp. has successfully completed its Duplex retrofit heater project at Tricor Refining in Bakersfield, California.
Saudi Aramco denies bidding for Lyondell's Houston refinery
Saudi Arabian state oil giant Saudi Aramco denied it had bid for the purchase of LynodellBasell Industries NV's refinery in Houston.
HollyFrontier in the lead to acquire Petro-Canada lubricants
US oil refiner HollyFrontier Corp. is in advanced talks to acquire Suncor Energy Inc.'s Petro-Canada lubricants division for a little over $1 B.
Lyondell's Houston refinery draws bids from Aramco, Valero, Suncor
At least three firms including Saudi Arabian state oil giant Saudi Aramco have bid over $1 B for LyondellBasell's refinery in Houston.
Monolith Materials breaks ground at its Nebraska manufacturing headquarters
Monolith Materials, a manufacturer of natural gas-based carbon black, broke ground on its US manufacturing headquarters on Thursday, October 20, 2016, in Hallam, Nebraska.
Braskem commissions new polyethylene plant in La Porte, Texas
Braskem has commissioned a new ultra-high-molecular-weight-polyethylene production plant at its La Porte, Texas site.
ClearSign turns over pilot test heater to California refiner
ClearSign Combustion Corp. has turned over operations of a refinery pilot test unit with an undisclosed California refiner.
Dräger mobile showroom is ready to hit the road
Dräger-branded trailer is filled with products, acts as a traveling oil & gas tradeshow along Gulf of Mexico coastline.

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