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Business Trends: Global petrochemical overview—Part 1
This series examines the global petrochemical landscape, new project developments and regional outlooks.
Global Project Data
This month’s installment of Global Project Data focuses on the global petrochemical sector.
US ethane output to rise as petchem exports, consumption expand
Ethane production is expected to increase from 1.1 MMbpd in 2015 to 1.4 MMbpd in 2017.
LNG producers urged to look downstream to build industry
Many oil companies have moved from production to refining and fuel retailing operations. Likewise, LNG leaders should also search for ways to form a more sustainable market.
Shell, thyssenkrupp partner on sulfur-enhanced technology for urea
Combining Shell Thiogro’s sulfur-enhanced urea technology with UFT’s fluid-bed granulation process will enable the largest urea plants in the world to produce granulated sulfur-containing urea.
High gasoline demand leaves US refiners with surplus of distillates
To meet gasoline demand from motorists, refiners have to process increased volumes of crude, leaving them with unwanted stocks of hard-to-sell distillates and other products.
CF opens new US urea ammonium nitrate plant
This is the second new plant to be commissioned and started-up as part of CF’s capacity expansion projects in North America. It is the largest operating single-train UAN plant in the world.
Spraying Systems to host Houston technology forum for chemical processors
The forum will feature new technology demonstrations, including computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling simulations in 3D, which give attendees a new perspective on what really happens with fluid flow inside their pipes, ducts and vessels.
US gasoline, distillate stocks fall as run rates rise
Refinery crude runs rose by 414,000 bpd and refinery utilization rates rose 2 percentage points to 90.4% of total capacity, the highest rate seasonally since 2005.
Colombia’s Ecopetrol seeks $2 billion from CB&I over refinery costs
Ecopetrol has said bad management at CB&I increased spending on the project by $4 billion, or double the original price tag. Ecopetrol filed the suit before the International Chamber of Commerce.
- thyssenkrupp Uhde to build a low-emission polyester plant for KÖKSAN in Turkey 4/9
- Honeywell to supply digital process and automation technologies to the Dangote refinery 4/9
- Technip Energies awarded contract for Long Son Petrochemicals enhancement project in Vietnam 4/9
- Japan weighs new release of about 20 days' worth of oil from reserves 4/9
- Germany probes Klesch's planned purchase of bp refinery 4/9
- Southern Energy Renewables and Axens Sign MoU to advance SAF projects in Louisiana and beyond 4/8
