Americas
Calumet becomes JV partner in commercial GTL project in Louisiana
The plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana, which is expected to be operational by late 2015, has a total estimated cost of $135 million. The brownfield plant will be owned and operated by Juniper GTL.
Foster Wheeler wins UK engineering safety award
This is RoSPA’s highest achievement award and is only presented to companies which have attained at least 15 consecutive RoSPA Gold Awards for outstanding health and safety performance.
TransCanada eyes new pipeline to feed Kitimat LNG
The proposed Merrick Mainline pipeline project from TransCanada will be a significant new link in British Columbia's emerging liquefied natural gas (LNG) export market.
Sasol, INEOS approve construction of new Texas polyethylene facility
INEOS will operate the new high-density polyethylene plant at its Battleground manufacturing complex in La Porte, Texas. Plant start-up is expected in the 2016 calendar year.
TrailStone buys USOR oil refinery in Washington
The US Oil & Refining Co. is comprised of a 42,000-bpd refinery located in Tacoma, Washington, and best-in-class rail, pipe, marine and truck logistics in the Pacific Northwest.
Praxair opens new Tennessee air separation unit
Praxair operates multiple plants and pipelines throughout the region that serve numerous industrial gas customers, including Nucor Steel Memphis and the Valero refinery in Memphis.
G2X Energy receives air permits to build Louisiana gas-to-gasoline plant
The permits, issued by LDEQ, are the first permits to allow for the construction and operation of a commercial scale plant to convert natural gas into liquid transportation fuels.
Phillips 66 buys Beaumont crude, product terminal
The Beaumont terminal is strategically located on the US Gulf Coast. It provides deep-water access with major crude oil and refined product pipelines serving 3.6 million bpd of refining capacity.
CB&I wins FEED work for Pieridae on Goldboro LNG project in Nova Scotia
Under the FEED contract, CB&I will design and engineer two LNG liquefaction trains and associated facilities in preparation for the engineering, procurement and construction phase.
PPG to acquire specialty coatings supplier Homax
Homax is the industry’s leading supplier of decorative aerosol drywall and ceiling texturing applications utilized primarily for home repair.
- Allied Biofuels signs PIA with Uzbekistan to advance $6-B biofuels refinery project 4/10
- Nufarm strengthens strategic collaboration to support long term growth in biofuels production 4/10
- Pertamina and CRecTech sign MoU to explore pilot biogas-to-biomethanol facility in SEZ, Indonesia 4/10
- Shell Chemicals and Syensqo partner to deliver low-carbon ethylene oxide solutions 4/10
- HAMR Energy’s nationally significant fuel projects selected for Australian Government’s Investor Front Door Pilot 4/10
- HD Hyundai Heavy Industries builds world's first ammonia-powered vessel 4/10
