Americas
KBR wins construction work on US gas processing plant expansion
KBR said Thursday it was awarded a contract to provide construction services for a new 150 million standard cubic feet/day (MMSCFD) gas processing plant in Oklahoma. The name of the client and value of the deal were not disclosed.
NatureWorks, BioAmber form biopolymers venture
Bioplastics major NatureWorks and next-generation chemicals company BioAmber have teamed up to form AmberWorks, a joint venture to bring new performance bio-based polymer compositions to market. The JV seeks to develop a new family of bio-based compounded polymer solutions.
Enbridge discovers eastern Michigan pipeline leak
Enbridge Energy is investigating the cause of a pipeline leak in eastern Michigan, according to a government filing made pubic Thursday. Enbridge said it discovered a small amount of oil Thursday in the soil near the town of Sterling in Arena County, according to the company's filing with the National Response Center.
Shale gas study concludes no link with fracking, water contamination
Hydraulic fracturing of shale formations to extract natural gas has no direct connection to reports of groundwater contamination, based on evidence reviewed in a new study.
BP to quadruple Brazil sugarcane capacity
The company plans to expand existing mills and build three new ones, hoping to capitalize on the growing ethanol market.
Peru says companies interested in developing Ica petrochemical complex
Peru's government said that a number of companies are interested in developing a petrochemical complex in the southern Ica region if US fertilizer manufacturer CF Industries decides not to move ahead with the project. The complex will have a capacity to produce 2,600 tpd of ammonia and 3,850 tpd of granulated urea.
CB&I, Zachry venture wins FEED work for Freeport liquefaction project in Texas
Freeport LNG Expansion and a joint venture of Zachry Industrial and CB&I entered into a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the Freeport liquefaction project near Freeport, Texas. The Zachry/CB&I venture will engineer and design three LNG liquefaction trains of 4.4 million tpy each.
ICA Fluor Daniel awarded $135mn engineering deal for new Pemex refinery
Mexico's state-owned oil company Pemex awarded a $135 million contract for engineering and management services to ICA Fluor Daniel (jointly owned by Mexico's Empresas ICA and Fluor) for the first phase of a new refinery to be built near a current one in Tula, Hidalgo state.
US LNG export projects bring long-term risk
Favorable margins for US liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports may not be sustainable and could set up long-term risks for infrastructure projects, according to a new report.
Fluor to design US biofuels demonstration plant
Fluor was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) contract by Joule Unlimited to design and build a biofuels demonstration facility in New Mexico. The technology will use sunlight to convert proprietary organisms and carbon dioxide into liquid hydrocarbons and ethanol.
- IHI, Vopak to launch ammonia terminal project in Japan 7/11
- India's BPCL plans to shut Bina refinery unit for 15-day maintenance in August 7/11
- Soaring electric truck sales deal new blow to diesel use in China 7/11
- Russia`s Tatneft launches new hydrocracking unit on TANECO refinery 7/11
- IEA: Global oil market may be tighter than it looks 7/11
- India must boost its petchem output to counter China's dominance, Reliance says 7/11
