Americas
Haldor Topsøe inks engineering deal for Rio Seco wet-gas sulfuric acid plant in Peru
Haldor Topsøe signed a contract to build of a wet-gas sulfuric acid (WSA) plant for the production of sulfuric acid at Rio Seco’s new industrial operation in Peru.
BP awards maintenance, construction deal to KBR for two US chemical plants
KBR has been awarded a three-year contract by BP Amoco Chemical Co. to execute maintenance and small capital construction projects at BP’s plants in Decatur, Ala., and Cooper River, S.C.
Sunoco Logistics to buy US East Coast terminals from Sunoco, Conoco
Sunoco Logistics announced today that it has reached an agreement with former parent company Sunoco to purchase the Eagle Point tank farm and related assets, located in Westville, N.J., for approximately $100 million in deferred distribution units.
NOVA Chemicals to build new polyethylene lines in Canada, expand ethylene output
As a part of a strategy to capitalize on emerging feedstock opportunities and growing North American demand, NOVA Chemicals said it has begun feasibility and engineering work for the construction of two new polyethylene assets to be located at its sites in Alberta and Ontario.
Specialty chem firm Momentive plans regional hub, R&D center for India
Momentive Performance Materials and Momentive Specialty Chemicals will open a new regional business headquarters and state of the art Global Research and Development Centre in Bangalore, India, the company said on Wednesday.
Louisiana crude terminal will have capacity doubled
U.S. Development Group (USDG), a Houston-based developer of unit train logistics and terminal facilities, said Wednesday that it is expanding its St. James Rail Terminal (SJRT), a crude oil and condensate handling and distribution hub located in the Gulf Coast region of Louisiana.
Safety-Kleen begins work on third North America used oil re-refinery
Safety-Kleen Systems plans to move forward with preliminary engineering for its third North American used oil re-refinery, designed to further solidify the company's position as the world's leading re-refiner, it said on Wednesday.
Husky shuts Lima refinery in Ohio for repairs
Husky Energy has temporarily suspended production at its refinery in Lima, Ohio, in order to carry out repairs on a crude unit furnace, the company said on Wednesday.
Canada issues patent for new heavy oil upgrader
Executives with Ivanhoe said that a new patent was issued in Canada related to Ivanhoe's proprietary HTL (heavy-to-light) heavy oil upgrading process. The new patent, issued in the name of Ivanhoe Energy, covers petroleum applications of the core HTL process and protects the HTL process itself as well as the upgraded products produced from the HTL process.
NPRA decries US EPA plan for E15 gasoline labels
Charles T. Drevna, president of the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA), issued a statement on Tuesday in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s E15 misfueling rule.
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