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Wison Engineering awarded new EPC contracts by Connel Chemical for MTO project

Wison Engineering has been awarded an EPC contract for a 300kta methanol-to-olefins unit, the first phase of Connel Chemical Industry Ltd.’s 600kta MTO plant.

Concerns grow over Idemitsu family’s attempt to block Showa Shell acquisition

Shares in both companies decline on fears that acquisition plans may be blocked.

Chinese petrochemical company licenses technology from Honeywell UOP and ExxonMobil to produce premium fuels and high-quality base oils

Hainan Handi Sunshine is the first customer in China to license technology from the joint Honeywell UOP-ExxonMobil marketing alliance for premium fuels and lubes.

Idemitsu family, in fight with management, buys Showa Shell shares to block acquisition

The founding family of Japan's Idemitsu Kosan Co. bought a stake in Showa Shell Sekiyu KK, in a bid to block Idemitsu management's billion-dollar plan to take over the rival oil refiner.

Amec Foster Wheeler wins Thai Oil’s Clean Fuel Project contract

Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a FEED contract by Thai Oil Public Company Ltd. for its Clean Fuel Project at the Sriracha Refinery in Thailand.

Business Trends: The state of the global downstream construction sector

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Capital-intensive investments are being made in every sector of the hydrocarbon processing industry, in every region.<br>

Reliability: Monitor electric motor vibration and optimize motor bearing lubricant application

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Follow our discourse with a reliability professional employed by an owner-operator with a number of ammonia and urea plants in locations where blinding sandstorms are prone to occur.

Choose the most appropriate modeling approach for reactors

Reliance Industries Ltd.: Jain, A. A.  |  Gupta, A.

The efficient operation and design of any reactor depends on the know-how regarding the chemical reaction and the hydrodynamics inside the reactor.

Sri Lanka to revamp, double refinery capacity

Sri Lanka plans to upgrade its sole oil refinery and double its capacity to boost output and to reduce the cost of importing refined fuels.

Sample heat transfer fluids to offset carbon effects on thermal plant efficiency

Global Heat Transfer: Wright, C.

The long-term viability of a plant depends on maintaining continuous output and reducing production costs.