Asia/Pacific
CB&I awarded license and engineering design for alkylation technology in Indonesia
CB&I has been awarded the license and engineering design of a grassroots alkylation unit by PT Pertamina.
Amec Foster Wheeler wins Indonesian refinery upgrade contract
Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded an engineering and project management services contract by PT Pertamina and Saudi Aramco for the upgrade and expansion of the Cilacap Refinery in Central Java.
China's Sinopec cuts gas output at Puguang field after pipeline fire
Sinopec cut daily well-head production from its Puguang gas field in Sichuan province after a landslide a day earlier caused a fire on a trunk gas pipeline.
Small fire at Prelude LNG construction site in South Korea
A small fire occurred at the construction site in South Korea for the floating Prelude LNG project.
Idemitsu passed over concerns of founder's son to Showa Shell merger
Idemitsu Kosan Co passed over concerns that the son of its founder raised privately about plans for Japan's second-biggest refiner to merge with smaller rival Showa Shell.
BP announces final investment decision to expand Tangguh LNG facility
BP announced that the Final Investment Decision (FID) has been approved for the development of the Tangguh Expansion Project in the Papua Barat Province of Indonesia.
Industry Metrics
US refinery utilization rates have increased in some areas following the peak of maintenance season.
Business Trends: Will India be Asia’s next downstream powerhouse?
The Asia-Pacific region dominates in the total number of active projects in all sectors of the downstream hydrocarbon processing industry. Just as China has seen unprecedented growth over the past decade, India is emerging as the globe’s new oil demand center.
Secure the best benefits from C4 hydrocarbon processing—Part 1: Separation sequences
Crude C<sub>4</sub> streams from the steam cracker unit or the fluidized catalytic cracker unit contain valuable hydrocarbons, such as butadiene and C<sub>4</sub> olefins.
Global Project Data
According to <i>Hydrocarbon Processing’s </i> Construction Boxscore Database, there were nearly 90 new project announcements from January 2015 to June 2015.
- AUMA releases new explosion-proof electric actuator series 1/13
- “The corridor to the future runs through the UAE”: Abu Dhabi powering the AI era with molecules, gigawatts and partnership 1/13
- Stamicarbon awarded two chemical licensing contracts in China 1/13
- JERA on track for 20% ammonia co-firing at Hekinan power plant 1/13
- Whiting refinery workers begin contract negotiations with bp 1/13
- Sinochem says Quanzhou refinery to resume operations soon 1/13
