Asia/Pacific
Managing projects in a global environment
What does it take to facilitate projects in several time zones away?
Petronas buys BP’s Malaysian ethylene and polyethylene interests
BP has agreed to sell its interests in ethylene and polyethylene production in Malaysia to Petronas. The agreement concerns BP’s 15% interest in Ethylene Malaysia Sdn Bhd (EMSB) and 60% interest in Polyethylene Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PEMSB), both of which are operated by Petronas, and are located in Kertih, on the east coast of Malaysia.
Jacobs providing services for Indian delayed coker unit project
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has a contract from IOT Infrastructure & Energy Services Ltd. (formerly Indian Oiltanking) to provide engineering services for Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.'s (IOCL) delayed coker unit (DCU) project.
Stratco to design plant for PT. Pertamina
Stratco, Inc. has added PT. Pertamina , the state oil company of Indonesia, to its growing roster of international customers in a deal for the design of a modern grease manufacturing plant in Jakarta
$8.4 billion Chinese pump market by 2015
McIlvaine is predicting that China will account for 21% of the $40 billion 2015 world market for industrial pumps. China is completing a five year plan which is adding 15,000 mgd of municipal sewage treatment.
Dresser-Rand adds new programs to condition monitoring software
Dresser-Rand Group Inc. recently announced two diagnostic modules for its Envision suite of condition monitoring software. The modules work individually or in tandem to provide information that helps increase machinery availability, improve productivity and reduce operating costs.
Lummus Technology involved with PDH plant in China
Lummus Technology has a contract with Tianjin Bohua Petrochemical Co. Ltd. for the license and engineering design of a grassroots propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit to be built in Tianjin, China.
Lurgi contracted for polyamide 6-plant in China
Lurgi GmbH has a contract to supply Fujian Jinjiang Technology Co., Ltd.’s polyamide 6-plant in Changle, Fujian, China.
Possible CNPC and Sinopec turf battle on China’s east coast
Xinhua News is reporting that Petrochina will provide crude oil for the Shandong Dongming Petrochemical oil refinery in Shandong Province, China.
LNG powered ships coming to China
A ship powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and modified by China Natural Gas recently completed a test navigation run in Wuhan, China.
- AVTL to develop ammonia terminal in Pipavav, India 6/20
- Chevron seeks buyers for 50% stake in Singapore refinery 6/20
- Asian refiners seek more Mideast oil after spot premiums jump on Israel-Iran conflict 6/20
- Mexican authorities discover clandestine mini-refinery in crackdown of illegal hydrocarbon trade 6/20
- Italy's Eni eyes new unit to manage oil refineries 6/20
- px Group signs LOIs for major SAF and green hydrogen/ammonia projects in Europe 6/19
