Asia/Pacific
Optimize operating parameters of absorbers/strippers in gas plants
Better recovery definition of C3s and C4s from gas absorber/stripper can lower costs
Increase crude unit capacity through better integration
In revamp projects, better energy integration provides more benefits with less capital investment and lower operating costs
HP Automation Safety: Cyber security certification for automation products and suppliers
The United Steelworkers Union (USW) issued a press release chastising the oil industry for the series of fires and explosions that keep happening at US refineries. USW pointed out that there has been ..
New CO2 capture technology to be tested in Japan
JGC, INPEX and BASF announced today that they have entered into an agreement to jointly carry out demonstration tests on a new technology for effectively capturing and recovering CO2 contained in natural gas. The tests are to be carried out starting in August at INPEX’s Koshijihara natural gas plant in Nagaoka, Japan.
CB&I awarded LNG storage tank contract
CB&I has a contract, valued in excess of $190 million, for two LNG storage tanks associated with a major liquefaction project in the Asia-Pacific region.
Uhde Inventa-Fischer wins contract for PA-66 plant
Huafon Group has chosen Uhde Inventa-Fischer as supplier for its latest project, a PA-66 plant to be built in Zhejiang Province, China. Huafon Group is the biggest producer of polyurethanes in China.
ISA-100.11a certification services launched
The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute (WCI) announced the formal launch of ISA-100.11a certification services. With official testing of devices completed in late June 2010, participating suppliers can now offer ISA-100.11a-certified products.
New pet coke handling company formed
Oiltanking and Dupré Logistics announced the formation of a joint venture company named Oiltanking-Dupré. This new organization, dedicated to serving customers in need of material handling for pet coke, combines the assets of Oiltanking’s worldwide network with Dupré’s experience in dry bulk handling.
New oil spill containment system planned by major oil companies
A plan to build and deploy a rapid response system that will be available to capture and contain oil in the event of a potential future underwater well blowout in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico was announced today by Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell.
Bixby Energy Systems sells devolitization units in China
Bixby Energy Systems, through its Chinese partner, Global Partners United, LLC (GPU), has received two additional orders for its patent-pending coal-to-gas devolitization units. The first will be shipped to a methanol plant in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, to provide methane for the production of methanol. The unit will be operated through a joint venture with GPU and Ordos I-Valley, an industrial technology provider. The City of Ordos sits on about one-sixth of the total reserves of usable coal in China.
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- U.S. FERC explores blanket authorizations for LNG projects 11/21
- thyssenkrupp Uhde selected by Dangote Fertilizer Ltd. to license four urea granulation units in Nigeria 11/21
- Indian and Chinese refineries are moving to comply with U.S. sanctions on Russia 11/21
- Dynamis Power Solutions awards Baker Hughes with significant order for gas turbine technology to support mobile power for oil and gas applications 11/21
- EIL signs MoU with Aramco Asia India Pvt. Ltd. for cooperation in various oil/gas activities 11/21

