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The downstream rundown: In case you missed it 08/05
In case you missed any downstream news, here are the top stories from last week.
Hydrocarbon Processing announces finalists for the 2022 Awards Program
The HP Awards celebrate innovative technologies and people that have been instrumental in improving facility operations over the past year.
Nextchem awarded FEED contract for an advanced mechanical recycling plant of municipal waste in Europe
NextChem has been awarded a FEED contract by a market leader in plastics and chemicals for an advanced mechanical recycling plant of municipal plastic waste in Europe.
The downstream rundown: In case you missed it 7/22
In case you missed any downstream news, here are the top stories from last week.
Austria to tap fuel reserves again during refinery outage
Austria said it plans to release fuel from its national reserves for a second time since an accident at the country's biggest refinery in June prolonged an outage that is set to continue at least for another month.
Samsung Engineering signs an agreement with Aramco for the National EPC Champions Initiative
Samsung Engineering, one of the world’s leading engineering, procurement, construction and project management companies announced that it has signed an agreement with Aramco for the National EPC Champions initiative.
Borealis awards Jacobs FEED contract for PDH plant in Belgium
DALLAS — Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been awarded a contract to complete a front end engineering design (FEED) study for a propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plant located at the existing Borealis production site in Kallo, Belgium.
Curacao nixes refinery operation deal with China firm
(Reuters) — The government of Curacao has scrapped a preliminary agreement with China’s Guangdong Zhenrong Energy (GZE) to operate the island's aging Isla refinery, saying the company misrepresented itself and was unable to take on such a large endeavor.
Chevron Phillips ethane cracker at Cedar Bayou hits milestone
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP announced that its world-scale ethane cracker at Cedar Bayou in Baytown, Texas successfully achieved the major milestone of mechanical completion.
Fluor completes work on BASF auto coatings plant
IRVING, Texas — Fluor Corporation announced that BASF’s Coatings division has opened a new automotive coatings plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Caojing, Shanghai, China. An opening ceremony was held recently to commemorate the milestone.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they targeted petrochemical facilities in the Gulf 4/6
- Damietta Green Ammonia completes pre-FEED for $873-MM, 150,000-tpy green ammonia facility 4/6
- EIB and Eni sign €500-MM in financing for new biorefinery in Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi 4/6
- India's Reliance buys Venezuelan oil directly from PDVSA 4/6
- Japan to boost intermediate chemical imports amid tighter naphtha supply 4/6
- Five EU countries call for windfall tax on energy companies 4/6
