Engineering & Design
Zhejiang Petrochemical starts construction of China's first private oil refinery site
BEIJING (Reuters) — Zhejiang Petrochemical started construction on Monday of the first phase of its oil refining and petrochemical complex on the island of Zhoushan, near Shanghai, in Zhejiang province, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
AEG Power Solutions to secure power for major petchem plants in Oman
ZWANENBURG, The Netherlands — AEG Power Solutions, a global provider of power electronic conversion systems and solutions for industrial power supplies and renewable energy applications, today announced that it has been selected to provide AC and DC UPS to secure the power supply for a Polyethylene plant (HDPE/LLDPE) and a Polypropylene plant (PP) owned by Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company SAOC - Orpic.
Saudi Aramco reaffirms commitment to Pertamina JV as CEOs meet
KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) — Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser met Pertamina boss Elia Massa Manik in Jakarta on Friday to reaffirm its commitment to their Cilacap Refinery joint development.
Air Liquide signs contract to supply air separation unit in China
Air Liquide Engineering & Construction has just signed a new contract to supply an air separation unit (ASU) to Shandong Lianmeng Chemical, a large chemical company in China.
Alfa Laval awarded $10.6 MM energy-efficiency order in China
LUND, Sweden — Alfa Laval—a heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling company—has won an order to supply compact heat exchangers to a refinery in China.
Petrobras teams up with CNPC to finish Comperj unit, paper says
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) — Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA has teamed up with China National Petroleum Corp to complete construction of a petrochemical compound in Rio de Janeiro that was ensnared in a massive corruption scandal, O Globo newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Total nears deal to invest up to $2 B in Iran's petrochemical industry
LONDON (Reuters) — Total and Iran have reached a preliminary agreement to build three petrochemical plants in a deal that if finalized could see the French oil major investing up to $2 B in Iran, an Iranian oil industry official said on Tuesday.
Sinopec upgrades 11 refineries to meet stricter fuel standards
BEIJING (Reuters) — China's Sinopec says on Monday the company has upgraded 11 refineries in North China to meet the stricter standards for fuel.
Develop reactor internals for optimizing reactor design: High-performance vapor-liquid distributor
Vapor-liquid distributors are a crucial element of reactor internals for maximizing catalyst utilization of fixed-bed reactors.
Business Trends: Innovative commissioning and startup technologies for industrial projects
The performance of capital project facility commissioning, startup and initial operations often falls short of expectations, and the opportunity for innovative commissioning and startup technologies has yet to be discussed extensively.
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