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Vitol finishes design of small South Sudan refinery
With the refinery design complete, Mark Ware, director of corporate affairs, said Vitol is now working with the South Sudan government to review the next phases of implementation for the project.
Dresser-Rand targets small-scale LNG technology
Dresser-Rand believes Expansion’s patented process is the first technology to provide a cost-effective, small-scale LNG production method with capacities as low as 1,500 gpd—far smaller than any other LNG production system commercially available today, according to the company.
Fiatech and PCA lead charge for unified industry interoperability activities
Fiatech and the POSC Caesar Association (PCA) have endorsed unifying all industry-wide ISO 15926 interoperability initiatives under the name iRING.
Dow Chemical to shut 20 plants, cut 2,400 jobs
Dow's CEO Andrew Liveris says the cutbacks demonstrate a resolve to tightly manage operations, particularly in Europe, while mitigating the impact of a "slow-growth environment". With the moves, Dow expects to save $500 million in annual operating costs by the end of 2014.
Foster Wheeler, Amec win Kuwait refinery work
Amec was awarded the consultancy contract for building a new 615,000 bpd refinery, while Foster Wheeler was appointed as consultant for the so-called clean fuel project, under which two of Kuwait's three existing refineries at Al-Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah will be upgraded.
Iraq invites foreign companies to develop Nassiriya oilfield, refinery project
The contract would come in a package that would include the construction of a refinery and will have more favorable terms than the previous service contracts that Iraq signed with international oil companies, a domestic oil industry official said, without giving further details.
Saudi Aramco chooses engineering contractors for Jazan refinery project
The Jazan refinery and terminal project is a 400,000 bpd refinery with associated terminal facilities on the Red Sea near Jazan. Scheduled for completion in late 2016, the refinery will process Arabian Heavy and Arabian Medium crude oils, and produce gasoline, ultra-low sulfur diesel, benzene and paraxylene.
Air Products forms Saudi industrial gases venture
Air Products says the new industrial gases venture complements the company's existing presence in Saudi Arabia, noting that it also has nearby offices in Doha, Qatar, and Dubai and works closely with the Middle East region's petrochemical, gasification and refining industries.
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