Naphtha
Vietnam's Long Son petrochemicals complex to start operations by mid-year
Long Son Petrochemicals will start commercial production at its petrochemical complex in southern Vietnam by mid-2023.
Kuwait to ramp up refined products exports from the 615,000-bpd Al Zour refinery
Kuwait is set to ramp up refined oil product exports from its new Al Zour refinery in the second half of 2023 to plug Russian shortfalls in Europe and meet growing demand in Asia and Africa.
Chevron readies next naphtha delivery to Venezuela joint venture
Chevron Corp has shipped its next cargo of heavy naphtha to an oil project it shares with Venezuelan state-run company PDVSA, according to a shipping document, data and sources.
Chevron Lummus Global announces award for one of the world's largest slurry hydrocracking units
Chevron Lummus Global LLC (CLG) announced Shandong Yulong Petrochemical Co., Ltd. has selected EST, which CLG licenses, for a slurry residue hydrocracking unit in Shandong Province, China.
South Korea's LG Chem may extend maintenance at Yeosu naphtha cracker
South Korean petrochemical operator LG Chem may extend maintenance at its naphtha cracker for a month into December, a company official said on Wednesday, to deal with unattractive cracking margins.
Petronas says assessing fire damage at Malaysian joint venture with Aramco
Malaysian state energy firm Petronas said on Tuesday it was studying the damage to interconnecting pipes caused by a fire last week at its refinery and petrochemical joint venture with Saudi Aramco.
Worley wins contract for Alfanar’s Lighthouse Green Fuels project in North East of England
Worley has been awarded a FEED services contract by Alfanar for a low-carbon fuels project in Teesside, United Kingdom.
Taiwan's naphtha tanker hit by suspected attack
An oil tanker carrying fuel from the Middle East for Taiwan’s state oil refiner CPC Corp was suspected to have been attacked.
Japan plans maintenance at seven naphtha crackers in 2018
TOKYO (Reuters) — Seven naphtha crackers in Japan are expected to be shut in 2018 for scheduled maintenance, industry and company sources said.
TOYO awarded naphtha cracking furnace expansion project in Japan
Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO) was awarded a project to construct a naphtha cracking furnace of Tosoh Corporation for producing ethylene at its Yokkaichi Complex in October. TOYO had participated in this construction project from an early stage.
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