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Petronas Chem sells half of polymers business to Saudi Aramco for $900 MM

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) — Malaysia's Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PCG) said on Monday it plans to sell 50% of a polymers unit to Saudi Aramco's wholly owned subsidiary, Aramco Overseas Holdings Coöperatief U.A. for $900 MM.

Show Preview: ADIPEC

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

The 20th edition of Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) will take place 13–16 November at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.

Global Project Data

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>’s Construction Boxscore Database is tracking more than 1,700 active downstream construction projects around the world.

Industry Perspectives: What is the future of the global HPI?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Over the past year, the world has witnessed significant downstream capacity growth in all sectors of the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI).

Roundtable: The reality of process safety risk

Aberdeen Group: Cline, G.  |  Keim, K.
Petrotechnics North America: Neill, M.
Process Improvement Institute: Thomas, J.

Unavoidably, process safety risks are often managed in different parts of an organization.

Automation Strategies: Expanding scope of automation events and alerts

ARC Advisory Group: Cosman, E. C.

Detecting, reporting and responding to abnormal situations or events are important functional elements of a complete process automation strategy.

Reliability: Technology transfer training is most effective for small groups

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Training can take many different forms.

Editorial Comment: HP Top Project Awards 2017

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

It’s that time again! <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> has announced the nominees for its annual Top Project awards.

Diversification: The catalyst for the Middle East’s downstream transformation

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Over the past several years, the Middle East has made substantial investments to increase its downstream processing capacity.

Optimizing ethylene production with laser technology

Emerson Automation Solutions: Gogates, A.  |  Gunnell, J.

Ethylene is one of the most valuable organic compound building blocks in the world.