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Petrochemicals

Braskem ex-CEO eyes plea bargain in Brazil corruption probe

A former chief executive of Braskem SA is working with investigators in Brazil to establish the petrochemical company's responsibility in a political graft scandal involving its shareholders.

Rosneft, Pertamina to form JV for refining, petrochemicals

Rosneft and Pertamina will create a JV company to implement the construction of the Tuban refining and petrochemical complex located in the eastern part of Java, Indonesia.

Neste Jacobs to analyze energy efficiency to Borealis Porvoo site

Technology, engineering and project management company Neste Jacobs and Borealis have signed an agreement for Neste Jacobs to perform an energy screening for all production units at Borealis’ site in Porvoo, Finland.

Shell’s Singapore ethylene cracker to restart in a few weeks

Shell is expecting to restart its ethylene cracker at Pulau Bukom, Singapore, in the next few weeks following an unplanned shutdown.

Westermo switches used in control networks at Czech petrochemical plant

Unipetrol’s Chempark Záluží has installed a new network for power control and distribution using Westermo switches to support applications in the ethylene unit.

Jacobs to provide EPCM services to Olin Gulf Coast chemical plants

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has received a multi-year contract from Olin Corp. to provide EPCM services to several US facilities.

Brazil's Braskem enters talks with US authorities in graft case

Brazil's Braskem has entered into talks with the US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding an internal graft probe started in 2015.

US Water’s PhosZero chemistry named finalist in R&D 100 Award

US Water has been selected as a finalist by the R&D 100 Award Program for PhosZero, its unique antiscalant and corrosion inhibitor, cooling water chemistry.

German petroleum industry discusses future of electronic data exchange

Representatives of the major players in the German petroleum industry convened at Implico’s headquarters in Hamburg for the twelfth meeting of the IFLEXX Community.

Oil and gas industry joins forces in fight against cybercrime

Cyber security is a growing issue in the oil and gas sector since critical network segments in production sites, which used to be kept isolated, are now connected to networks.