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Qatar Petroleum and Shell cancel $6.5-B petrochemical project in Qatar Royal Dutch Shell and Qatar Petroleum (QP) have canceled the $6.5-B Al-Karaana petrochemical project in Qatar, which will signifi..
BASF opens Malaysia polymer dispersions plant
The wholly-owned production plant will benefit from close proximity to raw materials like the acrylic monomer complex at BASF Petronas Chemicals in Kuantan.
Amec Foster Wheeler awarded work on new China coal-to-chemicals project
Amec Foster Wheeler will be part of an integrated project management team responsible for the management of the engineering, commercial, procurement, health and safety, quality and project controls activities.
Sulzer acquires weld overlay company Interweld
The integration will start after closing, which is expected in the beginning of 2015. All employees will be retained, ensuring ongoing customer dedication in the weld overlay marketplace.
ExxonMobil, Arisdyne eye cavitation process for downstream production
The new multi-year agreement covers the development and commercialization of applications based on the CFC technology within the global petroleum industry.
Jacobs to upgrade PTA plants for BP in Belgium
BP’s Geel site is a major producer of purified terephthalic acid and paraxylene, used in the manufacture of polyesters. The goal is to optimize operational performance of the BP Geel facilities.
KBR to revamp Mosaic ammonia plant in Louisiana
KBR’s “lean FEED” approach will debottleneck the plant and increase Mosaic’s ammonia production capacity by 20% at their plant located on the banks of the Mississippi, just south of Baton Rouge.
Shale gas drives new opportunities for US downstream
This shift to lighter feeds for the SC will reduce the future availability of other petrochemical feedstocks—in particular, propylene.
DCS migration: Lessons learned
In 2005, TOTAL’s Port Arthur refinery (PAR), like many present-day refining and petrochemical facilities, found itself with an obsolete, at-capacity distributed control system (DCS). As shown in ..
Avoid counterproductive project management practices
For many years, reliability-focused engineers have observed flawed procurement processes for mechanical equipment. Many requirements are supposedly aimed at the lowest possible lifecycle cost; however..
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they targeted petrochemical facilities in the Gulf 4/6
- Damietta Green Ammonia completes pre-FEED for $873-MM, 150,000-tpy green ammonia facility 4/6
- EIB and Eni sign €500-MM in financing for new biorefinery in Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi 4/6
- India's Reliance buys Venezuelan oil directly from PDVSA 4/6
- Japan to boost intermediate chemical imports amid tighter naphtha supply 4/6
- Five EU countries call for windfall tax on energy companies 4/6
