Siluria launches world’s first gas-to-ethylene demonstration plant
Starting the new Texas plant is the final scale-up of Siluria’s oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) process technology. Commercial plants are likely to launch by 2017 or 2018.
April 2, 2015Continue reading...Fluor to manage Azeri petrochemical plant construction
A subsidiary of Fluor Corp. will manage the construction of Azerbaijan's new $16.5 billion oil, gas and petrochemicals processing plant, the U.S. Embassy in the former Soviet republic said.
March 31, 2015Continue reading...Motiva to link Norco, Convent refineries on US Gulf
This multi-phased project creates significant operational opportunities, according to Motiva officials, including increasing access to advantaged light oil, optimizing inter-plant intermediates and conversion units, increasing distillates yield and reducing operating costs.
March 31, 2015Continue reading...Qatar Companies to Invest $5 Billion in China for LNG Projects
Qatar's Qatra for Investment & Development (QID Group) and Hamad Bin Suhaim Enterprises have signed an initial deal to acquire 49 per cent of China's Shandong Dongming Petrochemical Group worth $5 billion, executives from the firms said on Monday.
March 31, 2015Continue reading...Indonesia to impose export tax on palm oil to fund biodiesel subsidies, R&D
The nation has promoted biofuel use to help absorb rising supplies of the world’s most-traded cooking oil and to cut carbon emissions. The country boosted the mandated amount of blending in diesel to 10% from 7.5% in 2013, and ordered power plants to mix 20% in 2014.
March 31, 2015Continue reading...Sinopec, Exxon to develop fluid-bed technologies for methanol-to-gasoline
The collaborative agreement will leverage the two companies’ expertise and experience in methanol conversion to gasoline (MTG) and fluid bed technology development to refine and commercialize a fluid bed version of MTG technology.
March 30, 2015Continue reading...Poland’s Grupa Azoty to build new propylene unit via propane dehydrogenation
The new propane dehydrogenation plant, due to be launched in 2019, will be among the largest of its kind in the world, and the largest in the European Union.
March 30, 2015Continue reading...Saudi Aramco secures $10B loan to fund refining, petrochemical expansions
Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest oil exporter, is the latest oil company in the Middle East to capitalize on low borrowing costs to raise funds for possible acquisitions amid a downturn in the industry.
March 26, 2015Continue reading...Zachry, CB&I, Chiyoda to build Freeport LNG train
Following regulatory approval, construction of trains one and two began in November 2014. Chiyoda joins the Zachry-CB&I joint venture in developing the third train, which is slated to bring the facility to its full capacity in 2019.
March 26, 2015Continue reading...ExxonMobil Chemical sees North American costs for feedstocks at world low
ExxonMobil sees North America's chemical feedstock and energy costs remaining among the lowest in the world, ExxonMobil Chemical senior vice president Matt Aguiar said today.
March 26, 2015Continue reading...
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