Iraq awards $6 billion Karbala refinery contract to Hyundai Engineering consortium
A consortium of South Korean firms, led by Hyundai Engineering & Construction, was awarded a $6.04bn oil refinery contract from the Iraq government.
January 8, 2014Continue reading...PBF plans Ohio refinery hydrocracker maintenance
PBF Energy plans to shut a hydrocracker for maintenance at its 175,000 bpd Toledo, Ohio, refinery on January 13, according to a person familiar with operations.
January 8, 2014Continue reading...Rosneft installs new reactors at several refineries
Rosneft began handling and installing oversize equipment at its Kuibyshev, Syzran, Achinsk, Komsomolsk and Angarsk refineries in early December.
January 6, 2014Continue reading...Lukoil takes full control of ISAB refinery in Italy
Lukoil has finalized a transaction to purchase the remaining 20 % share in the joint venture running the ISAB refinery, located in the vicinity of Priolo (Sicily), from the Italian ERG.
January 6, 2014Continue reading...LyondellBasell restarts mothballed Texas methanol plant after 10 years
The international methanol producer is taking advantage of low-cost natural gas from shale formations to put the Channelview facility back in service after almost 10 years of inactivity.
January 6, 2014Continue reading...Fluor to provide consulting services for projects of Kuwait Oil Company
The services related to the construction of new facilities and upgrading of existing facilities are broad based, and include project management, coordination, planning, front-end design, engineering, contracting, procurement, project controls, construction management and training of KOC project staff.
January 6, 2014Continue reading...Technip, Sasol form engineering alliance on GTL
Technip and Sasol, the owner of the world’s leading gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology, have established an alliance for front-end engineering services on future projects.
January 2, 2014Continue reading...Chevron Phillips approves new Texas cracker, awards EPC contracts
A joint venture with JGC and Fluor will build the ethane cracker in Baytown, while a partnership of Technip and Zachry Industrial will work to develop the new polyethylene units in Old Ocean.
January 2, 2014Continue reading...Shell boosts its leadership in global LNG with the completion of Repsol S.A. LNG deal
Royal Dutch Shell today announces the successful completion of the acquisition of Repsol S.A.'s liquefied natural gas portfolio outside North America for a headline cash consideration of $4.1 billion.
January 2, 2014Continue reading...Technip to supply ethylene technology to CNOOC for grassroots project
Key components of Technip’s ethylene technology for this project include its Ultra Selective Conversion furnace technology preferred for high-capacity, low-cost liquid and gas cracking capabilities.
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