Plains to build new Eagle Ford NGL fractionator
The new fractionator, expected to be in service in 2015, is supported by long-term third-party commitments and will have a capacity of up to 15,000 bpd of NGL Y-Grade and off-spec Y-Grade product.
December 30, 2013Continue reading...NOVA to expand Ontario ethylene cracker by 20%
The expansion will occur between 2014 and 2018, according to the company. It will be part of a wave of expansions and upgrades to NOVA's existing facilities in the region of Sarnia, Ontario.
December 20, 2013Continue reading...Motiva to mothball Louisiana refinery FCC by 2016 amid transition to diesel
Motiva may add other equipment, such as a third crude unit, to boost its ability to make catalytic cracker feed. It’s more profitable for Motiva to make and sell feedstock to other refineries than to process it at Convent.
December 20, 2013Continue reading...Dow Chemical holds back on investment in Europe, cites climate policies
EU proposals to limit the amount of free emission permits in its cap-and-trade program boost industry costs, and are one reason Dow limited capacity expansion in the region for the past 12 years. That compares with Dow's $4 billion of US investment planned for the next four years.
December 18, 2013Continue reading...French refiners lose €500 M in 2013 on Total strike
Workers at all five of Total’s French refineries have participated in a strike in recent days, demanding the explorer use profit from other parts of the business to pay bigger salary increases. The company has shut plants and plans further reductions in its European refining operations.
December 18, 2013Continue reading...Jacobs to provide program management at new US nitrogen fertilizer plant
Construction of the plant is expected to begin in November of 2014 and take three years to complete. Once operational, Midwest Fertilizer will make nitrogen-based fertilizers to supply domestic demand.
December 18, 2013Continue reading...QP and QAPCO sign FEED contract on Al Sejeel
Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO) have signed today the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) for the Al Sejeel Petrochemical Complex, which will be built in Ras Laffan Industrial City.
December 17, 2013Continue reading...Key 2013 milestone achieved at Queensland Curtis LNG project - First gas reaches Curtis Island
BG Group today announced it had successfully reached a key milestone in development of the Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) project, with first gas transported from the Surat Basin coal seam gas fields onto Curtis Island where the liquefaction terminal is located.
December 17, 2013Continue reading...Yokogawa Wins Control System Order for Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant in Saudi Arabia
Yokogawa announces that its subsidiary, Yokogawa Middle East & Africa, has received an order from Petroleum, Chemicals & Mining Company Limited*1 (PCMC) to supply the control system for the SWRO-4 Desalination Plant, which is being built in Jubail, Saudi Arabia by the Power & Water Utility Company for Jubail and Yanbu (Marafiq).
December 17, 2013Continue reading...Valero plans catalytic cracker maintenance in 2014 for Port Arthur refinery
Valero Energy plans to perform maintenance in late 2014 at its refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. The Port Arthur refinery’s catalytic cracker unit can process 75,000 bpd, according to Bloomberg data.
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