Foster Wheeler and Borouge Sign Framework Agreement
Foster Wheeler AG announced that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has signed a three-year framework agreement with Abu Dhabi Polymers Company Ltd. (Borouge) for the provision of engineering and consultancy services in the United Arab Emirates.
September 26, 2013Continue reading...Wison Successfully Commercializes Proprietary MTO Technology
Wison Engineering Services Co. Ltd., the largest private sector chemical engineering, procurement and construction management (“EPC”) service provider in China, today announced the successful initial start-up of its designed methanol-to-olefins (MTO)plant featuring the Company’s proprietary technology.
September 26, 2013Continue reading...Pemex Selects ICA Fluor for Phase 1 of Refinery Mega-Project
Fluor Corporation announced Tuesday that its ICA Fluor industrial engineering-construction joint venture with Empresas ICA, S.A.B. de C.V. was awarded an additional new $95 million contract by Pemex to develop the first phase of the overall project to reconfigure the Miguel Hidalgo Refinery, located in Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico.
September 26, 2013Continue reading...Bahrain to complete refinery upgrade by 2019
Bahrain Petroleum Co., or Bapco, plans to start work on upgrading the Sitra refinery in 2015 to boost its capacity to 360,000 bpd from 267,000 bpd currently. Works should be complete by 2019.
September 26, 2013Continue reading...Shell chooses Louisiana site near Baton Rouge for proposed GTL plant
Shell said it is still several years away from making a final investment decision on the project. But selecting a site allows the company to begin engineering studies and the permitting process.
September 25, 2013Continue reading...Velocys to Supply Fischer-Tropsch Tech for Ohio GTL Plant
Microchannel Fischer-Tropsch (FT) reactor technology developed by Velocys has been selected for use in a 2,800 barrel per day (bpd) gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant being developed by Pinto Energy, LLC (Pinto).
September 25, 2013Continue reading...Kazakhstan picks Petrofac engineering consortium to expand petrochemicals
Petrofac, an international service provider to the oil and gas industry, said it, Linde and GS Engineering & Construction Corp. have been engaged by KLPE to provide services to the development of its Integrated Petrochemicals Complex and Infrastructure project.
September 25, 2013Continue reading...Saudi minister indicates delay on Jazan refinery
Saudi Arabia's 400,000 bpd refinery and terminal in Jazan on the Red Sea will be completed within four years, the kingdom's oil minister Ali al-Naimi has said, indicating a delay in the long expected mega plant.
September 25, 2013Continue reading...Oregon LNG export proposals could help send Canadian gas to Asia
The proposed Oregon projects could open a new door for Canadian LNG producers that would otherwise have to rely on proposed projects based out of Kitimat or Prince Rupert to tap overseas markets.
September 25, 2013Continue reading...India approves new HPCL refinery in Rajasthan
Hindustan Petroleum will own 74% of the project, while the Rajasthan state government will own the rest. The refinery, located in Rajasthan's Bamer town, is expected to go on stream in four years.
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