Americas
Fertilizer groups CF Industries, Yara International terminate merger talks
CF Industries Holdings announced that the company and Yara International have terminated their discussions regarding a potential merger of equals transaction.
Badlands NGL to build new North Dakota ethane cracker, PE complex
Badlands NGL, LLC, and its partners expect to invest $4 billion to build the polyethylene manufacturing facility in North Dakota. The project will be the largest private investment in state history.
US public transit agencies increasingly adopt clean diesel technology
Nationally, 44% of the diesel transit buses meet or exceed the first EPA clean diesel standard – Model Year 2007 or newer – while 33% of the US truck fleet meet or exceed the standard.
Shell Chemicals offers gas-based fluids, solvents
The high-purity paraffinic fluids are made from gas-to-liquids (GTL) products manufactured at the world’s largest GTL plant -- Pearl GTL in Qatar, a joint venture of Shell and Qatar Petroleum.
Pemex awards EPC work to Foster Wheeler for Salina Cruz clean fuels
The investment in the Salina Cruz refinery, in excess of $500 million, is part of a significant clean fuels program being implemented by Pemex as a result of Mexico's recent energy reform.
Louisiana LNG Energy chooses Bechtel to design new gas-export facility
The design will center on a modular approach, which shortens the construction schedule and accommodates future expansion. The new facility will have an initial export capacity of 2 million tpy.
North American ethane supply offers opportunity for Western Europe
On the verge of losing competitiveness, a robust supply of US ethane imports present an opportunity for some Western European producers, with a potential to transform region’s feedstock landscape.
Emerson Exchange ’14: Free PIDPlus licenses available via HART
PIDPlus technology offers real-time control using WirelessHART measurement and actuator devices with a digital control system (DCS).
Dow Chemical unveils apprenticeship program
Dow’s US program offers candidates 2-to-4 years of world-class training and on-job experience in some of the most sought after technical specialty positions in the industry.
Linde, Ramos Oil to develop new hydrogen fueling station in California
The station, which is expected to be online before the end of the year, is being installed at the Ramos Oil Company multi-fuel station in West Sacramento, California, where Ramos currently retails gasoline, diesel, bio-diesel, ethanol-85, methanol, and racing fuels.
- Eberhard Bau signs long-term solar diesel offtake agreement with Synhelion 2/3
- Abundia Global Impact Group appoints Burns & McDonnell as front-end engineer for waste plastics-to-fuels facility 2/3
- Rutgers University researchers develop catalyst that can convert nitrate pollution in water directly into ammonia 2/3
- Italy's Eni teams up with Q8 to build biorefinery in Sicily 2/3
- French ethanol use jumps 15% in 2025, driven by gasoline demand 2/3
- Indian refiners await government advice on Russian oil import halt 2/3
