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Praxair upgrades Alberta air separation plants
The air separation plant upgrades and new facilities and equipment are part of Praxair’s ongoing commitment to Western Canada’s growing oil and gas market, according to company officials.
Pacific Ethanol to enhance yields at Idaho plant
The company chose ICM Inc.'s Selective Milling Technology as a component in its process to increase corn oil production and boost ethanol yields by increasing available starch for conversion.
Suriname selects Honeywell’s MES solution for refinery expansion
Suriname's state-owned oil company will deploy Honeywell’s manufacturing execution system (MES) as part of a major expansion and efficiency project at the Tout Lui Faut crude oil refinery complex.
GE to buy Cameron’s reciprocating compression division for $550 million
The division provides reciprocating compression equipment and aftermarket parts and services for oil and gas production, gas processing, gas distribution and independent power industries.
NOVA begins using Marcellus Shale ethane as feed for Ontario cracker
NOVA began consuming the new feedstock in late December 2013 as part of a project to revamp its Corunna cracker to utilize up to 100% natural gas liquid feedstock, in line with a long-term company strategy.
OSHA to recognize Veolia safety program at Valero refinery in Houston
Veolia's site-based team at the Valero Houston refinery facility provides vacuum and hydro-blasting services. The company has worked on-site at the Houston refinery since 2009.
KBR wins engineering services contract for DuPont plants in US, Mexico
KBR will now provide comprehensive engineering, procurement, construction management, and continuous construction and maintenance services for most DuPont manufacturing sites in the US.
Chevron Canada awards EPC work to Fluor, JGC on Kitimat LNG project
The project scope includes completion of the existing FEED package by finalizing value-improving concepts for the proposed Kitimat LNG facility in Western Canada. The scope of work for the contractors also includes detailed engineering and procurement services for the initial phases of the project.
US safety board to investigate chemical spill into West Virginia river
According to local authorities the leak originated from a storage tank at Freedom Industries. The leak of unknown quantity has left thousands of West Virginia residents without clean drinking water.
Texas LNG seeks approval to export 2 million tons
Permission to ship to markets covered by free trade agreements is expected as soon as the end of the first quarter. Shipping to non-FTA markets may be approved later this year, CEO Vivek Chandra said.
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