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Aramco, Rongsheng Petrochemical sign framework agreement for SASREF petrochemicals expansion project

Aramco, Aramco affiliate Saudi Aramco Jubail Refinery Company (SASREF), and an affiliate of Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (Rongsheng Petrochemical) have signed a Development Framework Agreement in Beijing, China, that paves the way for an expansion project at SASREF in Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

Asia's jet fuel imports from India to hit multi-year highs in November

Asia's imports of jet fuel from India are set to hit multi-year highs in November ahead of peak winter demand after refinery outages and lower exports from China crimped supplies.

INEOS, GNFC sign MoU to build a new world scale acetic acid unit in India

INEOS Acetyls and Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd (GNFC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the feasibility to build a new world scale, 600,000-tpy acetic acid plant at GNFC's site in Bharuch, Gujarat, India.

Sinochem may keep bankrupt refineries as auctions draw little interest

Sinochem Group may keep three bankrupt oil refineries located in eastern China after auctions to sell them drew little interest from other companies, sources familiar with the matter said.

Synata Bio’s Sylonto Project awarded $4.5-MM NDRC grant

Synata Bio, a U.S. company delivering turnkey carbon utilization technology to transform onsite waste gases into ethanol, has been awarded a $4.5-MM grant (RMB 32 MM) from China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) for its Sylonto project.

Lukoil to launch gas chemical complex, gas processing unit in Stavropol in 2029

PJSC Lukoil plans to commission a gas chemical complex (GCC) and a gas processing unit (GPU-2) at its Stavrolen facility, a 100% subsidiary of Lukoil in Budyonnovsk, Stavropol region, by 2029.

COP29: TotalEnergies and Oil India to collaborate on methane emissions detection, measurement

TotalEnergies and Oil India Limited (OIL) have signed a cooperation agreement to carry out methane emissions detection and measurement campaigns using TotalEnergies’ pioneer AUSEA technology at OIL sites in India.

CB&I ships Viva Energy Modules from its Thailand fabrication facility

CB&I, a wholly owned unrestricted subsidiary of McDermott, has shipped three out of five process assembly unit (PAU) modules for Viva Energy Australia.

Sinopec, Aramco start building $10-B petchem complex in China's Fujian province

Sinopec Corp and Saudi Aramco have started constructing a $10-B refinery and petrochemical complex in southeast China's Fujian province, marking another big investment in the country's recent wave of petrochemicals expansions.

Clariant EnviCat N2O-S catalyst to cut CO2eq by 690,000 tpy at Hengli’s nitric acid plant in China

Clariant announced the successful installation of its EnviCat N2O-S catalyst at Hengli Petrochemical's 300,000-tpy nitric acid plant in Dalian, China. With the successful installation of the catalyst in June 2024, the plant is projected to reduce its N2O emissions by 690,000 tpy of CO2eq.