Asia/Pacific
India approves HPCL’s Visakh refinery expansion
The environmental clearance will allow Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) to expand its Visakhapatnam refinery in Andhra Pradesh from 8.33 MMtpy to 15.0 MMtpy.
Clariant, CB&I win design work for huge Chinese dehydrogenation unit
The world's largest single-train dehydrogenation unit will process feedstock containing 300,000 tpy of propane and 600,000 tpy of isobutane to jointly produce propylene and isobutylene.
Hyundai Chemical to expand South Korean plant using UOP technology
The petrochemical facility will use technology as well as modular equipment from UOP to allow the plant to make mixed xylenes, a critical feedstock used by the plant to produce paraxylene.
Air Liquide licenses acrylic acid technology to India’s Bharat Petroleum
For BPCL’s propylene derivatives petrochemical project, Air Liquide is providing the technology license, basic engineering, technical services as well as proprietary catalyst and equipment.
Honeywell to automate, supply Vietnam’s PV Gas with modular LPG plant
PV Gas, Vietnam’s primary gas provider, will use Honeywell UOP’s modular gas processing plant to separate LPG from natural gas at its Ca Mau facility near the southern tip of Vietnam.
Indian refiners need to invest $4.5B to produce Euro VI fuels by 2020
India has advanced the date for nationwide implementation of Euro VI fuels by four years to April 1, 2020, in an effort to curb pollution, according to the report.
CB&I awarded China polypropylene contract
The unit will use CB&I's Novolen technology to produce 200 metric Mtpy of polypropylene.
Business Trends: Special report--Global LNG overview
Liquified natural gas is forecast to become one of the most valuable commodities in the world.
Industry Metrics
Asian margins showed a strong recovery due to higher winter heating fuel demand, supporting middle distillate crack spreads.
Global Project Data
According to <i>Hydrocarbon Processing's</i> Construction Boxscore Database, new project announcements averaged approximately 25 per month in 2015.
- bp's Whiting refinery union workers reject contract extension 2/2
- China's CNPC set to restart Dalian refinery to process Russian oil 2/2
- Dow announces 2029 startup of Phase 1 of its $7.5-B Path2Zero ethylene project 2/2
- ExxonMobil, Chevron see glimmer of Venezuela's potential, especially in refining its crude 2/2
- Nigeria's Dangote refinery expands gas deals with NNPC to secure fuel for expansion programs 2/2
- Carlyle in talks with potential UAE partners on Lukoil assets 2/2
