Asia/Pacific
HP Construction: Asia-Pacfic
Technip has two contracts, worth approximately €50 million in total, for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) services of two refineries in Kazakhstan. The scope involves the modernization..
HP Impact: Chemical industry execs look to the future
Chemical industry executives plan to soon use the significant cash on their balance sheets to pursue strategic acquisitions and new product developments to spur company growth, according to a survey r..
HP Industry Perspectives: Industry Perspectives
Key industry officials answer a poll question from HydrocarbonProcessing.com
How do project management practices guide turnaround execution?
The complex nature of turnaround maintenance projects leads to the development of various methods of managing plant turnarounds. To discover the strengths and weaknesses of each approach during plant ..
Sinopec to buy stake in Sibur Russia rubber plant
Sinopec signed an agreement to acquire 25% plus one additional share in the rubber plant, the company said in a statement, without specifying the value of the deal. The two firms are in talks to set up a joint venture to produce nitrile as well as polyisoprene rubber in Shanghai.
Jacobs wins consulting deal for PPL sulfuric acid expansion in India
Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs is overseeing the work of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors as they expand PPL’s sulfuric acid plant to enable an estimated capacity of over 2,000 tpd. The expansion project also includes a retrofit of the heat recovery system.
Petronas to exit vinyl business in Malaysia, Vietnam
Petronas Chemicals has three plants - two in Malaysia and one in Vietnam - which mainly manufactures vinyl chloride monomer and polyvinyl chloride with installed nameplate capacity of 680,000 tpy. The company said it will discontinue its vinyl business and cease operations by January 1, 2013.
JX Nippon mulls shutting down Muroran refinery
The company has already cut its daily output by 400,000 bbl from 2008 and has now decided to cut output by an additional 200,000 bbl by the end of March 2014. By shutting down the Muroran plant, the company will cut 13% of its group refinery capacity which is equivalent to a daily output of 180,000 bbl.
Dresser-Rand targets small-scale LNG technology
Dresser-Rand believes Expansion’s patented process is the first technology to provide a cost-effective, small-scale LNG production method with capacities as low as 1,500 gpd—far smaller than any other LNG production system commercially available today, according to the company.
US energy independence not necessary to reach energy security – report
Deloitte Center for Energy Solutions recently released a report titled, "Energy independence and security: A reality check," that examines whether or not energy independence is necessary to achieve energy security. Deloitte contends that the answer is "probably no."
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