Asia/Pacific
BG Group sanctions Queensland Curtis LNG project
BG Group has taken the final investment decision approving implementation of the first phase of the Queensland Curtis liquefied natural gas project (QCLNG) following receipt of Australian federal and state government environmental approvals.
Turblex now part of Siemens Energy
Turblex Inc., acquired by Siemens Energy, Inc., officially adopted the Siemens name effective October 1, 2010.
BASF launches social media newsroom
BASF is offering a new online information service for journalists, bloggers and brand fans timed to coincide with publication of its third quarter report on October 28, 2010. BASF’s social media newsroom bundles all Web 2.0 information about the company on an easy-to-navigate central platform.
Axens delivers optimization software to Aromatics Oman
Axens (Performance Programs) has delivered to Aromatics Oman LLC (AOL) a process operations simulator (POS) for its ParamaX complex that started up in the beginning of 2010.
Albemarle completes R&D facility in South Korea
Albemarle has completed its R&D laboratory facilities and begun construction on its Yeosu, South Korea manufacturing facility.
Air Products further expands Asia Technology Center in Shanghai
Air Products has recently completed further expansion of its Asia Technology Center in the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Shanghai, China.
Shell blends biofuel for Scuderia Ferrari at South Korea Grand Prix
Shell has blended a second advanced biofuel into fuel supplied to Scuderia Ferrari for the last three races of the 2010 Formula One championship.
Technip finalizes agreements with MISC and MHB
Technip has finalized its agreements with MISC Berhad and Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad (MHB), two companies within Malaysia’s national oil corporation, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), to establish their long-term collaboration.
Strong Petrochemicals signs deal with Eurocontrol
Strong Petrochemical Holdings Ltd. has entered into an exclusive marketing agreement with Eurocontrol Technics Inc. Eurocontrol will appoint Strong as the exclusive sole agent to market and sell Eurocontol’s Petromark fuel authentication system to potential customers in China, Hong Kong and other defined target markets throughout Asia.
Emerson’s new gas chromatograph makes extended analysis easy for natural gas measurement
Emerson Process Management's new Danalyzer 700XA gas chromatograph includes specialized enhancements to help natural-gas distributors and others in the oil and gas industry accurately measure hydrocarbon dew point.
- Maersk to use SAF to decarbonize airfreight travel 11/29
- Foundation stone laid for 1.2-MMtpy blue ammonia plant in Qatar 11/29
- Traders using STS transfers near Senegal to export Russian naphtha to Brazil 11/29
- Mexican firefighters extinguish second fire in one week at Pemex refinery 11/29
- Australia's Ampol ends Lytton refinery repairs, provides output forecast 11/29
- Indonesia committed to introduce B40 biodiesel on Jan. 1 11/29
