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Ceremony marks start of CITGO Aruba refinery activities

Representatives of the government of Aruba and Citgo held a ceremony to mark the beginning of activities that will lead to the refurbishment and operation of the Aruba refinery that has been idle since 2012.

Sri Lanka to build 100 Mbpd refinery with India

Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Petroleum Corp. will build a second refinery with a capacity of at least 100 Mbpd in a tie-up with Indian Oil Corp.

Jacobs to provide EPCM services to Olin Gulf Coast chemical plants

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has received a multi-year contract from Olin Corp. to provide EPCM services to several US facilities.

Qatar's Ras Laffan 2 condensate splitter to launch in October

Qatargas will start operations at its new Ras Laffan 2 condensate splitter by the end of October, doubling the Gulf state's capacity to process condensate.

Pertamina to form refinery JVs with Rosneft, Aramco

Indonesian state energy company Pertamina expects to sign a JV agreement with Russian oil major Rosneft for the Tuban oil refinery development project.

Canada approves $27 B LNG complex; Petronas to review

Malaysia's Petronas said it would review a proposed $27.25 B LNG project in western Canada after Ottawa approved the project with conditions to limit the environmental impact.

BASF to replace acetylene plant in Ludwigshafen

BASF is building a production plant for acetylene at its Ludwigshafen site. The plant will start up at the end of 2019 and replace the existing plant.

Linde to expand Delaware industrial gases plant

Linde LLC will spend over $100 MM to increase the production of its industrial gases plant in Claymont, Delaware.

Bilfinger wins $100 MM contract for Beaumont, Texas methanol plant

Bilfinger has won an order worth more than $100 MM in connection with construction of the Natgasoline methanol plant in the city of Beaumont in southeastern Texas.

Curacao inks deal with China firm to run Isla refinery

The government of Curacao has signed a preliminary agreement with China's Guangdong Zhenrong Energy to operate the aging Isla refinery and invest some $10 B to upgrade the facility.