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Linde Engineering NA expands use of AspenTech software

Linde Engineering North America Inc. has standardized Aspen Technology’s Aspen Capital Cost Estimator technology.

INEOS Oligomers plans to build a new PAO plant

INEOS Oligomers will significantly grow its low viscosity polyalphaolefin (PAO) business. Investment by the business will significantly increase the supply of low viscosity PAO to a growing market.

Jacobs to build linear alpha olefin unit for INEOS in Texas

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. received a contract from INEOS Oligomers to design and build a large linear alpha olefin unit at the INEOS petrochemical complex in Chocolate Bayou, Texas.

Marathon Galveston Bay contractor killed in scaffold collapse

A contractor working for Marathon Petroleum Corp.'s Galveston Bay refinery in Texas was killed Monday in the collapse of scaffolding under construction at a dock in the port of Texas City.

China oil giant CNPC sells $3.8 B of engineering assets

China National Petroleum Corp. will sell $3.8 B worth of engineering related assets to a listed arm as part of a push to restructure its non-core business.

Neste Jacobs completes EPC services for Skangas’ Pori LNG import terminal

Neste Jacobs has successfully carried out the engineering, procurement and construction project for Skangas’ LNG import terminal.

LyondellBasell will build high density polyethylene plant in La Porte, Texas

LyondellBasell has selected its La Porte, Texas, manufacturing complex as the site for a new high density polyethylene plant.

Matrix Service Company awarded construction contract for Monroe Energy refinery

KBR, Inc. awarded Matrix North American Construction a project for construction services in connection with KBR's Tier 3 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Gasoline Relocation Project at Monroe Energy's Refinery in Trainer, Pa.

Chemex Modular to expand Niger Delta refinery

Chemex Modular reached terms in principle with Niger Delta Petroleum Resources to expand it's existing refining capacity to 11 Mbpd.

Brazil Supreme Court overturns Odebrecht asset freeze

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge overturned an audit court ruling that froze the assets of industrial conglomerate Odebrecht due to alleged overcharging on a refinery built for state oil company Petrobras.