Construction
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.
SABIC, SNCG agree on possible China chemical JV principles
SABIC, along with Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group Co. Ltd. (SNCG) and the government of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China, have agreed on a set of principles for cooperation in the further development of a potential joint venture (JV) between SABIC and SNCG to build a greenfield coal-to-chemicals complex.
Global Project Data
This special installment of Global Project Data focuses on the global refining sector.
Business Trends: Global refining overview—Part 1
The outlook of an industry can change dramatically in a short period of time. This series will examine the global refining sector in depth—where it stands, and where it is going.
Industry Perspectives: GasPro Americas to highlight natural gas industry developments
In mid-September, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> and <i>Gas Processing</i> will hold their second annual Gas Processing Americas (GasPro) Conference at the Norris Conference Center—CityCenter in Houston, Texas.
Project Management: Want your plant to work right? Insist on strong project definition
Project definition is the planning of a project before execution, which begins when engineering is completed, equipment and materials are purchased, and construction of the new or modified plant is performed.
Wärtsilä to supply Finland LNG satellite terminal
Wärtsilä has signed a turnkey contract to supply a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal to be built in Raahe, Finland.
Uganda granting production licenses to support future refinery
Uganda targets the construction of a $2.5-B refinery to process more of the oil resources it discovered in 2006.
Technip, BTG to build pyrolysis plants for biomass-to-oil production
Technip signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with BTG BioLiquids to provide EPC services for its modular pyrolysis plants.
- ITT to acquire SPX Flow for > $4.77 B, expanding leadership in highly engineered components and adjacent flow technologies 12/5
- MOL Group introduces eco-friendly Bag-in-Box packaging for lubricants 12/5
- Addis Energy secures $8.3 MM to scale its transformative approach to low-cost ammonia production 12/5
- World Fuel Services supplies cruise line with waste-based biofuels 12/5
- Chevron announced $18 B-$19-B CAPEX budget for 2026 12/5
- Russia and India sign deal to build urea plant in Russia 12/5
