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The design and construction of large crude oil storage tanks with double-deck floating roofs

FACT Engineering and Design Organization: Reddy, K. V.  |  Sajeev, V. N.

As crude oil prices decline, consumption of petroleum fuels is increasing.

Incorporate assurance into an operational readiness program—Part 1

Jacobs Consultancy: Picheo, G.  |  Reed, W.

This two-part article will examine how to address common issues on large projects, and how to make an ordered, structured transition in a systematic and repeatable way.<sup>a</sup>

Construction—The cornerstone of a successful project

ShureLine Construction: Shahani, G.

Construction is essentially a cyclical business.

Convert the heaviest fraction of the barrel into valuable products

A proprietary slurry technology<sup>a</sup> represents an innovation in residue conversion and unconventional oil upgrading, and marks a step change in the treatment of the heavy end of the barrel.

Total completes upgrade of Antwerp refining, petchem platform

PARIS — Total has inaugurated the new units at its Antwerp integrated refining & petrochemicals platform, which have progressively started up in the last few months.

thyssenkrupp to build two major polymer plants in Turkey

thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions’ subsidiary Uhde Inventa-Fischer has signed a contract to build two new world-scale polymer plants for SASA Polyester Sanayi A.Ş in Adana, Turkey. One plant is planned to produce 380,000 tpy of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for low-viscosity applications.

KBR awarded ammonia plant revamp in India

HOUSTON — KBR, Inc. announced it has been awarded an ammonia plant revamp contract by Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd (RCF).

Saudi Aramco, SABIC to develop crude oil to chemicals complex

Saudi Aramco and SABIC have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a fully integrated crude oil to chemicals (COTC) complex in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which governs the execution of the front-end engineering design (FEED) before a final investment decision is made.

Exxon: $1 B Antwerp clean fuels unit will be running by mid-2018

LONDON (Reuters) — ExxonMobil expects a new $1 B fuel upgrading unit at its Antwerp refinery to be fully operational in the first half of next year, the company said on Tuesday.

TOYO awarded naphtha cracking furnace expansion project in Japan

Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO) was awarded a project to construct a naphtha cracking furnace of Tosoh Corporation for producing ethylene at its Yokkaichi Complex in October. TOYO had participated in this construction project from an early stage.