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TechnipFMC awarded EPC contract for sulfate reduction plant in Abu Dhabi

LONDON, PARIS, HOUSTON — TechnipFMC has been awarded by Zakum Development Company an Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract for a sulfate reduction plant on West Island located offshore Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Russia's Evraz to supply pipes for Kinder Morgan's pipeline expansion

(Reuters) -- Evraz Plc, Russia's No. 2 steelmaker, signed an agreement with Kinder Morgan Inc to supply about 250,000 metric t of pipe to the US pipeline company for the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

Alfa Laval to supply heat exchangers to China refinery

LUND, Sweden -- Alfa Laval has won an order to supply compact heat exchangers to a refinery in China. The order has a value of approximately SEK 210 MM. It is booked in the Welded Heat Exchangers unit of the Energy Division, with deliveries scheduled for 2018.

Global: The future growth of Argentina’s oil and gas industry hinges on additional investments

Contributing Writer: Nogarin, M.

Attracting new investments is vital to revive the Argentine oil industry. It is essential to involve multinationals, due to the lack of financial resources of the Argentinian government. The modernization of the country’s downstream infrastructure is crucial to improve productivity, and the nation will need international support to obtain profitable results.

Global Project Data

A global LNG supply glut has put many mega-LNG projects in doubt in 2017. This predicament has many industry experts heralding it as the end of the mega-LNG project era.

Installation of liquid sulfur degassing processes in existing SRUs

Jacobs Comprimo Sulfur Solutions: Van Grinsven, R.  |  Van Son, M.

Over the last 35 yr, more companies worldwide have installed liquid sulfur degassing processes in their sulfur recovery units (SRUs) to minimize the dangers of the release of hydrogen sulfide from the produced elemental sulfur.

Improve energy efficiency with enhanced bundles in tubular heat exchangers

BAYERNOIL Raffineriegesellschaft mbH: Müller, A.  |  Kropp, A.  |  Köster, R.
Koch Heat Transfer Co. LP: Fazzini, M.

From 2008 to date, 45 twisted tube heat exchangers and bundles have been installed at BAYERNOIL refineries in different units and services, allowing higher heat recovery and contributing to BAYERNOIL’s energy targets.

Industry Perspectives: Hydrocarbon Processing’s IRPC returns to Europe in June

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Founded in 2009, Gulf Publishing Company and Hydrocarbon Processing’s International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC) provides a series of events for the international downstream industry covering technical innovations, and exploring both the challenges and opportunities found in today’s market.

Materia expands Proxima manufacturing facilities in Texas

PASADENA, Calif. – Materia Inc., a company in the development and manufacturing of catalysts and advanced polymers, is expanding its Proxima thermoset resins manufacturing capacity fivefold in Huntsville, Texas.

Dow, Aramco JV achieves commercialization of entire plastics franchise

MIDLAND, Mich. - April 27, 2017 - The Dow Chemical Company announced that its JV in the Middle East—Sadara Chemical Company—has achieved a milestone with the commercialization of Sadara’s entire plastics franchise. The start-up of Sadara’s high-pressure low-density polyethylene plant adds to Sadara’s mixed feed cracker and the three additional polyethylene trains currently in operation.