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Ksi Lisims LNG chooses Siemens Energy for low-carbon electrical compression design

The Ksi Lisims LNG project has awarded Siemens Energy a contract to assist with designing the project’s liquefaction compression and associated electrical systems.

Digital Exclusive: Refineries’ pandemic turmoil—KNPC’s gasoline demand: Opportunities and challenges

Kuwait National Petroleum Co.: Matar, M. B.  |  Alqallaf, D. A.  |  Alesmail, I.  |  Al-Mutairi, F.

In this exclusive digital article, KNPC provides a comprehensive analysis of the difficulties and challenges that the company experienced during the COVID-19 epidemic and how its refineries adapted during this challenging time.

Fertilizer company OCI bets big on climate-friendly ammonia

Without a single sales contract in hand, Dutch fertilizer company OCI is building a $1-B plant in Texas to produce ammonia with low greenhouse gas emissions, a gamble requiring heavy government subsidies, new markets and a contingency plan.

IndianOil & Praj to form JV for building biofuels production capacities in India

In a significant development today, Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Praj Industries Limited signed a term sheet to advance plans to strengthen biofuels production capacities in India.

thyssenkrupp Uhde Oleochemicals Thailand wins contract for alkoxylation reactor unit

thyssenkrupp Uhde Thailand has been awarded a contract by BASF for engineering services and proprietary equipment supply for its new non-ionic surfactant plant at its Zhanjiang Verbund Site Project, Guangdong Province, China.

Mitsui buys 49% of Danish e-methanol plant from European Energy A/S

Japan's Mitsui has agreed to buy 49% of a Danish e-methanol plant and a connected solar plant from the privately-owned renewable energy firm European Energy A/S, the Danish firm said.

bp expands investment in bioenergy, collaborating with U.S. biofuels developer WasteFuel

bp expanded its investment in bioenergy today as bp ventures committed $10 MM, leading the Series B investment round, in WasteFuel, a California-based biofuels company that will use proven, scalable technologies to convert bio-based municipal and agricultural waste into lower carbon fuels, such as bio-methanol.

Topsoe technology supports HF Sinclair’s renewable fuels production in the United States

Topsoe was selected by HF Sinclair as a technology provider for their production of renewable fuels at three facilities: Sinclair, Cheyenne and Artesia.

Japan's NYK, GCMD sign 5-year agreement for low-carbon shipping collaboration

Japan's leading shipping company NYK has signed a 5-year contract with the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation to collaborate on low-carbon solutions for shipping.

A cloud-based solution for development systems

Companies with development systems struggle with the resources to keep them up to date. It is a challenge to keep tabs on data accurately reflecting daily operations. Typically, time is lost by spending weeks analyzing differences and keeping development systems current.