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Iraq calls for bids for new oil refinery in Basra

BAGHDAD (Reuters) -- Iraqi's oil ministry on Thursday asked foreign companies and investors to bid for a project to build and operate a 300,000-bpd export-oriented refinery in Fao, near the southern city of Basra.

Honeywell UOP installs China's largest propane dehydrogenation unit

DES PLAINES, Ill. -- Honeywell announced the commissioning and operation of the largest operating single-train propane dehydrogenation unit in China.

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.

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.

Honeywell awarded equipment contract for Dangote’s largest single-train refinery

DES PLAINES, Ill. – UOP LLC, a division of Honeywell International Inc. announced that it has won a contract from Dangote Oil Refinery Company Ltd. for critical equipment, technology licensing and design services for a world-scale integrated refinery and petrochemical plant. When completed, the integrated complex in Lekki, near the capital of Lagos in Nigeria, will be the largest single-train refinery in the world.

Uzbekistan starts construction of $2.2-B oil refinery

TASHKENT (Reuters) -- Uzbekistan started construction of a $2.2 B refinery on Thursday, which will use oil imported from Russia and Kazakhstan, state news agency UzA reported.

Lubrizol selects Jacobs for EPC services at polyisobutylene unit

DALLAS -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been selected by Lubrizol to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for Lubrizol’s new Polyisobutylene (PIB) unit in Deer Park, Texas.

OPTIMIZE ’17: Elevate, collaborate and innovate

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Andrew, Bob

HOUSTON -- Aspentech's user meeting kicked off Tuesday with live Irish music introducing the company’s CEO Antonio Pietri. His principal focus was a third solution portfolio—Asset Performance Management (APM)—being added to their Engineering and their Manufacturing & Supply chain solutions. Since OPTIMIZE 2015, they have spent $70 MM on acquisitions and $130 MM on internal R&D.

SPATCO Petroleum Solutions expands to southeast US with new facility

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- SPATCO Petroleum Solutions, a wholly owned division of SPATCO Energy Solutions, announced the opening of a new facility in Memphis, Tennessee. The new facility is the company's third expansion in the last 18 months.