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Petronas, Aramco seeking $8 B for Malaysian project

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) — Malaysian state energy firm Petronas and Saudi Aramco are seeking to raise $8 B for a refinery and petrochemical complex via a bridge loan, Project Finance International (PFI) reported on Wednesday.

SUEZ to build state-of-the-art laboratory in Texas to enhance innovation for O&G

SUEZ broke ground on a new laboratory in Tomball, Texas, north of Houston, which is expected to open mid-2018. In addition to continuing the research and development (R&D) of specialty chemicals for the industrial segment, the new facility will expand to include further process innovation in the oil and gas industry, focusing on global upstream and downstream applications.

Saudi Aramco sees progress on chemical project plan with SABIC by year-end

RIYADH (Reuters) — Saudi Aramco expects to decide by the end of 2017 on plans for a joint oil-to-chemicals project with Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), Aramco's chief executive said on Tuesday.

Jacobs awarded contract for fuel storage, distribution terminal

DALLAS — Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been awarded a contract by Invex Infraestructura 4, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (INI4) for a greenfield fuel storage and distribution terminal in Tula Hidalgo, Mexico.

Fluor selected for petchem project expansion in the Philippines

IRVING, Texas — Fluor Corporation announced that it was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for the utilities, offsites and infrastructure scope of work for JG Summit’s petrochemical complex expansion in Batangas City, Philippines. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract value in Q3 2017.

Dynea announces start-up of formaldehyde plant

LILLESTRØM, Norway — Dynea AS announced the successful commissioning and start-up of a formaldehyde plant using silver crystals as catalyst.

Fluor awarded contract for world’s largest propylene oxide, tertiary butyl alcohol plant

IRVING, Texas — Fluor Corporation announced that it was selected by LyondellBasell to perform the engineering and procurement for its propylene oxide (PO) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) project located at its Channelview and Bayport complexes outside of Houston. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract value into backlog in the Q3 2017.

SNC-Lavalin awarded engineering, licensing contract for Dorogobuzh project

MONTREAL — SNC-Lavalin announced that it has been awarded a contract by Novgorodskiy GIAP, a subsidiary of Acron Group, for the development of engineering design packages and licensing services for a fertilizers project located in the Smolensk region of the Russian Federation.

Show Preview: ADIPEC

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

The 20th edition of Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) will take place 13–16 November at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.

Engineering Case Histories: Case 98—Why performing calculations is important to an engineer’s career

Consulting Engineer: Sofronas, A.

Engineering calculations can help an engineer’s career by controlling the risks taken. The author has followed this path.