Engineering & Design
Rinchem announces expansion of infrastructure in South Korea
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Rinchem recently announced the expansion of its chemical distribution center in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.
Amec Foster Wheeler wins FEED contract for Total's Donges refinery
LONDON — Amec Foster Wheeler announces that it has been awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by Total Raffinage France, a subsidiary of Total, the French multinational integrated oil and gas company.
Uganda says agrees terms with consortium to build oil refinery
KAMPALA (Reuters) — Uganda said on Monday it had agreed preliminary terms with a consortium of investors including General Electric to build and operate the country's first oil refinery, reviving a much-delayed project.
South Korea's SK E&C signs $1.6 B deal to modernize Iran oil refinery
SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korea's SK Engineering & Construction said on Sunday it had signed a deal with Iran's Tabriz Oil Refining Company worth $1.6 B to renovate the Iranian company's refinery facility.
Shell mulls German refinery upgrade to meet 2020 IMO sulfur rules
LONDON (Reuters) — Royal Dutch Shell is considering expanding the capacity of one of its German refineries to make oil products that meet an upcoming cap on the sulfur content of fuels used in shipping.
Indian Oil plans $2.4 B expansion of Gujarat refinery
NEW DELHI (Reuters) — India's top refiner Indian Oil Corp will spend $2.4 B to increase capacity at its refinery in western India by about a third over the next few years to meet rising local demand for fuel.
Sempra Energy's IEnova Unit, Valero sign contracts for liquid fuels projects in Mexico
SAN DIEGO — Sempra Energy announced that its Mexican subsidiary, Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova), signed long-term contracts with a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corp. for the storage capacity of the liquid fuels marine terminal to be constructed in Veracruz and two inland storage facilities to be constructed in Puebla and Mexico City.
Petrofac JV awarded $2-B refinery contract in Oman
(Reuters) — Petrofac Ltd said Oman's Duqm Refinery and Petrochemical Industries awarded a $2 billion contract to the British oilfield services company's 50:50 JV with Samsung Engineering, sending its shares up as much as 9.5%.
Jacobs to acquire CH2M to create $15 B global solutions provider
DALLAS & DENVER — Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. and CH2M HILL Companies Ltd. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Jacobs will acquire all of the outstanding shares of CH2M in a cash and stock transaction with an enterprise value (EV) of approximately $3.27 B, including approximately $416 MM of CH2M net debt.
INEOS Phenol to invest in world-scale cumene unit in Germany
The construction of a new cumene plant will support customer demand improve the security of raw material supply to INEOS phenol and acetone plants located in Gladbeck and Antwerp.
- bp's Whiting refinery union workers reject contract extension 2/2
- China's CNPC set to restart Dalian refinery to process Russian oil 2/2
- Dow announces 2029 startup of Phase 1 of its $7.5-B Path2Zero ethylene project 2/2
- ExxonMobil, Chevron see glimmer of Venezuela's potential, especially in refining its crude 2/2
- Nigeria's Dangote refinery expands gas deals with NNPC to secure fuel for expansion programs 2/2
- Carlyle in talks with potential UAE partners on Lukoil assets 2/2
