Europe
Colfax develops bearing and lubrication cartridge for refinery cooling fans
Colfax’s Lubrication Systems Co.(LSC) business has developed a MistLock bearing and lubrication cartridge for air-cooled heat exchangers (ACHEs) used in refineries, power plants and petrochemical plants. ACHEs use fast-rotating fans to remove heat from process fluids and transfer it to the surrounding air.
ISA publishes second edition of Alarm Management: A Comprehensive Guide
The International Society of Automation (ISA) announces the publication of Alarm Management: A Comprehensive Guide, Second Edition, by Bill Hollifield and Eddie Habibi.
Fluor named project management consultant for new refinery in Turkey
SOCAR & TURCAS Rafineri A.S. (STRAS) has awarded Fluor a project management consultant (PMC) contract for a new refinery to be built in Aliaga, Turkey.
Alfa Laval sending heat exchangers to Russian refinery
Alfa Laval has received an order for compact heat exchangers from a refinery in Russia. The order value is about SEK 70 million and delivery is scheduled for 2011.
Wood Group GTS awarded GE Frame 9E gas turbine contract
Wood Group GTS has been awarded a five-year gas turbine term maintenance agreement by Stadtwerke München (SWM), Germany's largest municipal company supplying gas and electricity to more than one million customers in the Munich area.
Chevron’s budget for next year is $26 billion
Chevron has announced a $26 billion capital and exploratory spending program for 2011. Included in the 2011 program are $2 billion of expenditures by affiliates, which do not require cash outlays by Chevron. Acquisition costs associated with the recently announced purchase of Atlas Energy are not included.
Shell Global Solutions wants to help refiners manage sulfur levels
Shell Global Solutions launched a sulfur technology platform at the European Refining Technology Conference (ERTC) Annual Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey.
Alfa Laval continues to expand its product portfolio
Alfa Laval has acquired the Olmi S.p.A., an Italian company specialized in the designing and manufacturing of shell and tube heat exchangers and air coolers for niche applications in the petrochemical, power and oil and gas industries.
Merichem introduces product to sweeten mercaptans in jet fuel
Merichem has launched MERICAT J, a next-generation technology to remove heavy mercaptans in jet fuel, kerosene and other middle distillate streams.
Nalco and LUKOIL form energy chemicals JV for Western Siberia
Nalco’s Russian subsidiary has formed a joint venture with a subsidiary of OAO LUKOIL to provide energy chemicals and services in Western Siberia.
- Indonesia's Pertamina merges refinery and logistic units 2/5
- Baker Hughes to provide downstream chemicals for Marathon Petroleum refineries, becoming preferred provider across North America 2/5
- About 2 MMbbls of Venezuelan oil being shipped to Spain's Repsol for refining 2/5
- Aster to complete Singapore refinery expansion, berth works in 2H 2026 2/5
- India exports first fuel to Europe since ban on Russian crude-derived products 2/5
- Indonesia discussing oil refinery plan with India's Essar Group 2/5
