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BMW recommends Shell as global supplier for aftermarket engine oils

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Base oil is the main component of finished oils and plays a vital role in the quality of the finished engine oil. The base oil is produced at Shell's Pearl GTL plant in Qatar.

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Mid–October crude oil prices slumped as the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced a slight increase in global oil demand by 700 Mbpd. In contrast, oil production is forecast to increase by ..

2015 global downstream spending projected to jump to all-time high

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The HPI's total capital, maintenance & operating budgets are expected to exceed $324 B in 2015, representing an all-time high. Global announced project spending is also up.

CB&I to design gasification unit for China’s Sincier

The unit will utilize CB&I's proprietary E-GasPlus technology for a three-train facility to produce syngas for hydrogen, fuel gas and power. This plant will have the capability of operating on coal and petroleum coke, or a combination of these fuels with a liquid or solid residue from an upstream hydrocracking unit.

Louisiana LNG Energy chooses Bechtel to design new gas-export facility

The design will center on a modular approach, which shortens the construction schedule and accommodates future expansion. The new facility will have an initial export capacity of 2 million tpy.

Linde, Ramos Oil to develop new hydrogen fueling station in California

The station, which is expected to be online before the end of the year, is being installed at the Ramos Oil Company multi-fuel station in West Sacramento, California, where Ramos currently retails gasoline, diesel, bio-diesel, ethanol-85, methanol, and racing fuels.

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According to the International Energy Agency’s August Oil Market Report, 2014 global oil demand has stalled. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised down its forecast for global economic gr..

Enterprise to build new Texas NGL fractionator

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When the new fractionator is complete, Enterprise will have gross nameplate NGL fractionation capacity of 755,000 bpd at Mont Belvieu and total capacity of 1.2 million bpd.

Neste Jacobs to construct Skangass LNG terminal

Technology, engineering and project management company Neste Jacobs will perform EPCM services to construct Skangass' LNG terminal in Pori, Finland, officials announced this week.

Finland approves three new LNG terminals

These new terminals will help facilitate a move to reduce the industrial use of fuel oil and LPG in Finland, according to officials with Finland's Ministry of Employment and the Economy.