Gas Processing/LNG
Air Products acquires Guizhou China gas liquefier
Liquid product will be sold predominantly to the region's industries on the merchant market, with some also being sold to Guizhou Kaiyang Chemical. The Air Products-owned ASU and liquefier are to be onstream in October 2012. Investment terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Keyera to build de-ethanizer at NGL fractionation facility in west Canada
The de-ethanizer will allow Keyera to process an ethane-rich stream of NGLs, creating specification ethane for delivery to petrochemical producers in Alberta and a propane-rich stream of NGLs for delivery into Keyera’s fractionation facilities. Keyera is targeting completion for the first half of 2014.
Calumet to expand Pennsylvania specialty site with modular gas-to-liquids plant
Calumet has commissioned Ventech Engineers, specialists in modular petroleum processing plants, to design and deliver the GTL plant utilizing an autothermal reformer (ATR) from Haldor Topsoe and Fischer-Tropsch technology from Velocys. Production is expected to begin in the second half of 2014.
HP Construction: South America
Honeywell has been selected to upgrade the safety and control system at Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname’s refinery to Honeywell’s Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS) solution. The u..
HP Construction: Middle East
Saipem has signed a lump-sum engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical for the naphtha and aromatics package of the PETRORabigh II Project, expan..
HP Construction: Asia Pacific
Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) has awarded Technip a contract to supply a license, basic-engineering package, and engineering and procurement services for the refinery offgas cracker (ROGC) plant. Thi..
From mill to wing: How waste materials could become the next green aviation fuel
We are in the midst of an energy revolution, with new types of liquid fuels from new sources and an increased supply of traditional fuels unleashed from existing sources thanks to new technologies. Wh..
Cheniere asks US to approve Corpus LNG exports
The proposed Corpus Christi project is being designed for up to three liquefaction trains with an aggregate peak capacity of 15 million tpy. Cheniere is already developing a liquefaction project adjacent to the Sabine Pass LNG terminal for up to four liquefaction trains with export capacity of 18 million tpy.
Indian oil companies eye investment opportunities in Canada's LNG sector
"With huge shale gas discoveries in the US and Canada," LNG imports could be cheaper than other sources, said junior oil minister R.P.N. Singh, who added that transportation and the mechanism of determining LNG prices could affect the economies of LNG imports.
Louisiana HPI companies to assess Isaac damage
Phillips 66 found some flooding at its 247,000 bpd Alliance refinery at Belle Chasse in Plaquemines Parish, the area that suffered the initial brunt of the hurricane. Valero said two of its Louisiana refineries that were shut in anticipation of the storm have sustained no major damage and are being restaffed.
- Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan announce open season extension for Western Gateway refined products pipeline 3/25
- Econotherm awarded contract for heat pipe heat exchanger in a Thai refinery 3/25
- Tecnimont awarded $50-MM rehab study contract for Guaracara refinery upgrade project 3/25
- Japanese refiners raise runs as stockpile release begins 3/25
- Delta Air Lines' refinery bet looks more valuable in jet fuel squeeze 3/25
- Valero prepares restart of Port Arthur, Texas (U.S.) oil refinery after blast 3/25
