Petrochemicals
New Technology Ventures issues new patent for sulfur removal
New Technology Ventures has received a patent for a method for sulfur removal that simplifies and streamlines oil and gas processing by removing bottlenecks in sulfur recovery units.
MSA Safety acquires laser-based gas detection technology provider Senscient
Safety equipment manufacturer MSA Safety Inc. has acquired Senscient, Inc., a provider of laser-based gas detection technology, useful in industrial, oil and gas production and petrochemical processing applications.
Callidus Technologies inaugurates flare testing facility
Callidus Technologies has inaugurated a new facility for the testing of gas combustion flares at its manufacturing facility in Beggs, Oklahoma.
GAIL’s Unipol PE process line starts operations in Pata
GAIL Ltd. has successfully started its first Unipol PE process line with the capacity to produce 400 Mtpy of polyethylene.
India to buy 6 MMbbl of Iran oil for emergency reserves
India is set to buy 6 MMbbl of Iranian crude for its strategic oil reserves as negotiations with the United Arab Emirates' national oil company for supplies are stuck over commercial terms.
Koch acquires process optimization solution provider EFT Energy
Koch Industries acquired EFT Energy, a software-as-a-service and solutions provider in the fields of industrial and manufacturing predictive analytics, process optimization, and industrial and commercial energy management.
Linde, Petronas JV to build air gas facility at Pengerang petroleum complex
Linde Malaysia and Petronas Gas Berhad will build an industrial air gas facility that supply the needs of Petronas’ refinery and petrochemicals integrated complex in southern Malaysia.
BASF’s enhanced precision grout offers safety and application benefits
BASF’s construction chemicals division has enhanced and aligned the performance and availability of MasterFlow 648 epoxy resin-based precision grout with the needs of the petrochemical industry.
Three firms vie for BP’s share in SECCO JV petrochemical plant
At least three leading chemical companies are set to vie for BP's stake in Chinese petrochemicals JV SECCO which could fetch more than $2 B.
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- Stamicarbon awarded technology licensing contract for new urea plant in Eastern China 12/19
- Ford takes $19.5-B writedown on EV business 12/19
- Babcock & Wilcox awarded $40-MM contract for advanced wet gas scrubbing technology at Canadian petroleum refinery 12/19
- Aarti Industries secures methanol and toluene feedstock supply through multiple long-term contracts 12/19
- bp picks first outsider CEO Meg O'Neill after abrupt Auchincloss exit 12/19
