Project Management

Indonesia's Danantara awards $8-B EPC contract for modular refinery builds

Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara plans to sign an $8 billion engineering, procurement and construction contract with U.S. engineering firm KBR Inc to build 17 modular refineries. 

India's Numaligarh Refinery extends key green hydrogen tender date amid Assam policy uncertainty

India's Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) has extended the deadline for submitting bids for its green hydrogen project in Assam by two weeks, according to a tender document, as uncertainty looms over the state's flagship clean energy policy.

Shell Aviation, Accenture, and Amex GBT expand Avelia into a multi-supplier SAF solution

Shell Aviation, one of the largest suppliers of SAF, Accenture, and American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) have announced that Avelia is in the process of evolving to an industry solution with independent data hosting and a multi-supplier model helping users access the GHG benefits of SAF from multiple SAF suppliers, including Shell.

Emerson introduces GenAI-enabled automation for power and water industries

Emerson has announced the launch of the Ovation AI-enabled Virtual Advisor – the first generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) advisor integrated into an automation system specifically designed for the power and water industries.

Indian Oil to upgrade Panipat refinery's diesel unit for green jet fuel production

Indian Oil Corp plans to shut the diesel desulfurizer unit at its 300,000-bpd Panipat refinery for an upgrade aimed at producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) next year, Arvind Kumar, its head of refineries, said.

Nayara to use Univation Technologies' PE process for world-scale plant in India

Univation Technologies, LLC announced that Nayara Energy Ltd. has selected Univation's UNIPOL™ PE Process Technology for a world-scale production line in Vadinar, Gujarat, India.

Envision commissions fully AI-enabled, off-grid renewable power green ammonia facility

Envision has officially commissioned the world's largest and most advanced green hydrogen and ammonia production facility.

Brazil's Petrobras to invest $4.8 B in integration between Reduc refinery and Boaventura complex

Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras will invest 26 billion reais ($4.8 billion) in an integration between the Reduc refinery and the Boaventura energy complex in Rio de Janeiro state.

Saudi Arabia, Indonesia sign several deals worth around $27 B

Saudi Arabia and Indonesia signed several deals and memorandums of understanding worth around $27 B between private sector institutions in fields including clean energy and petrochemicals, Saudi state news agency SPA reported.

Hydrocarbon Processing launches AI platform to accelerate decisions in the downstream sector