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HP Construction: Europe

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Clariant has inaugurated what is said to be Germany’s biggest pilot plant for producing climate-friendly cellulose ethanol from agricultural waste. Located in Straubing, Bavaria, and supported by..

HP Construction: Asia-Pacific

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Jilin Qianyuan Energy Development has selected Chemtex, along with Black & Veatch’s patented PRICO LNG technology, to deliver a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility. Expected to be complete..

HP Integration Strategies: Recent trends shape the future of DCS

ARC Advisory Group: Young, B.

Several trends have already impacted the distributed control system (DCS) market and are likely to continue over the next few years. These include both product- and technology-related trends and gener..

Fluor forms Philippines joint venture with modular engineering group AG&P

The new entity will provide a full range of integrated engineering, fabrication, module assembly and construction services to Fluor’s clients. AG&P, established in the Philippines in 1900, fabricates modules for refineries, power plants, offshore platforms and mining processing and refining operations.

Total, Lukoil select Foster Wheeler for Netherlands hydrocracker upgrade work

The objective of the project is to maximize the throughput of the distillate hydrocracker by debottlenecking the unit’s reaction and fractionation sections of the distillate hydrocracker, the companies said. Foster Wheeler’s scope of work is expected to be completed by June 2014.

CB&I commissions delayed coking unit on Essar Oil Vadinar expansion in India

The Vadinar refinery increased its capacity to 20 million tpy or 405,000 bpd, up from 10.5 million tpy and 200,000 bpd previously. The expansion allows Vadinar to process a much greater proportion of lower cost, heavy and ultra-heavy crude oils. Vadinar is the second largest, single-location refinery in India.

HP Impact: Compliance in emerging risk areas

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

Ernst & Young recently held a seminar on risk compliance for today’s global oil and gas companies. One session in particular during the seminar focused on emerging risk areas in the energy market..

HP Construction: North America

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

CB&I has a contract from Enterprise Products Partners L.P. for the license and basic engineering of a propane dehydrogenation unit on the Texas Gulf Coast. The unit will use the CATOFIN propane dehydr..

HP Construction: South America

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

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: Europe

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

INEOS Technologies has licensed its Innovene G, Innovene S and Innovene PP processes to ZAO Vostochnaya Neftechemicheskaya Co. (ZAO VNHK), a subsidiary of OJSC NK Rosneft, for VNHK’s new petroche..