Asia/Pacific
The propylene production gap is an opportunity for integrated downstream players—Part 1
Among the challenges in the global crude oil refining industry are the price volatility of raw materials and the pressure from society to reduce environmental impacts, as well as reduced margins.
Editorial Comment: Celebrating the technologies and people in the global hydrocarbon processing industry
On October 11, Gulf Energy Information celebrated the inaugural Gulf Energy Information Excellence Awards.
Haldia selects multiple Lummus Technologies for India's first on-purpose propylene plant and largest cumene and phenol plant
Lummus Technology announced Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. will license its olefins conversion technology and the Lummus/Versalis cumene and phenol technologies for a new plant in West Bengal, India.
Grace expands operating UNIPOL PP technology capacity in China with Oriental Energy Co. Ltd.
W. R. Grace & Co announced that Oriental Energy Co. Ltd. has started up a new plant with Grace’s UNIPOL PP Process Technology.
SCG Chemicals to test run its Vietnam petrochemical complex in Nov, Dec
Long Son Petrochemicals, a unit of Thailand's SCG Chemicals, will test run its new petrochemical complex in southern Vietnam in November and December.
China's CNOOC, two chemical firms looking at Shell Singapore assets
CNOOC, Eversun Holdings and Wanhua Chemical are among those that have started early evaluations of Shell assets that include a 237,000 bpd refinery and a one MMtpy ethylene cracker.
Sumitomo Chemical to develop green process for ethanol-based propylene
Sumitomo Chemical has begun construction of a pilot facility to establish a process for producing propylene directly from ethanol, which is attracting attention as a sustainable chemical raw material.
Malaysia's Gentari, Singapore's GIC to produce, export green ammonia from India
Malaysia's Gentari, a renewable energy unit of Petronas, and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC signed an agreement to produce up to 5 Mtpa of green ammonia in India by 2030.
Axens and ZPJE established Nectis: a JV dedicated to the promotion and sale of Spiral Tubes Heat Exchangers
Nectis and Zhenhai Petrochemical Jianan Engineering Co. Ltd join forces in establishing Nectis, a France-based company targeting the promotion and sales of STHE to the process industry outside of China.
Russia's September fuel oil and VGO exports to India hit record high
Russia has sent record volumes of sea-borne fuel oil and vacuum gasoil to India in September, replacing some crude oil volumes.
- China Shipbuilding’s and Lemissoler’s first methanol-fueled Ultramax bulk carrier receives ABS approval 12/8
- RTX's Pratt & Whitney Canada and Leonardo achieve first 100% SAF flight with AW139 helicopter 12/8
- Maersk to deploy first large methanol-enabled vessel on Asia - Europe trade lane 12/8
- Shell sees $6 B in oil and gas investments in Nigeria 12/8
- Mexico's Pemex eyeing later refinery start-up date, months after initial announcement 12/8
- Indonesia's Pertamina starts carbon injection tests in Sukowati oil and gas field 12/8
