Project Management
Morocco approves green hydrogen projects worth $32.5 B
A Moroccan government committee approved green hydrogen projects aiming to produce ammonia, steel and industrial fuel worth a total of 319 billion dirhams ($32.5 B).
Marathon to begin planned maintenance at Robinson, Illinois refinery
The refinery's primary crude unit, which processes both sweet and sour crude, will be down for maintenance, including heat exchanger work. The plant's 85,000-bpd diesel hydrotreater unit, 65,000-bpd vacuum distillation unit and 28,000-bpd hydrocracker unit will also undergo turnaround.
Nominations now open for the 2025 Women in Hydrogen
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Women in Hydrogen 50 proudly announces the opening of nominations for its 2025 honorees, recognizing female excellence in the global hydrogen sector.
Digital Feature (sponsored): Three questions oil and gas companies should ask to improve their operations risk management
The article will discuss the five broad categories that most of this industry’s risk falls under and address the three—equally important—areas that can have a major impact on the quality of an oil and gas company’s overall operations risk management (ORM) strategy.
Nextchem awarded engineering/technology services contract from SATORP (Saudi Arabia)
MAIRE announced that NEXTCHEM (Sustainable Technology Solutions), through its subsidiary NextChem Tech, has been awarded a three-year contract by SATORP – a JV between Saudi Aramco and TotalEnergies – to provide engineering and technology services related to the sulfur recovery complex of SATORP’s refinery in Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
PBF Energy's Martinez refinery (California, U.S.) repairs to cost $30 million
Independent U.S. refiner PBF Energy said it is starting repairs at its fire-damaged 156,400-bpd Martinez refinery in California and estimates the cost of repairs to be $30 million.
Mercedes-AMG Petronas to use sustainable carbon fiber composites in Formula 1 racecars
Mercedes announced the first steps on the road towards sustainable carbon fiber composites. In concrete terms, this means that Mercedes will qualify and apply sustainable carbon fiber composites to their race cars during the 2025 Formula 1 season, without sacrificing any on-track performance.
Vopak to build ethane tanks to support Thailand's petrochemical production
Vopak has reached a positive final investment decision it build 160,000-m3 tank infrastructure in Map Ta Phut, Rayong, to support the import of U.S. ethane into Thailand for petrochemical crackers
MAIRE awarded various EPC contracts, totaling $3.5 B
MAIRE announced that its subsidiaries TECNIMONT, KT-Kinetics Technology and NEXTCHEM and have been granted new awards for a total amount of approximately $3.5 billion for engineering and procurement and construction activities related to petrochemical and hydrotreating projects, as well as high value engineering services for a waste to chemical project.
Taiyo Oil selects Honeywell UOP's ethanol-to-jet technology for 200-MMlpy SAF plant in Japan
Taiyo Oil Co., Ltd. has chosen Honeywell UOP's Ethanol-to-Jet technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel at its Okinawa Operations in Japan. This facility will have a production target of 200 MMlpy.
- China's Wanhua Chemical starts operation at new east China cracker 4/4
- Brookfield Infrastructure announces the acquisition of Colonial Enterprises for $9 B 4/4
- PBF restarts some units at Martinez refinery after February fire; fire-damaged units remain shut 4/4
- Japan to curb gasoline prices from June to cushion U.S. tariff blow 4/4
- Evonik presents innovative "Debonding on Demand" concept for more sustainable bonding 4/3
- Oil, gas and refined product imports exempted from Trump’s sweeping tariffs 4/3
