Construction
Engineers and Constructors International, Inc. acquires Simon Carves Engineering, Ltd.
Engineers and Constructors International, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Ltd., acquired Simon Carves Engineering, Ltd.
Chevron Phillips Chemical completes next-gen polyethylene pilot plant
Chevron Phillips Chemical completed construction of its leading-edge polyethylene pilot plant at its research and technology facility in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
Global Project Data
New downstream project announcements have continued to decrease since April.
Business Trends: The state of the global downstream construction sector
Capital-intensive investments are being made in every sector of the hydrocarbon processing industry, in every region.<br>
Industry Perspectives: Petchem Tech Forum highlights advances in US petrochemicals
In mid-July, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> held its inaugural Petchem Tech Forum.
Design operations-and-maintenance-friendly pressure vessels—Part 1
Many scholarly articles have been published on the design, selection and fabrication of pressure vessels.
LyondellBasell to build high density polyethylene plant on US Gulf Coast
The proposed plant will employ the company's new proprietary technology and is expected to create up to 1,000 construction jobs.
Teaching an old plant new tricks: The rise of the methanol plant revamp
The last time we saw such marked activity in the methanol industry was back in the 1990s and early 2000s, when methanol production in North America plummeted by almost two-thirds.
Global Project Data
At present, Hydrocarbon Processing’s Construction Boxscore Database is tracking over 2,100 projects around the world.
Amec Foster Wheeler wins Indonesian refinery upgrade contract
Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded an engineering and project management services contract by PT Pertamina and Saudi Aramco for the upgrade and expansion of the Cilacap Refinery in Central Java.
- Kumho Mitsui Chemicals to increase capacity of MDI production facilities 12/15
- ABS, Eneos, NYK Line and Seacor Holdings launch joint study to develop a methanol marine fuel supply network in the U.S. 12/15
- ENEOS accelerates AI-driven materials discovery of immersion cooling fluids and novel catalysts Using NVIDIA ALCHEMI 12/15
- SAMSUNG E&A wins FEED contract for nearly $5-B SAF plant in the U.S. 12/15
- KBR wins green ammonia project by IGNIS in Spain 12/15
- Phillips 66 announces $2.4-B capital budget for 2026 12/15
