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IOCL selects Univation's UNIPOL tech for Paradip petrochemical complex

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. has selected Univation's UNIPOL™ PE process technology for a 650,000-tpy polyethylene line at IOCL's Paradip Petrochemical Complex site in Paradip, India.

Stamicarbon awarded technology and PDP contracts for urea plant in Egypt

MAIRE announced that NEXTCHEM (Sustainable Technology Solutions), through its subsidiary Stamicarbon, has been awarded the licensing and the process design package for the upgrade and expansion of El Delta Company for Fertilizer and Chemical Industries’ urea plant in Talkha, Egypt.

Hygenco enters into MoU with REC to finance green ammonia project in India

Hygenco Green Energies Pvt. Ltd., a pioneer in producing low-cost green hydrogen (H2), has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) REC Ltd. (previously Rural Electrification Corp. Ltd.) for financing Hygenco's Green Ammonia Project in Gopalpur, Odisha.

Canada's Woodland Biofuels to invest $1.35 B at Port of Louisiana (U.S.) for renewable fuels plant

Canadian renewable fuel company Woodland Biofuels has announced an investment of $1.35 B at the Port of South Louisiana to establish a renewable natural gas (RNG) plant and ultra-green hydrogen (H2) facility.

SOCAR awards NEXTCHEM two contracts to upgrade/expand Heydar Aliyev refinery in Azerbaijan

SOCAR has awarded NEXTCHEM two contracts to upgrade and expand the capacity of the Heydar Aliyev Oil refinery industrial complex in Baku, Azerbaijan.

KazMunayGas begins construction on $7.4-B polyethylene complex in Kazakhstan

KazMunayGas has begun construction on a $7.4-B, 1.25-MMtpy polyethylene plant in the Atyrau region of Kazakhstan.  The project will establish an oil and gas chemical industry cluster in the country’s western region.

KBC acquires Flaretot Limited, a software provider specializing in flare system designs

KBC announced it had acquired Flaretot® Limited, a leading simulation software provider specializing in the design and evaluation of flare systems for hydrocarbon processing plants.

Mitsubishi to buy low-carbon ammonia from ExxonMobil's hydrogen facility in Texas (U.S.)

Mitsubishi said it has reached a preliminary agreement to buy a stake in and offtake low-carbon ammonia from ExxonMobil's hydrogen facility in Texas. Part of its decarbonization drive, Japan is aiming to increase usage of hydrogen and its derivative, ammonia, for co-firing at power plants, usage in the steel and automobile industries and other areas.

Effective inventory management during a turnaround

Valin Corp.: Kohonen, K.

Nothing will impede a successful plant turnaround like improper planning. One aspect of this planning is effective inventory management, and the keys to achieving this are properly identifying and communicating maintenance needs.

Occidental's 1PointFive secures funding of up to $500 MM from U.S. DOE

Occidental Petroleum's carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) unit 1PointFive said on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) has committed up to $500 MM to support the development of its South Texas Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hub.