Construction
Uniper, thyssenkrupp Uhde partner to build large-scale ammonia cracker in Germany
thyssenkrupp Uhde and Uniper are entering into a strategic partnership to bring a key technology for global hydrogen trading to industrial maturity: the large-scale ammonia cracker. In a first step, a demonstration plant with a capacity of 28 tpd ammonia will be built at Uniper’s Gelsenkirchen-Scholven site in Germany.
Wood selected as project management consultancy for first major methanol plant in the UAE
Wood has secured a contract from TA’ZIZ to provide project management consultancy (PMC) for the development of the UAE’s first methanol production facility in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi.
Hunt Refining's Tuscaloosa refinery (U.S.) expedites maintenance, repairs on fire-damaged coker unit
Hunt Refining has expedited and started maintenance and repairs on the fire-damaged coker unit at its 63,000-bpd petroleum refinery in Tuscaloosa, Alabama last week.
SIBUR-Sinopec's Amur GCC expects to produce first polyethylene in Q3 2026
The Amur Gas Chemical Complex (AGCC), which is 60% owned by Russian petrochemical group SIBUR and 40% by China's Sinopec, expects to produce its first polyethylene in the third quarter of 2026.
Nigeria's Dangote refinery agrees to export polypropylene with Vinmar
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals said it will partner with Vinmar Group, an international petrochemicals distribution company, to bring Dangote polypropylene to global markets.
Suncor reports flare replacement project at the Montreal refinery in coming weeks
Suncor has announced that it will be erecting metal structures at its 137,000-bpd Monteal refinery for a flare replacement project that will begin in a few weeks.
Bureau Veritas grants AiPs for IMODCO’s portfolio of jetty-less solutions for new energies transfers
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) issued Approvals in Principle (AiPs) for a portfolio of jetty-less solutions to offshore transfer large-volume ammonia.
Deutsche ReGas gets EU funding for Lubmin hydrogen project
Deutsche ReGas on Wednesday said it will receive €112 MM ($126.97 MM) worth of public grants from the European Union's Hydrogen Bank for a renewable hydrogen project at Lubmin on Germany's Baltic Sea coast.
Neste starts SAF production at its Rotterdam refinery
A major Technip Energies project has come to fruition with the start of production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by Neste at its modified refinery in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
HPCL aims to start crude unit at 9-MMtpy Rajasthan refinery (India) in October
Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. announced that it plans to begin crude processing at its 9-MMtpy Rajasthan (India) refinery in October of this year. The company has also announced that it hopes to start petrochemicals production in January 2026.
- NAPCOR releases 2024 PET recycling report highlighting system efficiency gains and continued strength of PET circularity 12/12
- OQ courts other partners for petrochemical complex in Oman as SABIC drops out 12/12
- Brazil's BNDES approves $71 MM for carbon storage project 12/12
- Cuba on edge as U.S. seizure of oil tanker puts supply at risk 12/12
- China oil demand to plateau between 2025 and 2030 12/12
- Germany's PCK refinery says no impact from pipeline leak 12/12
