Engineering & Design
Fertilizer company OCI bets big on climate-friendly ammonia
Without a single sales contract in hand, Dutch fertilizer company OCI is building a $1-B plant in Texas to produce ammonia with low greenhouse gas emissions, a gamble requiring heavy government subsidies, new markets and a contingency plan.
IndianOil & Praj to form JV for building biofuels production capacities in India
In a significant development today, Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Praj Industries Limited signed a term sheet to advance plans to strengthen biofuels production capacities in India.
thyssenkrupp Uhde Oleochemicals Thailand wins contract for alkoxylation reactor unit
thyssenkrupp Uhde Thailand has been awarded a contract by BASF for engineering services and proprietary equipment supply for its new non-ionic surfactant plant at its Zhanjiang Verbund Site Project, Guangdong Province, China.
Mitsui buys 49% of Danish e-methanol plant from European Energy A/S
Japan's Mitsui has agreed to buy 49% of a Danish e-methanol plant and a connected solar plant from the privately-owned renewable energy firm European Energy A/S, the Danish firm said.
bp expands investment in bioenergy, collaborating with U.S. biofuels developer WasteFuel
bp expanded its investment in bioenergy today as bp ventures committed $10 MM, leading the Series B investment round, in WasteFuel, a California-based biofuels company that will use proven, scalable technologies to convert bio-based municipal and agricultural waste into lower carbon fuels, such as bio-methanol.
Topsoe technology supports HF Sinclair’s renewable fuels production in the United States
Topsoe was selected by HF Sinclair as a technology provider for their production of renewable fuels at three facilities: Sinclair, Cheyenne and Artesia.
Japan's NYK, GCMD sign 5-year agreement for low-carbon shipping collaboration
Japan's leading shipping company NYK has signed a 5-year contract with the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation to collaborate on low-carbon solutions for shipping.
A cloud-based solution for development systems
Companies with development systems struggle with the resources to keep them up to date. It is a challenge to keep tabs on data accurately reflecting daily operations. Typically, time is lost by spending weeks analyzing differences and keeping development systems current.
Power supply returning to Kazakhstan oil refinery, pipeline after outage
Power supply is returning in Kazakhstan after a significant outage affected an oil refinery, major oilfields and the CPC export pipeline, the Central Asian nation's energy ministry said.
LG Chem: considering ways to lift competitiveness of petrochemical business
South Korean petrochemical operator LG Chem said it is considering various ways of improving the company's competitiveness.
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