Europe
China: The next shale gas boom
The shale gas boom has largely been associated with North America. The luck of this region regarding shale gas is the result of 20 years of hard R&D efforts by Texas oilman George P. Mitchell and the ..
US energy production means new jobs. Are we ready?
At the beginning of this now-not-so-new millennium, the US was faced with great tragedy, a loss of security and uncertainty in the future. Today, the nation has rebounded, thanks to a robust energy se..
Skills shortages in a booming market: The big oil and gas challenge
The strains on labor capacity in oil and gas construction markets worldwide are becoming increasingly well known. These strains continue to affect forecasted project costs, and several large capital p..
Nigeria plans $3.5-billion complex for methanol, urea, gas processing
The project will be the single largest private sector investment in the Niger Delta region, creating 15,000 jobs during the construction phase and over 5,000 permanent jobs upon completion.
Westlake Chemical buys German PVC firm Vinnolit
Vinnolit is an integrated global provider of specialty polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins. The acquisition price of €490 million will be financed using existing Westlake cash and credit facilities.
Gazprom Neft, SIBUR and Titan Group form Russia polypropylene venture
Under the agreement, Gazprom Neft is to supply Poliom with raw materials (propane propylene fraction from the Omsk refinery), with SIBUR to sell Poliom’s products through its distribution network.
Jacobs wins engineering package from Borealis on Belgium chemical sites
Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs’ scope of work includes study, engineering, procurement, construction management, and personnel support services on a variety of projects.
Metso opens services center in Eastern Germany for valves, field devices
The new service center supports the company's strategy to grow its valve and field device service business globally and strengthens Metso's service capabilities within the German region.
BP picks Emerson technology for leak detection at Belgium chemical facility
The wireless technology provides a reliable, affordable way to gather information from hydrocarbon sensors that continuously monitor storage tanks, valves and pipelines throughout the plant, and to deliver that information to the control system so operators can be notified of any leaks.
Borealis awards work to Jacobs for polyethylene expansion in Sweden
Jacobs is working to debottleneck an existing XLPE compounding and soaking train and raise the intermediate storage capacity of the XLPE base resin in the upstream polymerization plant.
- Ineos to invest £150 MM at Grangemouth site 12/17
- KBR’s methanol technology selected by Fikrat Al-Tadweer for the first biomethanol plant in Saudi Arabia 12/17
- Digital Exclusive: Root cause analysis on hydrochloric acid corrosion in a diesel hydrotreater unit 12/16
- Digital Feature: Enabling growth through strategic cost optimization for petrochemical and refining companies 12/16
- Rohm awards NextChem feasibility study for PMMA-polymer chemical recycling plant project 12/16
- Westlake to rationalize certain North American chlorovinyl and styrene assets 12/16
