Natural Gas
India to cut Iranian oil purchases in row over gas field
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- Indian state refiners will cut oil imports from Iran in 2017/18 by a fifth, as New Delhi takes a more assertive stance over an impasse on a giant gas field that it wants awarded to an Indian consortium, sources familiar with the matter said.
Honeywell UOP scientists recognized for methanol-to-olefins technology
DES PLAINES, Ill. – Honeywell UOP announced that the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ Fuels and Petrochemical Division has recognized four of its scientists with the 2016 Industrial Research & Development Award for the development and commercialization of the UOP Advanced Methanol-to-Olefins process.
EMGC '17: Prospects for accelerating gas trade and regional energy cooperation
NICOSIA—Gulf Publishing Company's Eastern Mediterranean Gas Conference (EMGC) 2017, the world's primary event for discussing the forces shaping gas industry development in the Eastern Med, continued on March 15.
EMGC '17: Eastern Med gas monetization demands regional cooperation
NICOSIA—Gulf Publishing Company's fourth Eastern Mediterranean Gas Conference (EMGC) 2017 continued on the afternoon of March 14 with sessions devoted to gas monetization options and foreign investment initiatives.
EIA: Canada is the largest US partner for energy trade
Canada is the largest energy trading partner of the United States. Based on the latest annual data from the US Census Bureau, energy accounted for about 5% of the value of all US exports to Canada and more than 19% of the value of all US imports from Canada in 2016.
Jiangsu Sailboat petchem starts Honeywell UOP methanol-to-olefins unit
DES PLAINES, Ill. -- Honeywell announced that Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemical Company, Ltd. started its UOP Advanced Methanol-to-Olefins (MTO) unit during a 10-day test to confirm successful operation. When the full unit goes on line, it will have an annual production capacity of 833,000 mtpy, making it the largest single-train MTO unit in the world.
Indian refiners process 1.5% less oil in January
(Reuters) -- Indian refiners processed 21.11 MMt, or 4.99 MMbpd, of crude oil in January, a decline of around 1.5% compared with the same period last year, as many state refiners shut units for maintenance, preliminary government data showed on Wednesday.
EIA: US set to become energy exporter by 2026
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- The United States is projected to become a net energy exporter over the next decade due to rising natural gas exports and falling petroleum product imports, the US Energy Information Administration said on Thursday.
Air Liquide commissions world’s largest hydrogen storage facility
Air Liquide has recently commissioned the largest hydrogen storage facility in the world, an underground cavern in Beaumont, Texas, in the Gulf Coast region of the US.
Qatargas announces commercial start-up of Laffan Refinery 2
DOHA, Qatar -- Qatargas announced the commercial start-up of Laffan Refinery 2, marking an expansion of refining capacity in the State of Qatar. The project will refine 146,000 bpd of condensate from the North Field, the largest non-associated natural gas reserve in the world.
- Serbia secures U.S. sanctions waiver for its NIS oil firm 3/20
- Tanker carrying fuel originally bound for Cuba diverts to Trinidad 3/20
- Vietnam accelerates shift to ethanol fuel as Iran war drives up energy prices 3/20
- Damaged Russian tanker days away from Libyan shores, Italian official says 3/20
- India’s Reliance buys about 155,000 bpd Russian oil after pause 3/20
- China's Sinochem cuts refinery runs, seeks prompt-delivery crude 3/20
