Petrochemicals
Digital Exclusive: How oil and gas operators can strengthen OT security in 2026
Thomas Patterson, Vice President of Product Management at VikingCloud, discusses the cybersecurity challenges that arise from the convergence of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT).
India raises HPCL Rajasthan Refinery project cost to $8.6 B
HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Ltd is a joint venture with HPCL HPCL.NS owning a 74% stake and the rest owned by the state government of Rajasthan.
Climate Investment leads $27-MM Series B investment in Membrane Technology and Research (MTR) to scale its use in industrial applications
This funding will enable MTR to continue its leadership in membrane research and development, expand manufacturing capacity, and accelerate the deployment of its fully commercialized membrane technologies that provide economical solutions for hydrocarbon recovery, hydrogen separation, natural gas sweetening, and fuel gas conditioning.
Japan to boost intermediate chemical imports amid tighter naphtha supply
About 40% of domestic naphtha consumption is met by domestic production, with another 40% sourced from the Middle East and 20% from other regions, but the war in the Middle East has made imports from that region difficult.
China plans to upgrade some petrochemical plants, phase out others by 2029
From next year, authorities will conduct annual rolling surveys and assess any newly identified outdated facilities.
- New Emerson industrial AI platform delivers enterprise-scale AI 5/11
- Worley to deliver FEED for Dow’s Path2Zero cogen project in Canada 5/11
- L&T awarded EPC contract for BCGCL's coal-to-ammonium nitrate project in India 5/11
- Loop Chemicals licenses chemical looping ammonia technology from Sandia National Laboratories 5/11
- LanzaTech selects North Sea Port, Ghent as site for Europe’s first commercial alcohol-to-jet SAF facility 5/11
- ControlAir releases new signal operated back pressure regulators 5/11
