Project Management
BASF partners with Plug Power to deploy purification solutions in their advanced hydrogen liquefaction plants
BASF announced the signing of a Cooperation Agreement with Plug Power, positioning BASF’s advanced DeOxo catalysts as an offer within Plug Power’s hydrogen liquefaction plants globally to enhance their market offerings, improving reliability and cost efficiency.
TotalEnergies seeks permit for $16-B green hydrogen/ammonia project in Chile
The project, run by the Chilean subsidiary TEC H2 MAG, is expected to begin operations in 2030 and includes a wind farm, seven electrolysis centers for green hydrogen, a desalination plant, an ammonia plant and maritime infrastructure for shipping.
BASF’s Intermediates division converts European amines portfolio to 100% renewable electricity
The transition starts in May 2025 and will apply to all amines produced at the European production sites in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Antwerp, Belgium.
Koppö Energia Oy to license thyssenkrupp Uhde technology for Finnish e-methanol plant
Koppö Energia Oy has chosen uhde® green methanol technology and ordered a front-end engineering design (FEED) from thyssenkrupp Uhde. The planned e-methanol plant is part of a power-to-x (P2X) project developed by Koppö Energia in Kristinestad, Finland.
SunGas Renewables' $2-B Beaver Lake Renewable Energy Project enters final stage of development
SunGas Renewables Inc. announced the start of front-end engineering design (FEED), marking the beginning of the final stage of development for its flagship project, Beaver Lake Renewable Energy.
Vioneo appoints Wood to design world’s first industrial scale fossil-free plastics facility
Vioneo has awarded Wood a contract to deliver the front-end engineering design for its revolutionary plant which will produce fossil-free plastics using green methanol.
Maire subsidiaries awarded various contracts worth approximately $1.1 B
MAIRE announced that its subsidiaries TECNIMONT and KT-Kinetics Technology have been granted new awards for a total amount of approximately $1.1 B for engineering, procurement and construction activities related to gas treatment infrastructures, as well as high-value added engineering services provided by NEXTCHEM's group companies for the development of biofuel facilities.
Repsol and Bunge to boost development of renewable fuels in Europe with intermediate crops
The companies will collaborate to process intermediate crops into low-carbon intensity oils to be used as feedstock for the production of renewable diesel or sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Methanex announces the successful restart of 1.8-MMtpy Geismar 3 plant in Louisiana (U.S.)
Methanex Corporation announced that its 1.8-MMtpy methanol plant, Geismar 3 (G3), in Geismar, Louisiana (U.S.) has successfully restarted and begun producing methanol following an unplanned outage in late February.
Ningbo Refining & Chemical awards ECI a technology licensing contract for an EVA/LDPE plant in China
ECI Group announced a contract award from Ningbo Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Company Limited (NZRCC) for a 200,000-tpy EVA/LDPE plant using ECI Group’s proprietary hybrid reactor technology.
- Asian refiners see little room for Iranian oil, leaving China as key buyer after U.S. waiver 6/23
- Viva Energy to restart Geelong refinery this week, alkylation unit offline 6/23
- Russia discusses importing fuel amid Ukrainian strikes, Crimea restricts public life 6/23
- Brazil's Petrobras approves $1.2 billion investment for renewable fuels plant 6/22
- First batch of equipment arrives in Kazakhstan for $7.7-B Atyrau polyethylene project 6/22
- Explosion at Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG complex kills 13, injures 66 6/22
