Petrochemicals
Ethane, LPG to trump naphtha as preferred ethylene feedstocks
The shift in the global ethylene feedstock slate will be driven by ethane-based capacity in the US and the Middle East, and low natural gas prices in the US and Saudi Arabia.
UOP licenses catalytic dehydrogenation technology to China isobutylene unit
China's Panjin Heyun New Material Co. will use UOP's C4 Oleflex process to produce isobutylene, a key ingredient for fuels and synthetic rubber. This is UOP's third C4 Oleflex license in China this year.
Toyo Engineering wins work to expand Indonesia ethylene plant capacity
The aim of the project is to expand the ethylene output of the plant, which was built on the basis of Lummus technology in the 1990s. The expansion will raise capacity to 860,000 tpy.
Fluor agrees to design major gas-to-methanol project in Louisiana
Fluor was awarded an engineering and design services contract by South Louisiana Methanol for a potential 5,000 tpd methanol project. It would be built in St. James Parish.
Shale boom not cutting US polyethylene user costs
Despite the shale boom, the price of polyethylene in the US has generally risen over the past few years. The type most used typically costs around 75 cents/lb, up from an average of 64 cents in 2010.
Saudi Aramco, Total set to begin exports at new Jubail refinery venture
Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Co., known as Satorp, has started operations at its 400,000 bpd refinery in Jubail in eastern Saudi Arabia and will export its first cargo this month.
Saudi firm Petro Rabigh halts refinery operations after power, steam outage
Rabigh said it is currently working with RAWEC on the reconnection of power and steam supplies in order to restart production at its refinery, but did not say when operations might resume.
Taiwan eyes petrochemical investment in China
Taiwan may loosen restrictions on investment in petrochemical production in China, where new projects have already attracted interest from a few Taiwanese companies.
CNOOC picks CB&I technologies to expand refinery, petrochemical complex
This award includes the first license in China of CB&I’s recently acquired E-Gas gasification technology. The E-Gas gasification technology can be used to generate clean synthesis gas from coal and petroleum coke for use in power generation, hydrogen and steam for refineries.
Total to shut Eastern France naphtha cracker, invest in polymers
The company's investments at Carling include the creation of a thermoplastics unit, reinforcing its polystyrene business and the upgrading of its polyethylene production unit.
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- IMI secures major contract to supply wireless vibration monitoring solution in Omani refinery 7/1
- KBR, ReVentas partner to scale polymer dissolution technology to recycle polyethylene and polypropylene 7/1
- Yara to reallocate capital from abandoned $2.9-B Louisiana Clean Energy complex project 7/1
- Schneider Electric to acquire Cognite in $3.1-B all cash deal 7/1
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