Petrochemicals
CF buys Viterra stake in Canadian fertilizer complex
By gaining full control of the complex, CF says it will have an additional 425,000 tpy of ammonia capacity and 275,000 tons of urea. “This acquisition is a low-risk expansion of our nitrogen supply capability, as we have operated the complex for over 35 years,” said Stephen R. Wilson, CEO of CF.
Fire forces Kuwait's Equate to close ethylene glycol unit for six weeks
Equate, a joint venture mainly owned by Kuwait's state-run Petrochemical Industries Co. and US-based Dow Chemical, said in a statement that the fire-affected unit has a total capacity of 550,000 tpy. “Production operations of other units are unaffected and ongoing,” the statement said.
Apply new guidelines to select compressors for low-temperature service
The writer calls on design and process engineers to take extra precautions when selecting and sizing their reciprocating compressors for low-temperature gas service.
HP Insight: How long is an economic cycle for the HPI?
As summer takes hold in the Northern Hemisphere, demand for energy in various forms increases. In looking back over the past 90 years, energy demand and pricing cycle through high and low points. In 2..
HP Construction: Latin America
Shanghai-based Wison Offshore & Marine Ltd., a subsidiary of the Wison Group, has a contract from Exmar Group for engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) of what..
HP Construction: Europe
Haldor Topsøe has selected UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, to provide technology to purify hydrogen from a steam-reforming unit to be installed at the Antipinsky refinery in Tyumen, Russia. Honeywe..
HP Construction: Africa
Naftec SpA, a subsidiary of Sonatrach, is reported to be nearing mechanical completion of a new paraxylene production plant in Skikda, Algeria. Anticipated to be fully operational later this year, the..
HP Construction: Middle East
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has a design contract from Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co., an affiliate of Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC), to develop a process design package (PDP) and front-end en..
HP Construction: Asia Pacific
Alfa Laval has an order from a Technip Samsung Consortium (TSC) to supply equipment to Shell’s Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility. The Alfa Laval equipment consists of desalin..
HP Impact: EU chemicals sector output down in 2011
European Union (EU) chemicals production recorded a 1.9% decrease in the first four months of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011, according to the latest Cefic Chemicals Trends Report. Monthly..
- ABB Ethernet-APL flowmeters to support digitalization at a large petrochemical complex in China 7/2
- Axens acquires Methanol-to-Propylene technology, expanding its SAF portfolio 7/2
- Lighthouse Green Fuels completes FEED for UK SAF project 7/2
- Höegh Evi and Nord Gas Solutions validate ammonia-to-hydrogen cracking technology for floating hydrogen terminals 7/2
- Metacon develops advanced catalytic testing unit for European research customer 7/2
- Yara to acquire Gulf Coast Ammonia Texas (U.S.) facility for $1.3 B 7/2
