Americas
Houston Ship Channel re-opens to some vessel traffic
The Houston Ship Channel re-opened to some vessel traffic after a tanker fire prompted closure of the waterway.
Westlake Chemical completes acquisition of Axiall Corp.
Westlake Chemical Corp. completed the acquisition of Axiall Corp. in an all-cash transaction
World Energy acquires Mississippi biodiesel production facility
World Energy has acquired Elevance Natchez Inc.’s biorefinery located on the Mississippi River in Natchez, Mississippi.
Tesoro to acquire renewable technology company
Tesoro Corp. has agreed to acquire Virent, Inc., a renewable fuels and chemicals company, to support Virent's success in bringing biofuels technology to commercial scale.
Matrix Service Company awarded construction contract for Monroe Energy refinery
KBR, Inc. awarded Matrix North American Construction a project for construction services in connection with KBR's Tier 3 Ultra-Low-Sulfur Gasoline Relocation Project at Monroe Energy's Refinery in Trainer, Pa.
Petrobras refinery mishaps hurt Brazil fuel output
Serial failures at a Petrobras refinery have hobbled about 10% of Brazil's crude-processing capacity, raising safety and efficiency concerns at the financially troubled state-led oil company.
Enterprise begins service at new ethane export terminal
Enterprise Products Partners’ first cargo of ethane to be exported from Enterprise’s Morgan’s Point, Texas terminal has been loaded.
Williams Partners to explore monetizing Geismar olefins plant
Williams Partners has initiated an adviser-led process to explore the monetization of its indirect ownership interest in the Geismar, Louisiana olefins plant and complex.
Saudi Aramco-Motiva in lead to buy Lyondell's Houston refinery
Saudi Aramco and its US refining JV Motiva Enterprises lead the race to buy LyondellBasell Industries Houston refinery.
Enbridge defers Sandpiper Project
Enbridge Energy Partners will withdraw regulatory applications pending with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission for the Sandpiper Pipeline project.
- INEOS Inovyn agrees to sell its Italian chlor-alkali business to Esseco Industrial 4/21
- LOTTE Chemical to merge into integrated corporation after spinning off Daesan plant 4/21
- Petronor and H2SITE partner to pioneer high-purity hydrogen production in refining through advanced membrane technology 4/21
- Emerson accelerates edge ecosystem for real-time enterprise operations intelligence 4/21
- Tracerco launches DrumVision™ to deliver real-time process visibility in delayed coking and demanding interface measurement applications 4/21
- IMI signs global framework extension with Solvay for the provision of IIoT sensors 4/21
