Americas
TransCanada eyes new pipeline to feed Kitimat LNG
The proposed Merrick Mainline pipeline project from TransCanada will be a significant new link in British Columbia's emerging liquefied natural gas (LNG) export market.
Sasol, INEOS approve construction of new Texas polyethylene facility
INEOS will operate the new high-density polyethylene plant at its Battleground manufacturing complex in La Porte, Texas. Plant start-up is expected in the 2016 calendar year.
TrailStone buys USOR oil refinery in Washington
The US Oil & Refining Co. is comprised of a 42,000-bpd refinery located in Tacoma, Washington, and best-in-class rail, pipe, marine and truck logistics in the Pacific Northwest.
Praxair opens new Tennessee air separation unit
Praxair operates multiple plants and pipelines throughout the region that serve numerous industrial gas customers, including Nucor Steel Memphis and the Valero refinery in Memphis.
G2X Energy receives air permits to build Louisiana gas-to-gasoline plant
The permits, issued by LDEQ, are the first permits to allow for the construction and operation of a commercial scale plant to convert natural gas into liquid transportation fuels.
Phillips 66 buys Beaumont crude, product terminal
The Beaumont terminal is strategically located on the US Gulf Coast. It provides deep-water access with major crude oil and refined product pipelines serving 3.6 million bpd of refining capacity.
CB&I wins FEED work for Pieridae on Goldboro LNG project in Nova Scotia
Under the FEED contract, CB&I will design and engineer two LNG liquefaction trains and associated facilities in preparation for the engineering, procurement and construction phase.
PPG to acquire specialty coatings supplier Homax
Homax is the industry’s leading supplier of decorative aerosol drywall and ceiling texturing applications utilized primarily for home repair.
Enerkem opens world’s first full-scale biorefinery from waste feedstocks
This facility, operated by Enerkem Alberta Biofuels, is among the world's first commercial facilities to be built for the production of renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels.
A Schulman to buy Ferro specialty plastics assets
The specialty plastics assets included in the pending transaction achieved sales of $154 million in 2013, with approximately two-thirds of these revenues generated in the US.
- Aramco’s gas strategy builds momentum with major progress towards growth target 2/26
- Carbon Direct and C2X announce collaboration on pioneering forestry residue-to-biofuel project 2/26
- Air bp signs agreement with Airbus for aviation services and fuel supply in Europe 2/26
- Turkey Wealth Fund in talks for a potential $10-B petrochemical complex 2/26
- Asia's ethanol targets and recent developments 2/26
- Eni can now receive oil from Venezuela as payment for gas, CEO says 2/26
