Construction
Wison Engineering awarded 40 MMtpy ethylene cracking contract from zhejiang
SHANGHAI — Wison Engineering announced that its non-wholly owned subsidiary, Wison Engineering (China) Limited, was awarded a contract by Zhejiang Petrochemical Co., Ltd to deliver nine ethylene cracking furnaces for a 40 MMtpy refining and chemical integrated complex (Phase I). The 9 ethylene cracking furnaces will be in modularized fabrication and scheduled to be delivered in modular by early 2018.
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Yokogawa awarded analyzer package order for Oman petchem complex
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that its subsidiary, Yokogawa Electric Korea, has received an order to supply an analyzer package solution for the Liwa Plastics Industries Complex, which is being built for Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic), a company owned and operated by the Oman government.
Oxea expands production capabilities for butyric acid, propionic acid
MONHEIM AM RHEIN, Germany — The global chemical company Oxea has concluded an upgrade of its carboxylic acids production facility in Oberhausen, Germany. As a result, Oxea has enhanced the production output of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), such as propionic acid, butyric acid, and isobutyric acid.
Plains weighs idling oil pipeline due to new competition
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Plains All American LP is considering idling its 1.2-MMbpd Capline pipeline, the nation's largest crude pipeline, as competing lines begin service, according to a bank report on the company's investor presentation this week.
Chevron increases organosulfur capacity at Tessenderlo facility
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC has expanded its Tessenderlo, Belgium plant by debottlenecking its production unit for Ethyl Mercaptan (EM) and Tetrahydrothiophene (THT).
KBR returns to Malaysia via JV with BIV Builders
HOUSTON — KBR, Inc. announced it has signed a JV agreement with BIV Builders for a standalone, self-sufficient, long-term JV based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The JV will be known as KBIV.
WorleyParsons signs framework agreement with Shell for EPCM services
WorleyParsons announces today that it has been awarded a 5-yr Framework Agreement by Shell Global Solutions International, B.V., for the provision of engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for Shell downstream projects worldwide.
Equatorial Guinea, Arabian Energy enter agreement for African oil terminal
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea -- Following the signing of an agreement between the Government of Equatorial Guinea and Arabian Energy DMCC to work together on the Bioko Oil Terminal in Saudi Arabia, the realization of the petroleum tank farm gained some important momentum.
ExxonMobil completes new polyethylene lines at Mont Belvieu plastics plant
HOUSTON — ExxonMobil Chemical Company announced the mechanical completion of two new 650,000 tpy high performance polyethylene lines at its plastics plant in Mont Belvieu, Texas. The company expects production to begin during the third quarter of 2017.
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