Construction
Norway approves more than $18 B in oil, gas investments
Norway's government said it has given approval for oil companies to develop 19 oil and gas fields with investments exceeding 200 billion Norwegian crowns ($18.51 billion), part of the country's strategy to extend production for decades to come.
Aramco and TotalEnergies award contracts for $11-B Amiral project
Aramco and TotalEnergies today awarded Engineering, Procurement and Construction contracts for the $11-B "Amiral" complex, a future world scale petrochemicals facility expansion at the SATORP refinery in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
BASF breaks ground on polyethylene plant at Zhanjiang Verbund site in China
BASF has broken ground on a polyethylene plant at its Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China.
Added benefits of control-valve environmental packing
Packing selection used to be a straightforward task that played a small part in a valve specification process that was much more involved.
Business Trends: The journey to sustainable profitability: How to benchmark the efficiency of your investment
Because it provides the energy and materials required for global development, the refining industry is critical to the world economy.
Global Project Data
Gulf Energy Information’s Global Energy Infrastructure database is tracking nearly 1,000 active projects around the world.
Next generation tank lining delivers next-level service lives
Owners of refined products terminals, crude oil terminals, chemical plants and refineries can encounter several challenges when taking storage tanks out of service for inspection and repair per American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice 653 requirements.
Carbon capture in syngas-based projects
Recent legislation, such as the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (which was passed in the U.S.), provide financial incentives for projects generating power, transportation fuels or other forms of energy to reduce their overall carbon emissions.
Next-generation automation technology paves the way for sustainable H2 manufacturing
In the last few years, sustainability initiatives have started a dramatic shift from hydrocarbon to hydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>) production.
Executive Viewpoint: Carbon capture and storage: The current market, challenges, integrated hubs and where industry goes from here
Hydrocarbon Processing met with Johan de Villiers, Senior Vice President, Global Energy Accounts, ABB, and Matt Healey, Managing Director, Pace CCS, to discuss the global carbon capture and storage market, the challenges involved in scaling up operations and building integrated hubs.
- China's Wanhua Chemical starts operation at new east China cracker 4/4
- Brookfield Infrastructure announces the acquisition of Colonial Enterprises for $9 B 4/4
- PBF restarts some units at Martinez refinery after February fire; fire-damaged units remain shut 4/4
- Japan to curb gasoline prices from June to cushion U.S. tariff blow 4/4
- Evonik presents innovative "Debonding on Demand" concept for more sustainable bonding 4/3
- Oil, gas and refined product imports exempted from Trump’s sweeping tariffs 4/3
