Engineering & Design
John Crane unveils next-generation seal to maintain integrity of ethane/ethylene pipeline performance
John Crane has launched the Type 8628VL, a next generation mechanical seal engineered to solve the oil and gas industry's toughest challenges: maintaining sealing integrity in multiphase ethane and ethylene pipelines.
Swift Fuels advances light gas (LG2F™) demonstration plant plans in Louisiana (U.S.)
Kisuma enables rubber manufacturers to enhance durability and sustainability with DHT™-4 additives
Kisuma Chemicals has presented new test data showing that its hydrotalcite-like DHT™-4 additive can significantly enhance the heat, fluid and ageing resistance of chloroprene (CR) and epichlorohydrin (ECO) rubbers.
Altalto awards Maire engineering study contract for 23,000-tpy sustainable aviation fuel plant
MAIRE announced that NEXTCHEM, through its subsidiary MyRechemical, has been awarded an engineering study contract by Altalto Ltd. based on its proprietary NX Circular gasification and NX CPO technologies for a SAF plant in Immingham, Lincolnshire, UK.
BAPCO expects to commission 400,000-bpd Sitra refinery in Q4
Bahrain's state oil firm Bapco Energies expects to commission its Sitra refinery expansion in the fourth quarter of this year, and will be looking to buy heavier crudes than it now runs and more LNG
Borealis invests over €100 MM in Austria to expand polymer compounding capabilities
Borealis is strengthening its position as a reliable partner for sustainable, high-performance materials with a major investment at its production location in Schwechat, Austria. The new PP compounding line is expected to begin operations in the second half of 2026.
Steel cut for Yara Eyde: The world’s first ammonia-powered container ship
This milestone marks the official start of construction for a vessel that will transform short-sea shipping and demonstrate the potential of ammonia as a low-emission fuel.
- Bechtel greenlit for Sabine Pass Liquefaction expansion in Southwest Louisiana (U.S.) 5/29
- Philippines receives rare Iranian crude cargo after wartime disruption 5/29
- Gazprom and Sibur resume talks on possible ethane project to supply additional feedstock to the Kazanorgsintez petrochemicals plant 5/29
- European Commission debates policy shift to protect industry from China 5/29
- Mitsui seeks LNG investments to meet power demand from data centers 5/29
- Kenyan government backs Gulf fuel supply deals after opposition criticism 5/29

