Process Optimization
HP Construction: Europe
BASF will build a single-train 300,000 metric-tpy production plant for toluene diisocyanate (TDI) at its site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. It will also expand additional plants for TDI precursors by cons..
HP Construction: Middle East
Qatargas has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Samsung Engineering Ltd. for a diesel hydrotreater (DHT) unit that will treat 54,000 bpsd of diesel, from high-sulf..
HP Construction: Asia Pacific
Total is consolidating its positions in petrochemicals in Asia with a new expansion and upgrading project for the Daesan complex in South Korea, which the group owns with Samsung as part of the Samsun..
Jacobs wins engineering work for Solvay specialty polymers plant in China
Jacobs Engineering Group was awarded a contract from Solvay for a specialty polymers production plant to be built at Solvay's industrial site in Changshu, located in the province of Jiangsu, China. The plant is scheduled to become operational in the first quarter of 2014 and significantly boost Solvey's capacity.
AspenTech buys German firm SolidSim Engineering
Aspen Technology (AspenTech), a producer and distributor of software and services to the process industries, has acquired SolidSim Engineering GmbH, a Germany-based provider of solids process modeling software. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Lukoil taps Foster Wheeler for waste heat boiler at Russia refinery
Foster Wheeler has been awarded a contract by Lukoil for the supply of a waste heat boiler for the Nizhegorodnefteorgsyntez refinery located in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia. Foster Wheeler’s scope of work is scheduled to be completed by March 2013, it said.
Engineering firms DHV, Royal Haskoning to merge
Engineering consultancies DHV and Royal Haskoning have agreed to merge with an expected closing date in mid-2012, officials said on Tuesday. With headquarters in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, the company’s 8,000 staff will provide services from more than 100 offices in over 35 countries.
Shell extends Wood Group engineering contract for UK gas plants
Wood Group has secured a contract extension from Shell in the UK to deliver midstream engineering and construction services to the St Fergus and Mossmoran gas plants. The award marks a continuation of the previous contract awarded to Wood Group in 2007, the companies noted.
Honeywell opens new technology hub in India
The company says the center will expand its development in downstream sectors such as refining, petrochemicals and nylon technologies and applications.
KBR wins construction work on US gas processing plant expansion
KBR said Thursday it was awarded a contract to provide construction services for a new 150 million standard cubic feet/day (MMSCFD) gas processing plant in Oklahoma. The name of the client and value of the deal were not disclosed.
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- Contentious COP29 deal shows climate cooperation fraying at edges 11/26
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