Downstream news updates

Artificial intelligence is set to be a key theme at this year’s HANNOVER MESSE, which opens today.

LUKOIL has commissioned a gas processing complex at the Kandym fields cluster in Uzbekistan.

Yokogawa Electric Corp. has released a new plant monitoring software for use in the oil and gas and petrochemicals industries.

Wärtsilä has announced its support of the International Maritime Organization agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

FLIR Systems has published an application note that describes how IntelliView developed a smart camera solution based on a FLIR thermal camera.

Haldor Topsoe has announced a general price increase on its TK series hydroprocessing catalysts.

Wood, Roue and Cisco have opened an Oil and Gas Advanced Technology Centre in Mexico.

Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) has announced the expansion of its Fulgaon manufacturing facility in Pune, India.

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has held a christening ceremony for the Diamond Gas Orchid next-generation LNG carrier.

CB&I has achieved three significant project milestones at its Lotte Chemical (LACC) Ethane Cracker Project.

The company’s new online sulfur analyser enables real-time data analysis in oil and gas applications.

Merichem Company will supply a LO-CAT® sulfur recovery unit to Eni's Gela Refinery in Sicily.

GlobalData reports that global LNG regasification capacity is set to grow by 39.6% between 2018 and 2022.

Marathon has awarded Fluor a contract for to execute engineering and procurement work at MPC’s Galveston Bay refinery.

The President and CEO of AFPM, Chet Thompson, has testified on the challenges and opportunities of high octane fuels and high efficiency vehicles.

SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a contract for the installation of a condensate handling facility and sour water disposal unit at Wasit Gas Plant.

CNOOC’s new laboratory in China is set to acquire a high throughput technology from hte.

BASF and Nalco Water have entered into an agreement to provide gas treatment solutions to US processing and refining industries.

Air Liquide has signed a new long-term contract with Covestro for the supply of hydrogen.

KBR has successfully completed an ethylene plant revamp project for Korea Petrochemical Ind. Co. Ltd.

Evonik has opened a research hub in Singapore for resource efficiency topics such as functional surfaces and additive manufacturing.

ExxonMobil is set to expand its current base stocks offerings with a new distributor agreement with Zestcor in South Africa.

IPCO will continue to develop customised solutions for the processing industry, but under a new name and brand.

Praxair has begun supplying hydrogen to Marathon Petroleum's Louisiana Refinery.