
Trafigura to invest in improving Berbera oil terminal
Trafigura intends to upgrade the oil terminal in Somaliland in a phased approach to improve and expand the storage capacity, and eventually facilitate the import of jet fuel and LPG.
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Trafigura intends to upgrade the oil terminal in Somaliland in a phased approach to improve and expand the storage capacity, and eventually facilitate the import of jet fuel and LPG.

Partnering with waste management firm Saica Natur, INEOS O&P has expanded its Recyl-IN range of products to include packaging solutions with over 60% recycled content.

The company will demolish six older buildings and one 70-year old animal-rendering plant currently at the site, and renovate the remaining three buildings to create a best-in-class maintenance, office and driver facility.

Wood Mackenzie’s latest report shows that the North West Shelf LNG project could have up to 7 million tpy of spare capacity available by 2027.

The two lines, which will use INVISTA’s latest P8 PTA technology, will be installed in Rudong, Nantong City, Jiangsu province, China.

Lummus' Novolen business has been awarded a contract by Lukoil NNOS for a petrochemical facility in Kstovo, Russia.

Shell has said it will replace the ethylene steam cracker furnaces at its Moerdijk petrochemicals complex in the Netherlands.

The software will be deployed to help improve refinery margins with real-time, closed-loop, dynamic optimisation increasing the flexibility of operations.

The catalyst chemical washing facility is scheduled to open on 1 October 2020 at AIR-SONIC’s Sinntal, Germany location, providing service to the company’s European and Middle Eastern customers.

The company will use C3 Oleflex™ technology for propane dehydrogenation for the production of 750 000 t of polymer-grade propylene at its plant in Qinzhou, Guangxi, China.

Air Liquide will provide additional gaseous oxygen, nitrogen and syngas and invest more than US$160 million.

The Aspen Unified solution brings planning and scheduling together in one environment to connect and automate isolated processes, maximise the yield of high value products, push closer to limits and drive improved margins.