Petrochemicals

Technology award for Hindustan Petroleum’s grassroots refinery and petrochemical project in India.

SOCAR and BP have signed a heads of agreement to explore the creation of a new petrochemicals joint venture in Turkey.

The company’s latest report forecasts growth from 211 000 tpy to 460 000 tpy by 2022.

Valentin Kotlomin, Euro Petroleum Consultants, Russia, studies Russia and the CIS’s position within the global polyolefin market.

ESAI Energy predicts non-marketed naphtha and LPG demand to account for a 400 000 bpd rise in demand.

Both parties have agreed to evaluate the formation of a joint venture with the aim of establishing a manufacturing facility for alkoxylates.

Neste and ScanOcean AB enter into cooperation in delivering Neste’s low-sulfur marine fuel

The LAB project is the first of the derivative units to be advanced under ADNOC’s AED165 billion Ruwais downstream investment programme.

Indian Oil Corp. has awarded McDermott the license and basic engineering design of two polypropylene plants.

The US CPRI rose by 0.2% in November, following a 0.5% decline in October and a 0.2% decline in September.

This test demonstrates the reliability of the company’s 26-plant chemical complex by operating at high rates for an extended period of time.

The new technology is based on KBR’s catalytic olefins technology.

The company plans to upgrade capacity at the Sweeny Hub and invest US$923 million in refining operations.

The assets supply approximately 1000 customer sites in California with diesel, gasoline and DEF.

Sulzer Chemtech has completed column revamp projects for the Sadara Chemical Company’s chemical complex.