Petrochemicals

Athlon will become part of the Halliburton Multi-Chem business line.

Orpic aims to meet plastic demand with its Liwa Plastics Industries Complex project, which will include a refinery, aromatics plant, steam cracker and downstream polypropylene and polyethylene plants.

Saudi Aramco and SABIC have awarded a contract to KBR for the development of part of a crude-oil-to-chemicals complex.

Praxair has started up two new air separation plants to supply China National Offshore Oil Corp.’s petrochemical park.

McDermott International Inc. has been awarded a contract for engineering, procurement and construction of storage tanks.

Jiangsu Jiarui Chemical Co. Ltd will use a Honeywell UOP technology to produce polymer-grade propylene at its facility in the Taixing Industrial Zone.

Advisian has been awarded the role of preparing the pre-FEED and licensor evaluation for the expansion of Borouge’s petrochemical facility in the UAE.

Saudi Aramco has responded to media speculation regarding its interest in acquiring an ownership position in the Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

Rosneft Deutschland GmbH has signed contracts with German companies for marketing its petrochemical products.

Yokogawa and Shell have developed a software suite that brings together advanced plant process control technology and real time control technology.

Sinopec has chosen to use a Haldor Topsoe catalyst for Asia’s largest styrene-butadiene rubber emissions control project.

SATORP has selected Axens to evaluate, develop, and implement an Advanced Process Control system for its aromatics complex.

SGS and BHGE have announced a strategic alliance agreement for the deployment and commercialisation of a real time software and sensor-based solution.

AFPM has released a new report on the state of the American fuel and petrochemical supply chains.

Mammoet has installed two reactors using a crawler crane inside a Gulf Coast polypropylene plant.