Petrochemicals

BP and Petrobras have formed a strategic alliance to explore potential joint commercial agreements in upstream, downstream, trading and across low carbon initiatives.

GlobalData analysis suggests that the US has the highest planned polyethylene capacity additions globally with 9.4 million tpy during 2018 to 2022.

KBC and Phillip Townsend Associates Inc. have formed a new strategic partnership for energy business.

Saudi Aramco has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd to develop and build an integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex.

Air Liquide has signed a long-term contract with LyondellBasell to supply oxygen to a new large-scale petrochemical plant.

EnerMech has announced two senior management appointments in the US and UK.

Saudi Aramco and Total have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build a large petrochemical complex.

SABIC recently inaugurated the first ever polyacetal (POM) plant in the Middle East and Africa.

Pemex heavy crude oil has arrived at Genoil’s engineering centre for a commercial and scientific demonstration run of a desulfurisation process.

WorleyParsons has completed the strategic acquisition of M+W Group’s Ludwigshafen and Schwarzheide offices in Germany.

The risks to safety and revenue associated with corrosion in refineries and petrochemical plants are too high to ignore. Phil Yule, Cosasco, explains.

Motiva Enterprises has signed MoUs worth between US$8 billion to US$10 billion with Honeywell UOP and TechnipFMC.

ExxonMobil has awarded Sinochem Hongrun Petrochemical Co. Ltd a technology license to build a resid upgrading unit.

Graham Corp. has been awarded US$4 million worth of orders in the US Gulf Coast petrochemical industry.

CB&I has been awarded a contract by Jinneng Science & Technology Co. Ltd for a petrochemical plant in China.