Petrochemicals

Three of Mammoet’s largest cranes will be used at the same time to as part of an ambitious construction schedule for PETRONAS’ Pengerang Integrated Complex.

Fluor has been awarded an EPCM contract for Petronas’ isononanol chemical plant in Malaysia.

Rinchem has expanded its chemical distribution centre in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.

The API believes that action to restore quorum at FERC will help advance energy infrastructure in the US.

The API, CAPP and AEXHI have agreed to further strengthen the competitiveness of the North American energy industry under NAFTA.

OPEC officials, including its Secretary General, have met with Gabon’s President and Minister of Petroleum and Hydrocarbons.

Honeywell UOP provides an overview of the solutions that can help meet carbon disulfide specifications for petrochemical grade naphtha products.

Honeywell has completed its acquisition of Nextnine Ltd, a provider of industrial cyber security solutions.

Tina Edvardsson, Linde Engineering North America, USA, outlines the challenges that must be overcome to unlock the potential value in shale rock.

Sadara Chemical Co. has started up the first polyols plant in Saudi Arabia.

Prairie Catalytic LLC has awarded Strobel Energy Group an EPC contract to design and construct its commercial scale bio-ethanol to ethyl acetate facility.

The API has praised joint calls from the House, Senate and administration for pro-growth tax reform.

Grace has licensed its UNIPOL PP Process Technology to Canada Kuwait Petrochemical Corp. (CKPC).

Johnson Controls has announced Williams Fire & Hazard Control (WF&HC) will host the third annual EMEA XTREME Industrial Fire & Hazard Training School later in 2017.

The API reports that total petroleum deliveries climbed 2.6% from June 2016.