Petrochemicals

SOCAR has selected Axens’ AlphaButol technology for its GPC project in Azerbaijan.

Westwood Professional Services has announced its acquisition of the San Antonio-based engineering firm Coursen-Koehler.

Neste Jacobs has announced it has optimised the Borealis PE2 plant's distillation section with the addition of NAPCON Controller.

SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a five-year extension to its GES+ contract with Saudi Aramco.

Philly Shipyard, Inc. has announced its celebratory keel laying milestone for the fourth product tanker for Kinder Morgan.

FinCo has announced that it will be expanding its downstream activities in the Netherlands over the course of 2017.

KCS, Watco and WTC have announced their refined energy products terminal, which will facilitate increased US export of liquid fuels to Mexico.

Babcock & Wilcox has announced its successful acquisition of Universal Acoustic & Emission Technologies, Inc.

Axens has announced the successful outcome of its tender offer on Heurtey Petrochem shares.

CEFC International has announced it will be advancing into Europe's energy market with the successful acquisition of downstream distribution networks in France and Spain.

Research and Markets has released its latest report, 'Global Oil Storage (Open Top, Fixed Roof, Floating Roof) Market Analysis 2016 - 2025'.

The Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG) has issued a statement following the release of the EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2017.

The EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2017 (AEO2017) projects that the US will become a net energy exporter in most cases.

Technip has been awarded a service contract including proprietary technologies for a new gas and petrochemical complex in Azerbaijan.

Venture capitalists have invested US$5.8 billion in bio-based chemicals, as focus shifts to disruptive synthetic biology.