Petrochemicals

According to the EIA, US crude oil storage utilisation has risen while storage capacity grows.

Jacobs wins detailed engineering and procurement services contract for TCI Sanmar PVC-2 expansion project in Egypt.

The functionalisation of methane to a high value chemical has been achieved by German chemical company Grillo after years of intensive research.

According to a new white paper from Linde, cryo-condensation may be a new cost effective method for minimising VOC emissions.

Gevo has signed an agreement with Musket Corporation to supply isobutanol for gasoline blending.

Airlines for America (A4A) has urged New Jersey lawmakers to reject proposed legislation to increase the effective rate of the jet fuel tax.

Albemarle has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Chemetall Surface Treatment business to BASF for US$3.2 billion.

The Dow Chemical Company has become the first company to receive a trading license for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Green Plains and Jefferson Terminal Logistics have entered into a joint venture to construct and operate a new fuels terminal in Texas.

The API has released its monthly statistical report, detailing how petroleum demand rose in May.

Johnson Matthey has announced that it has acquired MIOX as a key technology within Johnson Matthey’s Water Technologies business.

Afton Chemical has announced its investment in a Brazilian petroleum additive facility.

Prism Midstream has announced the West Texas Bedrock liquids handling facility has begun accepting on and off specification NGLs and condensate.

Albemarle Corp. and CB&I have received the 2016 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award by the US Environmental Protection Agency.

LACC LLC has held a groundbreaking ceremony at its Calcasieu Parish, La. construction site.