Petrochemicals

The API has raised concerns regarding the lack of transparency around recently announced trade tariffs on China.

Shandong Wonfull Petrochemical Co. Ltd will use Honeywell UOP’s C3 Oleflex propane dehydrogenation technology.

John Gugel succeeds Rebecca Liebert, who had been President since 2016.

The contract with SABIC will see Wood provide rope access, scaffolding, insulation and coatings services in support of pipework and vessel inspections.

Two 150 000 bpd NGL fractionators are to be constructed in Old Ocean, Texas, along with associated pipeline infrastructure.

At Stand C37 in Hall 8 it will present selected products, services, and innovations in high-pressure and surface technologies as well as additive manufacturing.

Jacobs and Expertise Contracting Co. have signed a plant maintenance and turnaround Memorandum of Understanding in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

INEOS Oxide is moving forward on a project to construct ethylene oxide and derivative facility on the US Gulf Coast.

ASTM International has received accreditation from A2LA for nine of its proficiency testing programmes.

The Colorado Petroleum Council recently held an event to encourage young workers to pursue a career in oil and gas.

BASF has named Chemroy as a specialty chemicals distribution partner in Canada.

McDermott International has participated in a ceremony on a previously announced ethane cracker project in Port Arthur, Texas, US.

Bayport Polymers LLC recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new ethane cracker at the Total Port Arthur Refinery.

Toyo Engineering Group has been awarded a construction project in Indonesia by PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk.

The contract covers the design, engineering, material specifications and procurement for two 7-kilometre special material pipelines that will transport ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO) from Sadara plants to PlasChem Park, a collaborative effort between Sadara and the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY).