Petrochemicals

The company’s commercial portfolio in the gas production, refining and petrochemical process industries is now served via two divisions.

Hempel has developed the Hempafire XTR 100 to provide hydrocarbon passive fire protection to those working at downstream oil and gas facilities.

Alexandria National Refining and Petrochemical Co. (ANRPC) will upgrade its existing naphtha complex using Honeywell UOP engineering services.

ExxonMobil expects to add approximately 20 000 bpd of light, heavy and extra-heavy lubricant base stocks when upgrades at its Singapore integrated refining and petrochemical complex are complete in 2025.

The companies are cooperating to enable the production of a major polyurethane raw material based on renewable materials via mass balance.

Lummus Technology has announced the launch of its Polaris breech-lock closure – a new technological upgrade applicable to its high-pressure heat exchanger equipment.

Shell and Dow have started up an experimental unit to electrically heat steam cracker furnaces at the Energy Transition Campus in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, bringing the companies a step closer to decarbonising petrochemical manufacturing.

Braskem Idesa has signed an investment agreement with Advario for a joint 50% stake in the construction and operation of an ethane import terminal in Mexico – the Puerto Mexico Chemical Terminal.

GTC Vorro Technology, a provider of environmental services and process technologies to oil and gas, refining, petrochemical and chemical companies, has been acquired by US-based MBT Technology.

According to the latest report from ENISA, attacks increased in 2020 and 2021 – not only in terms of vectors and number, but also in terms of their impact.

GE Digital has announced its new Accelerator product line – software tools to help empower companies in asset-intensive energy industries to quickly configure APM and other offerings.

Linde Engineering has been selected by Slovnaft, a member of the MOL Group, to conduct a complex large-scale revamp of a polypropylene plant in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Working alongside Hyundai Engineering and Técnicas Reunidas, ABB has been employed to install its DCS ABB Ability System 800xA at the new Olefin III complex in Plock, Poland, to monitor and analyse plant productivity.

Woodside and BHP have completed the merger of Woodside with BHP’s oil and gas portfolio to create a global energy company.

Neste and Circularise have announced a partnership to introduce Circularise’s traceability software into circular polymers and chemicals supply chains, increasing transparency along the value chain.