Petrochemicals

Airswift and Drone Pilot have announced a partnership to expand drone inspection and detection services in the oil and gas industry.

FUCHS has announced that the company is planning to be CO2-neutral in as little as two months.

Albemarle and ExxonMobil have announced a new suite of hydroprocessing catalyst and service solutions in the refining industry.

Huibert Vigeveno has been appointed as Royal Dutch Shell’s Downstream Director.

SIBUR has announced the closing of the sale of its Togliatti-based petrochemical facilities to Tatneft.

T.A. Cook has announced that it has been named a Leader in Asset Performance Management in the 2019 ALM Intelligence Vanguard report.

Formulated in collaboration with Infinis, ExxonMobil has announced its new lubricant for use in medium and high-speed gas engines.

Sulzer reports on its collaboration with Quantafuel for a Plastic-to-Liquid plant.

SNC-Lavalin has announced the appointment of Ian L. Edwards as President and CEO.

GlobalData has reported that VR uptake is gaining momentum in the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors.

Sinopec has registered its ‘Donghai’ asphalt brand with the Shanghai Futures Exchange.

PQ Group Holdings and INEOS Polyolefin Catalysts will collaborate to commercialise polyethylene catalysts.

In partnership with JITRI and Suzhou High-Speed Railway New Town, Haldor Topsoe has opened a joint R&D centre in China.

Saudi Aramco has signed MoUs with a number of companies exploring collaboration across the whole hydrocarbon value chain.

Honeywell has announced that Zibo Qixiang Tengda Chemical will use UOP proprietary technology to expand its propylene capacity.