Refining

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.

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.

McDermott has announced the signing of an MoU with Darwin Clean Fuels for a clean fuels condensate processing plant in Darwin, Australia.

Air Products has announced that it is in final negotiations to form a joint venture to acquire a number of assets at Jazan Economic City.

Petrofac has announced the graduation of the first group of delegates from its training centre in Algeria.

A partnership with India would help Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, find a stable outlet for its crude.

Representatives for large refiners, including Valero Energy Corp (VLO.N) and Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC.N), have toured the refinery, according to sources.

The agreement has been signed with Meghmani Finechem Ltd, which will become the first company to manufacture epichlorohydrin in India with an expected plant start-up of 2021.

On Tuesday 29 October, Hydrocarbon Engineering will host an online conference dedicated to the latest developments in catalyst technology, with presentations from Honeywell UOP, Shell Catalysts & Technologies, and BASF.

The EPA granted 31 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Small Refinery Exemptions (SRE) for the 2018 compliance year.

Gazprom Neft has announced that active construction has begun of Russia’s first modern catalyst production facility.

Lukoil and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. have signed an MoU to explore possible collaboration across the hydrocarbon value chain.