Refining

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.

The EIA has reported that year-on-year US petroleum product export growth has slowed to its lowest rate for any half year in 13 years.

Gazprom Neft has completed the construction of a solar power plant at its Omsk Refinery.

GlobalData looks at Algeria’s proposed hydrocarbons bill and the barriers to its goal of improved foreign investment.

DuPont has announced that the final absorption tower it installed for Nuova Solmine is performing well following tests.

Honeywell UOP has announced the resumption of its production of florescent indicator dyed gel used to certify fuel composition.