Refining

Aiming to accelerate its digital transformation strategy, Total has opened a digital factory in Paris.

Saudi Aramco has announced the successful relocation and placement of a 544 t naphtha splitter.

Burns & McDonnell is launching the first new brand in the firm’s history with 1898 & Co., a future-focused consulting and technology solutions arm.

ExRobotics and Yokogawa have collaborated to accelerate the adoption of robotics for inspection of facilities in hazardous environments.

SPL Inc. has announced that Dave Curtis has joined the organisation as its Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy.

API has entered into a new collaboration with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on standards development.

Saudi Aramco and Total have awarded McDermott a contract for what will be one of the largest mixed feed crackers in the world.

ClearSign has announced that it has received an order from ExxonMobil for its process burner technology.

ADNOC and the Russian Energy Agency have signed a far-reaching strategic framework agreement covering downstream oil, gas and petrochemicals.

BHGE has changed its name to Baker Hughes Company.

Stephanie Cox has been appointed CEO of Wood’s Americas business.

Air Liquide will build and operate a unit to supply nitrogen to Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries’ new polypropylene plant.

S.M. Vadya has been promoted to the position of Director (Refineries) at IndianOil, overseeing the company’s refining and petrochemicals business.

ALE has successfully completed the installation of a new sulfur storage facility at the Lindsey Oil Refinery.

Fluor has announced that it has been named as a finalist in three categories at the Institution of Chemical Engineers Global 2019 Awards.