Refining

GlobalData has reported that the Kuwait Petroleum Corp. is expected to add 5% to global CDU capacity growth by 2023.

Eka has announced that three more energy companies have selected its ETRM solution.

Saudi Aramco has completed the acquisition of Shell’s 50% interest in the SASREF joint venture.

Velocys has secured a purchase order and technical service agreements with Toyo Engineering Corp.

Honeywell has licensed its renewable fuels technology to St1 Nordic for the production of diesel and jet fuel in Sweden.

Chevron Lummus Global has been awarded a contract by Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd for the license and design of its Hydrocracker & Lubricant Oil Base Stock Unit for enhanced capacity.

Drone attacks on Saudi Aramco will severely disrupt NGL and petrochemicals supply, much more than oil. The impact on global economic and geopolitical dynamics will be huge, reports Joseph Chang, Global Editor, ICIS Chemical Business.

According to GlobalData, Iraq will contribute 38% of the Middle East’s crude distillation unit capacity growth by 2023.

Sulzer GTC will provide pygas processing technologies for SIBUR’s Kstovo olefins production plant in Russia.

British astronaut Major Tim Peake will give the keynote speech at the OPITO Global Conference on 6 November in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Saudi Aramco have announced that full production will be restored by the end of September following the attacks on its Abqaiq and Khurais plants.

Mammoet have shared an insight into the steps taken to replace an old acid converter vessel at a Gulf Coast spent acid regeneration facility.

Axens has announced that its latest nickel-based catalyst has been chosen by Galp for its selective hydrogenation unit.

GlobalData has made a comment on the impact of the Saudi Arabian oil outage on global oil prices, and how this may test the US’s ability to swing supply.

Rystad Energy has made a comment on the recent drone attacks on Aramco oil facilities in eastern Saudi Arabia.