Refining

ENOC Group has opened five new service stations in Dubai, expanding its network to 122 stations in the UAE.

Hill will be responsible for project and construction management at two Millenium Bioenergia ethanol plants.

The EIA reports that since mid-2017, the East Coast has been receiving as much crude oil by tanker and barge from the Gulf Coast as it has by rail from the Midwest.

Ergon BioFuels LLC has announced plans to close its ethanol plant in Vicksburg, Mississippi, US.

MegaMax 800 methanol synthesis catalyst undergoes successful start-up at state-owned petrochemical plant.

NAES will operate and maintain Red River Biorefinery, owned by BioMass Solution.

Airswift has announced two new Regional Directors for Europe and the Middle East.

The EIA notes that the net oil export revenues of OPEC’s members increased in 2017 and are likely to do so again this year.

ESAI Energy believes that global demand for transport fuels will rise by more than 1 million bpd in 2019.

The IMO is making progress towards inclusion of methanol in gas-fuelled ships code, according to the Methanol Institute.

The refiner is currently entertaining bids for its crude oil storage facility.

Valve and valve-block manufacturing in the Germany-based facility has been officially in progress since July.

Fluor and IBM have announced the use of AI for the monitoring of EPC megaprojects.

The agreement will see DuPont install low-sulfur diesel hydrotreater at Argentine refinery.

Latest report forecasts upstream gas CAPEX to grow to a peak of US$1.13 trillion in 2025.