Refining

Total is entering a partnership with Borealis and Nova with the aim of building an ethane steam cracker and a new polyethylene unit on the Gulf Coast.

Hempel has inaugurated a new factory in Mina Abdullah in Kuwait, strengthening its position as a coatings supplier in the Middle East.

DLA Piper is advising Sinopec on its acquisition of Chevron's downstream oil business' in South Africa and Botswana.

North East Corrosion Engineers (NECE), part of the ICR group, has announced its first contract for an onshore facility in Kazakhstan.

Yokogawa Electric Corp. has announced that it has signed a mutual sales agreement with Rohrback Cosasco Systems Inc.

Shuji Mori has been named as the new Chief Executive Officer of Yokogawa Corporation of America.

Water Planet, Inc. has teamed up to advance sustainable water reuse with smart membrane products.

The US EPA has announced it will implement the renewable fuel volume requirements for 2017, as decided in November 2016.

Orascom Construction has selected Aconex Ltd (ACNXF) to manage its methanol plant megaproject.

Emerson Automation Solutions and TopNIR Systems have launched the industry’s first complete blending solution that includes online crude characterisation.

An Indian refinery has announced it will use Honeywell UOP technology to meet rising domestic demand for clean fuels.

3M has announced it will acquire Scott Safety from Johnson Controls.

Clariant has launched a new catalyst for more profitable and sustainable fuel upgrading in petroleum refineries.

According to a new report from Grand View Research, Inc., the algae biofuel market will be worth US$10.73 billion by 2025, with a CAGR of 8.8%.

CB&I has been awarded a contract for a hydrocracking unit for the Afipsky oil refinery expansion project.