Refining

Clariant has combined the best of local and global catalyst innovations to support the needs of China’s industrial producers.

CB&I has announced it has been awarded an EPC contract by Total for its new ethane cracker project in Texas, US.

GTC Technology has announced it has supplied isomerisation and dividing wall technology at the BPCL refinery in India.

Gazprom has announced that it has saved 15.2 million tons of fuel equivalent on fuel and energy resources in 2011 – 2016.

Indian Oil Corp. has agreed to supply refined products to Nepal Oil Corp. for a period of five years.

Suncor Energy has provided an update on its Syncrude recovery plan following the 14 March incident.

OG&A BioSpecialties LLC has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract for a 1000 bpd commercial biowax and bioester production plant.

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.