Refining

Total’s Board of Directors has elected Patrick Pouyanné, CEO of Total since October 2014 and Director since May 2015, Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Alfa Laval has announced it has received an order to supply Alfa Laval Packinox heat exchangers to a petrochemical plant in South Korea.

The 6th edition of the Middle East Technology Forum (ME-TECH) for Refining & Petrochemicals will highlight how technology can help downstream players to navigate the downturn successfully.

Patriot Environmental Services is the first contractor in California to be approved as an Inland Oil Spill Response Organisation.

Three outstanding women have been awarded with the Young Woman Engineers of the Year 2015, form the Institute of Engineering and Technology.

The proposed acquisition would be too risky and expensive.

EIA has added four countries to its assessment of technically recoverable shale oil and shale natural gas resources around the world.

Ecopetrol has announced its US$4.8 billion investment plan for 2016, in keeping with its new corporate strategy.

According to the API, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s new disclosure proposals are a sign of a step in the wrong direction for international competitiveness.

Royal Dutch Shell has announced major maintenance plans for its Pearl GTL plant, Qatar.

Almotahedoon Petroleum Refinery and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government have agreed on a new oil refinery in the Kohat district.

Tesoro corp has delayed the integration of its California refineries to mid-2017, according to a company presentation.

Darren Woods has been elected president of Exxon Mobil Corp. and a member of the board of directors, effective 1 January 2016.

API has announced that Lisa Salley will act as the Global Industry Services’ Vice President, responsible for standards, training and safety programmes for oil and gas operations to name a few.

ExxonMobil has announced the successful and safe startup of the onshore central processing facility at the Banyu Urip field in Indonesia.