Refining

ASTM International has been awarded Accredited Provider status by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).

Tesoro Corporation has reached an agreement to sell its Los Angeles storage and pipeline assets to Tesoro Logistics.

ICIS has released the 2015 World Energy and Refining Annual Study.

Amec Foster Wheeler has announced the completion of its second annual ITB-Amec Foster Wheeler Oil & Gas Training Programme in Brunei.

Shell Midstream Partners LP has announced the execution of a Contribution Agreement to acquire Pecten Midstream LLC, which owns Lockport Crude Terminal and Auger Pipeline System.

MOL signed an agreement with Eni International B.V. for the acquisition of the entire share capital of Eni Slovenia doo.

KBR Inc. has announced the appointment of Ms. Ann Pickard as a member of the KBR Board of Directors, effective 1 December 2015.

New heat transfer course offered next year in Texas.

The construction of Maasvlakte 2 has been recognised by the award of the Prof. Dr. Ir. J.F. Agema prize.

This year’s report shows that the challenges faced by countries to develop a balanced approach to their energy policy mean that only two countries out of 130 are achieving ‘AAA’ balance score.

Demand for water treatment chemicals in the US is forecast to rise 3.2%/y to US$7.3 billion in 2019, according to a new Freedonia report.

INEOS, ExxonMobil and Shell have announced a long-term sale and purchase agreement to secure ethane from US shale gas for the Fife Ethylene Plant at Mossmorran in Scotland.

According to a new market research report published by MarketsandMarkets the oil and gas security and services market size is estimated to grow from US$26.34 billion in 2015 to US$33.90 billion by 2020.

Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) and Honeywell UOP will help the Karbala refinery meet Iraq’s growing energy demand.

Another new standalone company has been created out of the former Heat Exchanger division of the GEA Group AG.