Refining

A grassroots refinery with 9 million tpy capacity is to be set up at Nagapattinam by a joint venture between IndianOil and Chennai Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

Javelina is a treating and fractionation plant that extracts olefins, hydrogen, and NGLs from the gas streams produced by local refineries.

As much as 743 000 bpd of oil-processing capacity has been idled, nearly 22% of Japan’s roughly 3.4 million bpd capacity.

The gas cleaning systems were ordered by Compañía Española de Petróleos SA for their refineries in La Rabida and San Roque.

Significant contracts in 4Q20 included Samsung Ingenieria Manzanillo and Asociados Constructores’ US$3.6 billion EPC contract for various units of Dos Bocas refinery project in Mexico; and Samsung Engineering’s US$1.07 billion contract for the provision of licensor, engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (LEPCC) services for a methanol production facility in Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Kentech Corporate Holdings Ltd has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the oil and gas business of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

The decision was made following an extensive review of operations at Australia’s smallest refinery, which commenced operation in 1949.

The EIA reports that Northeast US distillate inventories have declined but remain above normal.

The STRATCO alkylation unit will enable ORLEN to generate low-sulfur, high-octane, low-Rvp alkylate with zero olefins that meets the criteria of the EURO VI standard.

BP and Oxbotica have successfully completed an industry-first autonomous vehicle trial at the Lingen refinery in Germany.

Lummus Technology has announced an award for its Indmax Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) technology from a subsidiary of Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd.

Six technology licence agreements for the gas chemical complex have been signed with Chemtex, Scientific Design, Versalis, Haldor Topsoe, Grace and Sinopec.

Chevron has confirmed that it has made an offer to acquire Noble Midstream Partners LP.

A subsidiary of CVR Energy, Inc. is proceeding with the next phase of the KBR Solid Acid Alkylation Technology project for its refinery in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, US.

The Carlyle Group has agreed to increase its shareholding in Varo Energy, which owns the Cressier refinery in Switzerland.