
Saudi Aramco and Petronas form joint ventures for RAPID project
The companies have announced the formation of two new joint ventures for the Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development project in Malaysia.
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The companies have announced the formation of two new joint ventures for the Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development project in Malaysia.

Two liquid ethylene gas carriers built by CIMC Sinopacific with Wärtsilä cargo handling systems onboard have been named and delivered.

According to a GlobalData report, merger and acquisition deals in the downstream sector totalled $21.1 billion in 2H17, down from $26.2 billion in 1H17.

The 700 000 tpy unit failed to restart as normal on Monday, following an unexpected idling due to minor glitches early that day.

The work entails a maintenance build contract for work on BP’s Tangguh LNG expansion project in Indonesia.

Eni has been contracted to construct two refining lines using Eni Slurry Technology at Zhejiang Petrochemicals’ facility.

SUEZ and CNPC inaugurated the International Downstream Congress, which will focus on wastewater treatment and water recycle plants for refineries and petrochemical complexes.

Petronas subsidiary, MLNG and Tokyo Gas have inked an LNG supply agreement for up to 13 years.

BASF has welcomed a fluid catalytic cracking additive that aims at addressing refinery demands.

Yokogawa has been awarded an order to supply gas chromatographs for a new integrated refinery and petrochemical complex in China.

Sinochem Group has started up a DuPont wet gas scrubbing system at its sulfur recovery unit to reduce emissions in order to meet current SOx regulations.

Scott Lehmann, Petrotechnics, UK, explains why it is essential to get the digital approach right if operators are to achieve operational excellence in the fourth industrial revolution.