Asia Pacific downstream news

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) has initiated China's first megaton carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) project, the Sinopec Qilu-Shengli oilfield CCUS.

According to GlobalData, Africa is expected to register the highest refinery vacuum distillation units (VDU) capacity additions globally during 2021 to 2025, contributing around 33% of the total capacity additions by 2025.

Crown LNG has entered into an agreement with Aker Solutions as the main contractor to deliver a gravity-based structure (GBS) in concrete for Crown’s offshore LNG terminal at Kakinada, India.

India Glycols Ltd and Clariant have completed the creation of their 49 – 51% joint venture (JV) for renewable ethylene oxide (EO) derivatives after receiving all necessary regulatory approvals.

Maire Tecnimont Group is expanding its footprint in India with a US$170 million EPCC contract by Indian Oil Corp. Ltd (IOCL).

Sulzer Chemtech has completed the delivery of key polymerisation technologies to Denka’s styrenics resin plant in Singapore weeks ahead of schedule.

H-Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Petrobangla for supply of re-gasified LNG to Bangladesh.

Vopak has been awarded by Huizhou QuanMei Petrochemical Terminal Co. Ltd. a contract for storage and services of a liquid products terminal in China.

Clariant aims to contribute to China’s carbon neutrality goal with its MegaMax catalyst for carbon dioxide-based methanol synthesis.

DuPont has announced the successful startup of the STRATCO alkylation units at the Zhongke Refinery and Petrochemical Co. LTC refinery in Zhejiang, China and the Sinopec Shanghai Company (SPC) refinery in Jinshan, Shanghai, China.