Asia Pacific downstream news

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.

According to Shell’s annual LNG Outlook, strong growth in LNG demand could cause a potential supply shortage in mid-2020s.

Exmar has announced that its FSRU barge, delivered at the end of 2017, has left the Wison offshore marine shipyard in Shanghai, China and is on en route to Singapore.

The company is developing Thailand's first FSRU for EGAT, the country's largest power producer.