Downstream contract news

Odfjell SE has announced it has purchased a stainless steel chemical tanker in a second hand transaction.

ADNOC has signed an exclusive agreement with Penthol for Group III base oil sales into the USA through the Vertex-Penthol Partnership.

Clariant and Huntsman have announced the companies will combine in a Merger of Equals.

Jacobs has announced it is expanding its Cisco relationship to enhance its connectivity solution options in Canada.

ExxonMobil and SABIC have announced the signing of an agreement for the next phase of their proposed US petrochemical project.

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has announced that it has received an order from De Nora Permelec Ltd.

Saudi Aramco, China North Industries Corp. and Panjin Xincheng Industrial Group Co. Ltd recently signed the joint development agreement for the Saudi Aramco-Norinco Refining, Petrochemical and Retail Project.

Gazprom has announced that documents have been signed to advance Russian-Chinese cooperation in underground gas storage.

Argonne National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have announced they received funding to support the blending of Gevo’s isobutanol with gasoline.

Topsoe has announced that its technology has been chosen for a large gas-to-liquids project in Uzbekistan.