Downstream contract news

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.

Chevron Marine Lubricants will boost its presence in African ports after extending its joint venture with Akwa Group.

Sapiem has been awarded a new contract by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) for the Shah Gas plant in the UAE.

Chart Industries Inc. has booked an order for a helium liquefaction plant.

Pavilion Energy and bp Singapore have signed an agreement for the supply of approximately 0.8 million tpy of LNG to Singapore for 10 years from 2024.

MAN Energy Solutions and the thyssenkrupp business unit Uhde have signed an agreement to drive forward the development, testing and marketing of autonomous turbomachinery systems operation for the nitric acid production industry.

AvantiGas, a part of UGI International, has secured the exclusive rights to the supply of bioLPG from polish-based biofuel producer, Ekobenz.

Crown LNG, a Norwegian group which specialises in developing LNG infrastructure for harsh weather conditions, has initiated development of an LNG terminal offshore Kakinada, India.

Oiltanking and Azur Drones have successfully equipped Oiltanking’s terminal in Copenhagen with state-of-the-art drone technology to support safety and operations.

Air Liquide has partnered with Samsung Engineering for a methanol plant in Sarawak, Malaysia.