Downstream news
MAIRE announces new project awards
MAIRE has announced new awards and additional works related to previously announced orders for a total amount of approximately €1.3 billion, with projects located across Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Novity enters strategic partnership with Chiyoda Corp.
Novity has entered into an MoU with Chiyoda Corp. to jointly deploy an integrated solution combining Novity’s predictive maintenance AI platform with Chiyoda’s operations and maintenance total solution platform.
Mantel and Wood announce MOU to scale high-temperature carbon capture
Mantel has named Wood as the preferred fired-equipment partner as first commercial project advances in Western Canada.
BOTAS and Argent LNG sign MoU
BOTAS and Argent LNG LLC have signed a memorandum of understanding for the delivery of US-origin LNG into Türkiye.
Aster invests US$80 million in Singapore to expand ethylene export capacity
Aster has taken FID to proceed with the US$80 million project to expand ethylene export capacity at its ethylene cracker complex in Singapore.
Improving LNG safety and purity
In the May issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering, Rhys Jenkins, Servomex, discusses how operators can best maximise safety, purity, and profitability across the whole LNG production value chain.
Republic of Uzbekistan and ROSEN Group sign MoU
The Republic of Uzbekistan and ROSEN Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a framework for technical cooperation in the oil and gas sector.
Phillips 66 announces Zeus Gas Plant and a third coastal bend fractionator
Phillips 66 has announced that it is moving forward with the Zeus Gas Plant and a third Coastal Bend Fractionator, two projects that will advance its integrated wellhead-to-market strategy, Gulf Coast, US.
BASF opens new R&D centre for refinery catalysts
BASF has opened a new research and development centre for advancements in refinery catalysts in Attapulgus, Georgia, US.
EIA: US industrial natural gas consumption expected to hit records in 2026 and 2027
The EIA forecast US industrial natural gas consumption will climb to record highs through 2027 in the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook.