Downstream news

Petronas’ Senior Vice President and MD/CEO of Petronas Chemical Group has been appointed to international carbon emissions research project panel.

Dr Jason Shirley, ECP Energy & Chemical Professionals, UAE, explains the challenges and the importance of setting suitable process safety metrics.

Motiva Enterprises has executed a long-term supply agreement with Aramco base oil affiliate S-Oil Corp. that will more than double Motiva’s current offer for Group III base oil in North America.

Orbital Sidekick (OSK) has announced the upcoming launch of its newest and most powerful hyperspectral imaging satellite, Aurora.

Mammoet-Haisla Joint Venture (J.V.) has completed the pile handing scope for the LNG Canada project through JGC-Fluor Joint Venture in Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada.

Worley has secured a services contract with Parkland Refining (B.C.) Ltd for its strategic projects at the Burnaby refinery in British Columbia, Canada.

Dow and Shell have reported progress on their technology programme to electrically heat steam cracker furnaces.

Covenant Energy chooses Haldor Topsoe’s solutions to produce renewable diesel with low carbon footprint.

Neste and LyondellBasell agree on long-term commercial relationship to make polymers and chemicals from renewable feedstock more widely available to global brands.

Axens and Sulzer Chemtech (GTC Technology) have formed an alliance to license an advanced process for fluid catalytic cracking naphtha processing.