Downstream news

Ok Kawang Engineering Co. (OKV), a Korean specialist valve supplier for the shipbuilding and offshore industry, is entering the US market.

Air Products has signed an agreement to provide its proprietary LNG technology, equipment and related process license and advisory services to the Energia Costa Azul (ECA) LNG export terminal project in Mexico.

Dan Williamson, a spokesman for the project, said that there were "very substantive conversations going on with a number of companies".

Six technology licence agreements for the gas chemical complex have been signed with Chemtex, Scientific Design, Versalis, Haldor Topsoe, Grace and Sinopec.

Chart Industries has invested US$15 million in Svante Inc. and signed a commercial carbon capture MoU.

Chevron has confirmed that it has made an offer to acquire Noble Midstream Partners LP.

Zenith Energy Terminals Holdings LLC has announced that it has completed the acquisition of the assets of bulk terminal storage from Guttman Realty, which is comprised of three storage terminals in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, US.

A subsidiary of CVR Energy, Inc. is proceeding with the next phase of the KBR Solid Acid Alkylation Technology project for its refinery in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, US.

The two companies have signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement focused on supporting carbon management in downstream businesses.

Asad Tahir, Emerson, USA, offers an analysis of the advances in analyser technology which have improved natural gas composition and sulfur content evaluation.