Downstream news
BW LNG and Burckhardt Compression agree LNG carrier partnership
BW LNG and Burckhardt Compression signed a 10 year service agreement covering nine LNG carriers with Laby®-GI Compressors on board.
Victoria's EPA grants Altona refinery exemption
Environment Protection Authority Victoria has granted Mobil Refining Australia Ltd permission to handle excess butane in alternative ways to allow it to continue to produce fuel at its Altona refinery.
Join us for Downstream Digitalisation 2020
On 22 October, Hydrocarbon Engineering will be hosting the Downstream Digitalisation 2020 online conference, covering the latest developments driving the digitalisation of the hydrocarbon processing sector.
Saudi Aramco and SABIC reassessing crude-oil-to-chemicals project
SABIC has said the two companies are now considering the integration of Saudi Aramco’s existing refineries in Yanbu with a mixed feed steam cracker and downstream olefin derivative units.
AVEVA and SCG collaborate on Digital Reliability Platform
The Digital Reliability Platform is an asset performance management solution to predict equipment health, monitor performance, and enable advanced maintenance across its operations to eliminate unplanned downtime.
GlobalData: China to dominate Asia and Oceania’s refinery capacity growth by 2024
China is expected to lead Asia and Oceania’s refinery capacity growth, contributing around 71% of the region’s total capacity growth by 2024.
ARLANXEO sells olefins business to Mitsubishi Corp.
ARLANXEO's olefins business produces butadiene and raffinate, and is located at the Bio-Industrial Park Sarnia in Ontario, Canada.
Long Ridge Energy terminal partners with New Fortress Energy and GE to transition power plant to zero-carbon hydrogen
Long Ridge Energy terminal, Hannibal, Ohio, has announced plans to transition its 485 MW combined-cycle power plant to run on carbon-free hydrogen.
Grain LNG and Qatar Terminal Ltd sign agreement to strengthen UK gas security of supply
The companies have announced a 25-year agreement that will provide the Qatari company with storage and redelivery capacity at Grain LNG from mid-2025.
Neste, Recycling Technologies and Unilever to work on chemical recycling of waste plastics
A joint project involving these three companies has been awarded a £3.1 million grant from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to develop chemical recycling.