Downstream news

Lummus Technology's Novolen business has been awarded a contract by Lukoil Burgas for a petrochemical facility in Bulgaria.

Canada-based oil refinery operator Irving Oil has terminated an agreement for the purchase of North Atlantic Refinery Ltd.

The pilot project will aim to predict and analyse fatigue in the hull of a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the North Sea.

Billington Process Technology has been awarded contracts by Gassco and ABB to deliver an Operator Training Simulator for the Zeepipe gas receiving terminal in Belgium.

The PHMSA has announced a new award package valued at almost US$8 million that will fund 10 US pipeline safety and R&D projects.

Shell's petrochemical complex near Pittsburgh remains on track to enter service in the early 2020s, according to the company.

CEDIGAZ outlines how natural gas has a key role to play in the transition to a low carbon economy.

The European Petrochemical Association has announced the appointment of Hartwig Michels, President Petrochemicals at BASF SE, as its new President, effective 8 October.

Chevron Phillips Chemical has started producing polyethylene from recycled mixed-waste plastics.

In a recent AFPM webinar Bruce Taylor, Director of digital transformation at Sinclair Oil, described digital transformation as focusing on getting incremental value from all of the investments made through digitalisation.