Downstream news

To combat the megaproject complexity, organisations are implementing procedures and systems that offset the risks of overruns.

The President of LUKOIL has visited Nizhny Novgorod to check on the progress of major downstream projects in the region.

John Zink Hamworthy Combustion® (JZHC) has introduced Smart Combustion, a suite of technologies that allows facilities to optimise operations of their combustion systems.

McDermott has been awarded technology and extended basic engineering contracts for two ethylene crackers in Russia.

Shenghong Refining Petrochemical has awarded KBR a contract for a 300 000 tpy vinyl acetate monomer unit in China.

Gazprom Neft has announced that it has received 10 new pieces of equipment for the delayed coking unit at its Omsk Refinery.

Axens and CORYS have entered into a collaboration agreement to offer digital solutions to the downstream sector.

“The new Tracerco™ Level System provides the most reliable and repeatable level measurements. With SIL 2 certification, measurement redundancy and no moving parts, it lets you control and optimise your processes with complete confidence”.

Woodside and BHP have agreed the tolling price for processing natural gas from the Scarborough offshore field at the Pluto LNG facility.

The Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association has awarded its inaugural ‘Early Years Industry Award’.