Downstream news
HyrdoChemPSC announces acquisition of TriStar Tank Services
HydroChemPSC’s services to be broadened after the acquisition of TriStar Tank Services.
Alfa Laval wins SEK 125 million energy efficiency order
Petrochemical plant in China to be provided with Packinox heat exchangers by Alfa Laval.
UAE and Indonesia sign energy agreements
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Indonesian President Joko Widodo have witnessed the exchange of signed energy agreements.
2020 ‘to prove pivotal’ for European gas
Wood Mackenzie expects 2020 to be a pivotal year for European gas as storage and pricing issues increase.
Stress Engineering Services acquires Laserstream
Stress Engineering Services Inc., (SES) has acquired Laserstream LP, a technical service company specialising in laser mapping of tubular assets.
Axens awarded licensing contract for Borouge 4 project in UAE
Aexens will supply a MTBE unit coupled with a 1-Butene production unit and 1-Hexene unit for the Borouge 4 project.
Shell Chemicals to produce polycarbonate
Shell and CNOOC reveal plan for a new polycarbonate production unit in China.
Global chemical supply and demand threatened by Middle East escalation
ICIS warns that escalating tension in the Middle East could seriously disrupt global trade in chemicals and oil products.
Asia Pacific gas and LNG themes to watch
Six themes that will impact Asia Pacific’s gas and LNG markets in 2020 have been identified by Wood Mackenzie
ADNOC and Reliance Industries sign petrochemical agreement
ADNOC has announced that it has signed a framework agreement with Reliance Industries Limited to explore the development of an ethylene dichloride facility.