Downstream news
Honeywell UOP wins KIPIC contract
Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Co. will expand its Al-Zour refinery with technology from Honeywell UOP.
Jacobs selects Coreworx Interface Management for refinery project
Jacobs Engineering Group will use Coreworx software to manage the refinery project’s interfaces and enhance collaboration between contracting parties.
Recent trends in the Suez Canal and SUMED Pipeline
The EIA reports on the Suez Canal and SUMED Pipeline and their position as critical energy chokepoints.
China to replace Japan as top LNG importer by 2022
Wood Mackenzie forecasts that China will import more LNG than Japan as early as 2022, making it the largest importer in the world.
Shipoil appoints Inatech to digitalise operations
In order to address the profit challenges of IMO 2020, Shipoil has appointed Inatech to digitalise its bunker fuel and marine lubricants operations.
GPA Midstream Association appoints new President
Joel Moxley has been appointed as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of the GPA Midstream Association, succeeding Mark Sutton.
India to drive LNG regas growth
GlobalData reports that India will contribute 35% of Asia and Oceania’s LNG regasification capacity growth in 2023.
Freeport LNG hits milestone
Train 1 of the Freeport LNG Liquefaction project has reached the final commissioning stage.
Eni begins installing the hull of Coral Sul FLNG
Eni has begun the installation of the hull of the Coral Sul FLNG, due to be launched in 2020 with production beginning in 2022.
BP enters 50:50 joint venture with Bunge to create bioenergy company
BP and Bunge will combine their Brazilian biofuel and biopower businesses to create a joint venture named BP Bunge Bioenergia.