Downstream news
Wood wins ethylene project EPC contract
Wood will provide EPC services to a proposed world-class ethylene project along the US Gulf Coast.
IMO2020 – Will you be ready?
In 2020, change is coming to the industry with new global sulphur limits for bunker fuel as a result of the IMO’s MARPOL Annex VI regulation.
US LNG export capacity to more than double by the end of 2019
EIA projects that US LNG export capacity will become the third largest in the world behind Australia and Qatar by the end of 2019.
Matrix Service awarded ionic alkylation unit construction at Chevron refinery
The first ionic alkylation unit in the US will be installed at the Salt Lake City, Utah facility.
Alfa Laval wins energy-efficiency order
The company will supply compact heat exchangers to a US petrochemical plant.
Venture Global LNG and Kiewit announce EPC contract for LNG export facility
Kiewit has been awarded the EPC contract for the Calcasieu Pass LNG facility.
Mabanaft invests in strategic expansion of jet fuel storage
The investments include a commitment to long-term storage and the construction of a new road loading rack at the Canvey Island storage terminal.
Chevron Phillips Chemical to cease US paraxylene production
Wood Mackenzie comments on Chevron Phillips Chemical’s decision to cease production.
SABIC and JSMC renew partnership in Saudi Methanol Company
SABIC will raise its stake in Ar-Razi to 75%, purchasing 50% of JSMC’s share.
GTT receives an order for the tank design of two new LNG Carriers
GTT has received an order from a Korean shipyard concerning the tank design of two new 174 000 cubic metre LNG carriers.