Downstream news
WoodMac: Saudi Aramco shows its ambition
Wood Mackenzie believes that Saudi Aramco is demonstrating its ambition to transform into an international oil and gas powerhouse.
Wood to install delayed coking technology at Texas refinery
Wood has been awarded an EPC support services contract for the installation of a 55 000 bpd, four drum delayed coking unit at a Port Arthur refinery in Southeast Texas, US.
Air Liquide Engineering & Construction and Samsung Engineering sign methanol plant FEED contract
The methanol plant, which will be located in Bintulu, Sarawak State, Eastern Malaysia, will come into operation in 2023.
Shell Catalysts & Technologies launches
CRI, Criterion and Shell Global Solutions will now operate under the new tradename of Shell Catalysts & Technologies.
NextDecade Corp and Shell reach 20-year LNG sale and purchase agreement
Shell will purchase 2 million tpy of LNG from NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG export project in Brownsville, Texas, US.
Re-Gen Robotics launches ‘No Man Entry’ robotic tank cleaning company
Re-Gen Robotics’ tank cleaning system aims to eradicate industry fatalities in the British Isles.
OPITO appoints new Vice President to support safety in the Middle East and Africa
Based in OPITO’s Dubai office, Richard Roberts will work alongside the region’s national and international oil companies.
China to lead liquids storage capacity
A report from GlobalData suggests that China will be the major contributor to the growth of the global liquids storage industry.
KBR awarded Aramco contract for SDA technology
KBR will supply supercritical solvent deasphalting technology to Saudi Aramco’s Riyadh Refinery.
Asia drives LNG import growth
GIIGNL’s latest report suggests that strong demand in Asia has driven LNG import growth for a third consecutive year.