Downstream news

Suez has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Rosneft.

A number of agreements have been signed regarding the Amur Gas Processing Plant construction project.

Shandong Tianhong Chemical has selected Honeywell UOP’s technology to produce on-purpose propylene.

Total has signed an agreement to acquire a direct working interest of 10% in Arctic LNG 2.

Fujian Zhongjing Petrochemical has selected LyondellBasell’s Spheripol technology for a project in China.

Valero has acquired Pure Biofuels del Peru in a transaction that includes refined products terminals in northern Peru.

INVISTA Performance Technologies has successfully deployed its latest PTA technology on Jiaxing Petrochemical’s second PTA line.

AET has been awarded a contract to own and operate four specialist DP2 shuttle tankers on long-term charter by Petrobras.

ExxonMobil has announced greenhouse gas reduction measures that are expected to lead to significant improvements in emissions performance by 2020.

After a thorough qualification programme, Axens has qualified Avantium to perform independent testing of commercial naphtha reforming catalysts.