Downstream news

Congressman Will Hurd is set to visit MMEX Resources’ Pecos County Refinery Site.

If completed the expansion could increase polypropylene manufacturing capacity at the new facility by up to 450 000 tpy.

RES Polyflow’s plant in Indiana will convert plastic waste into ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel and naphtha blend stocks, which will then be purchased by BP for regional distribution in the petroleum market.

Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi met with Indian energy officials to discuss bilateral cooperation, particularly in the LNG sector.

The IEA has reported that global energy demand climbed 2.1% last year.

The 700 000 tpy unit failed to restart as normal on Monday, following an unexpected idling due to minor glitches early that day.

The Indian newspaper The Economic Times is reporting that the state-owned Saudi oil giant is aiming to purchase a majority stake in a proposed refinery and petrochemical complex in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.

The new system is intended to protect refineries from drone intrusion.

HYDEX E is designed for selective hydrocracking of long chain normal paraffins to improve the cold flow properties of middle distillates.

Freeport LNG is seeking permission to export 262.8 billion ft3 of LNG over 20 years to countries with and without a Free Trade Agreement with the US.