Downstream news
Woodside selects Bechtel for Pluto LNG expansion
Bechtel will assist Woodside as it prepares to award the FEED contract for the western Australia expansion.
Aqualis Offshore completes Bahrain floatover
Aqualis Offshore has completed the floatover installation of the REGAS topside offshore Bahrain as part of the Bahrain LNG Import Terminal.
DEFA issues tender for construction of LNG import terminal
Cypriot state natural gas company has issued a tender for the design, construction and operation of an FSRU unit.
Global Bioenergies reaches 87% of yield target in isobutene process
New bacterial strains show progress in producing hydrocarbons through fermentation.
Union Tech and Pioneer Industrial ink valve distribution agreement
Union Tech and Pioneer Industrial have signed an agreement for the distribution of Union Tech’s valves throughout Midwestern US.
Saudi Aramco and Total launch engineering studies to build a giant petrochemical complex in Jubail
Amin H. Nasser, President and Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Aramco and Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Total, have signed the joint development agreement in Dhahran for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) of a giant petrochemical complex in Jubail, on Saudi Arabia’s eastern coast.
Wood secures multi-million dollar contract for refinery in Oman
Wood has secured a new multi-million dollar contract with Duqm Refinery and Petrochemicals Industries to provide two Terrace Wall™ double-fired delayed coker heaters at their refinery on the south eastern coast of the Sultanate of Oman.
New solvent deasphalter unit at Shell's Pernis refinery increases production of cleaner fuels
The new unit enables Pernis to process a larger proportion of its oil intake into cleaner transport fuels compliant with IMO 2020.
Total Lubricants announces Kubota UK partnership
Under the long-term agreement, Total has developed a range of lubricant and grease products to meet the specifications of Kubota-branded equipment.
Oiltanking expands its Antwerp gas terminal with new propane tank
Partnership with Borealis will see increased capacity for propylene and propane.