Downstream news

Woodside has signed Guiding Principles that commit it to further reduce methane emissions from the natural gas assets it operates.

AUMA actuators have helped to ensure reliable valve automation at a remote gas processing plant and a tank farm in the Sakha Republic, Russia.

Sunoco LP and Superior Plus Corp. have executed a definitive agreement to acquire a wholesale fuel distribution and terminal business.

In 2016, the government decided to leapfrog from BSIV fuel to BSVI fuel by 2020, skipping the BSV stage.

Petrobras has agreed to participate in the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

Pemex has signed a contract with Olstor Services to increase its oil product storage capacity.

Sadara Chemical Co.’s mixed feed cracker in Saudi Arabia has passed all of its performance tests. TechnipFMC provided technology and front-end engineering design for the cracker.

AUMA has launched explosion-proof variable-speed valve actuators for use in potentially hazardous environments.

INEOS Styrolution has announced plans to build a styrene monomer plant in the US Gulf Coast.

The EIA reports that natural gas storage design capacity increased slightly in 2017.