Downstream petrochemical news

Wood has been awarded a five-year industrial services contract by Lucite International.

Fluor has been awarded a construction contract for MEGlobal’s new monoethylene glycol facility in Freeport, Texas.

SOCAR Turkey Energy has selected an Axens technology for use at a future petrochemical site in Turkey.

Mammoet has completed heavy lifting activities at Lotte Chemical’s mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) project ahead of schedule.

Chevron Phillips Chemical has successfully introduced feedstock and commenced operation of a new ethane cracker at its Cedar Bayou facility.

hte and Instituto de Tecnología Química have announced the successful commercialisation of their micro downflow unit for fluid catalytic cracking catalyst testing.

SNC-Lavalin and TechnipFMC have been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract for NOVA Chemicals gas cracking furnaces.

Saudi Aramco and SABIC have awarded a project management contract to Wood for a crude oil to chemicals complex.

Honeywell UOP engineer Bipin Vora has been elected to a national academy of engineering.

Yokogawa has been awarded an order to supply gas chromatographs for a new integrated refinery and petrochemical complex in China.