Downstream petrochemical news
CB&I signs crude development agreement with Saudi Aramco
CB&I and Saudi Aramco have entered into a joint development agreement for the development of crude-to-chemical technologies.
CITGO’s new President completes first corporate meeting
CITGO’s new President and CEO, Asdrúbal Chávez, has confirmed the company’s headquarters will remain in Houston, Texas, US.
VUV Analytics announces fuel and petrochemical milestones
VUV Analytics tripled revenues in fuels and petrochemicals in 2017 and took its first order in Saudi Arabia.
NIBE acquires 60% share in BriskHeat Corp.
NIBE has also agreed to purchase the remaining 40% of BriskHeat’s outstanding shares in the future.
Mercuria completes purchase of Noble Americas
Noble Americas South Bend Ethanol has been purchased by Mercuria and renamed South Bend Ethanol.
Enterprise Products to expand butane isomerisation facility capacity
Enterprise Products plans to increase the capacity of its Mont Belvieu butane isomerisation facility
RadMax proof-of-concept gas expander achieves milestone
Testing of the prototype gas expander with compressed air produced lb-ft and power generation as predicted.
Enterprise to increase capacity at Texas facility
Enterprise has announced further growth in capacity of cryogenic natural gas processing plant under construction in Texas.
Chemicals production continues strong growth
Fourth quarter figures released by the American Chemistry Council reveal strong growth in the global chemical production industry.
Emerson launches temperature measurement platform
Emerson Automation Solutions has introduced a new platform for its surface sensing temperature measurement solution.