Europe downstream news

The Canadian energy company has appointed KfW IPEX-Bank as an adviser in assisting it to finalise a US$-multibillion untied loan guarantee from the German federal government for the construction of the Goldboro LNG facility in Nova Scotia, Canada.

The three companies will work together to study the feasibility and sustainability of transforming liquefied waste plastic into refinery raw material.

The transaction adds to Topsoe’s portfolio of catalyst and proprietary technologies for the chemical and refining industries.

Orbital Gas Systems has been awarded an exclusive contract to provide routine maintenance, repair and calibration for a major UK natural gas transmission company.

The new facility in Sweden will help customers in North East Europe improve plant reliability and performance.

Dmitry Konov, Chief Executive of the Russian petrochemicals producer Sibur, has told Reuters that the company is looking at various options on capital markets, but chose not to confirm whether that included plans for an initial public offering.

The FEED of InfraStrata’s gas storage project in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, is scheduled to be delivered by December 2018 at the latest.

MOL Group will support the completion of APK’s plastic recycling plant in Germany.

Rosneft Deutschland GmbH has signed contracts with German companies for marketing its petrochemical products.

Praxair Inc. has signed an agreement to sell European assets to Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.