Europe downstream news

OPITO has appointed Mark Cullens to the new role of director of strategic development.

Wood has secured two new strategic modifications contracts with Equinor for the Mongstad refinery near Bergen, growing its downstream capability in Norway.

EBK has announced a multi-million euro investment in new measurement and expansion technologies for its steel pipe products.

Research by IHS Markit suggests that global MMA demand is increasing as supply becomes increasingly constrained.

ABS has confirmed the world’s first conversion of a slow-speed marine diesel engine to operate on ethane as a fuel.

A report by ESAI Energy has shown that Europe's diesel imports and gasoline exports will shrink over the coming year.

The company’s latest report forecasts that the global propylene capacity is poised to see considerable growth over the next nine years from 121.3 million tpy in 2017 to 148.1 million tpy in 2026.

As of 1 January 2019, Dr. Thorsten Pötter will assume the position of Chief Digital Officer at Samson Aktiengesellschaft in Frankfurt, Germany.

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.