North America downstream news

Trafigura has begun transporting crude oil from the US Permian Basin to the Gulf Coast via the newly operational Cactus II pipeline.

Berndorf Belt Technology USA (BBT) has named Nicholas Dagher as Director of Sales, responsible for the Canadian region.

Pin Oak has announced that it has made interconnection agreements to EPIC and Red Oak pipelines, and begun construction on its Taft oil trading terminal.

Enterprise and Chevron have announced agreements supporting the development of an offshore crude oil terminal in the Gulf of Mexico.

EthosEnergy has taken over operations and maintenance of a Louisiana cogeneration facility for ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge refining and chemicals complex.

Aria Energy, a Michigan-based renewable energy company, celebrated a ribbon cutting ceremony for their newest Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) facility at the Waste Connections-owned Butler County Landfill in David City, Nebraska, on 26 July 2019.

SNC-Lavalin has been awarded the commissioning services contract by ExxonMobil and SABIC for their Gulf Coast Growth Ventures petrochemical facility.

West Coast Olefins has obtained a 300-acre site for the construction of a CAN$5.6 billion petrochemical project in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.

Following a successful FEED phase, KBR has begun work on the EPC phase of Methanex’s Geismar 3 methanol project.

GlobalData has reported that China will drive global liquids storage capacity growth by 2023, adding 135 million bbl.