North America downstream news
Meridian Energy, Axens and McDermott hold engineering summit for Davis Refinery
The meetings begin an intensive effort to complete the FEED of the refinery located in Belfield, North Dakota.
Air Products to build liquid hydrogen facility in California
The company’s second facility in the US comes in response to increasing market demand.
Shell starts production at new petrochemicals unit on US Gulf Coast
Completion of major expansion project makes Shell’s Geismar chemicals manufacturing site the largest producer of alpha olefins in the world.
Alpek JV acquires Corpus Christi PTA-PET plant
Alpek, Indorama and Far Eastern will each have the right to receive one third of the capacity of PTA and PET produced at the Corpus Christi Project upon completion.
American Midstream receives revised buyout offer from ArcLight
Pursuant to the non-binding proposal, ArcLight would acquire all common units of American Midstream Partners.
WorleyParsons awarded EPCM contract by INEOS Styrolution America
Services relate to the construction of a new acrylate styrene acrylonitrile facility on the US Gulf Coast.
Alfa Laval wins SEK110 million natural gas order
The order comprises Alfa Laval Niagara's air cooler systems.
ESAI: Corpus Christi will double crude oil exports in 2019
Three new pipelines coming online in the second half of 2019 will deliver an onslaught of crude to the port of Corpus Christi.
US imports of Canadian heavy crude have more than doubled since 2012, says IHS Markit
This year the US will import more oil from Canada than all the OPEC countries combined – and 80% of those imports will be heavy oil.
Primoris Services announces engineering award from Gulf Coast refiner
The scope of work includes a new process unit, storage tanks, and interconnecting piping.