North America downstream news

LyondellBasell has formed a new Advanced Polymer Solutions business segment.

Figures released by the US Energy Information Administration show that in April 2018 crude oil exports from Houston-Galveston, Texas, US, exceeded imports by 15 000 bpd.

The license provides verification that Corrosion Resistant Alloys quality system meets the requirements of API Q1 and that the company is capable of manufacturing products in accordance with API 5CRA/ISO 13680.

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.

Earlier this year, Union Tech was awarded a contract to install Z4 rising-stem ball valves and paired actuators in Nanjing Chengzhi Yongqing Energy Technology’s 600 kilotonnes per annum methanol-to-olefins (MTO) project.

The contract is scheduled to begin from the start of commercial deliveries, currently estimated to be in 3Q23, and last for a 10-year period.

BCCK Holding Co. has been selected by Navitas Midstream Midland Basin, LLC for the construction of a Nitech® Nitrogen Rejection Unit in West Texas.

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.

Food Express, Inc., with the assistance of Southern California Gas Co., has added 11 new ultra-low emission natural gas trucks to its fleet.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has secured a contract for engineering services for Keyera's Wapiti Gas Plant Phase Two expansion.