Oil refinery news

DLA Piper is advising Sinopec on its acquisition of Chevron's downstream oil business' in South Africa and Botswana.

North East Corrosion Engineers (NECE), part of the ICR group, has announced its first contract for an onshore facility in Kazakhstan.

An Indian refinery has announced it will use Honeywell UOP technology to meet rising domestic demand for clean fuels.

Clariant has launched a new catalyst for more profitable and sustainable fuel upgrading in petroleum refineries.

Neste Jacobs and Coolbrook have announced their plans to develop new olefin cracking technology based on a hydrocarbon cracking method where ethylene, the core raw material for polyethylene, is produced.

Global Markets has released a report focusing on the market for hydrogen purification in the petroleum refining industry for the period from 2015 to 2020.

Amec Foster Wheeler has announced it has been awarded Eni's contract in excess of €50 million for a ‘green’ refinery conversion.

ExxonMobil plans to invest US$20 billion to expand manufacturing in the US Gulf Coast region.

Amec Foster Wheeler has signed a global downstream framework agreement with Shell.

Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources has announced its subsidiary, MV Technologies, has secured US$1.4 million worth of purchase orders for its next generation H2S removal system.