US refinery news
Air Products dedicates new LNG equipment facility and manufacturing expansion
Florida test facility opens alongside groundbreaking for the site’s manufacturing expansion.
Anellotech announces commercial plant engineering plans with Axens and IFPEN
Catalyst technology has proven suitable for development and commercialisation of petrochemicals production.
US-China dispute will disrupt polyolefins trade, says Wood Mackenzie
Wood Mackenzie’s latest research report forecasts US polyolefins exports to China to halve in 2019.
Tallgrass Energy and Silver Creek Midstream to expand crude oil JV
Powder River Basin project to develop crude oil terminal facilities as well as two pipelines.
US energy trade balance still dominated by crude oil imports, says EIA
The US EIA reports that the US trade gap for products has narrowed, with imports 1.5 times greater than exports.
Asia will contribute 38% of global refinery coking units capacity additions by 2022, says GlobalData
New report forecasts Asia to be the major contributor to the growth of the global refinery coking units industry between 2018 and 2022.
McDermott awarded EPC contract for CB&I storage tanks
McDermott will construct three external floating-roof tanks to support new Texas terminal.
US natural gas storage to enter winter at lowest levels since 2005, says EIA
The EIA reports that US natural gas inventories will reach their lowest end-of-October level since 2005.
Shell achieves engineering milestone at Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex
Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC (Shell) has announced the successful installation of its quench tower – the largest piece of equipment at its Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex, currently under construction.
New research shows that oil markets could be stabilised
A Rystad Energy report suggests that a swing producer can stabilise the market if the right heuristics are applied.