Archive for the ‘Processing’ Category
Pemex to proceed with Dos Bocas refinery project
May 10th, 2019 by Latest News
Petroleos Mexicanos has decided it will build Mexico’s previously proposed 340,000-b/d refinery in the Port of Dos Bocas, Tabasco, on its own. The refinery, which comes as one of the main projects to help achieve Mexico’s energy independence and ensure…
OMV, Borealis eye plastic recycling
May 10th, 2019 by Latest News
OMV and Borealis are exploring ways to chemically recycle plastic waste into plastics feedstock at the refining and petrochemical site they share at Schwechat, Austria.
HPCL Rajasthan Refinery, a 74-26% joint venture of Hindustan Petroleum and the state government of Rajasthan, has let a contract to Chevron Lummus Global—a partnership of Chevron USA and McDermott International—to provide process technology for a cokin…
Lotte Chemical USA and Westlake Chemical have completed their long-planned $3.1-billion grassroots petrochemical project in southwest Louisiana. The state of Louisiana alongside Lotte and Westlake officials held a dedication ceremony for the compl…
Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals, a subsidiary of Oil & Natural Gas Corp., has implemented a partial shutdown of process units as part of a force majeure at its 300,000-b/d integrated complex in Mangalore, India.
Official: Normal Druzhba flow due mid-May
May 8th, 2019 by Latest News
The Druzhba oil pipeline between Russia and Europe will resume normal operations in mid-May after a month-long curtailment responding to contamination, according to Russian Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak in a report by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
Dutch refiner lets contract for Zeeland refinery
May 8th, 2019 by Latest News
Dutch refiner Zeeland Refinery, a joint venture of Total and Lukoil, has let a contract to Aspen Technology to implement asset optimization software designed to bridge gaps in planning and scheduling at its 72,300-b/d refinery at Vlissingen, the Nether…
Indorama Ventures Olefins, an indirect subsidiary of Thailand’s Indorama Ventures, has achieved mechanical completion of its previously announced project to renovate and restart a dormant ethane cracker in Westlake, La., just west of Lake Charles in Ca…
ExxonMobil Corp. is planning a $2-billion investment to expand its Baytown, Tex., chemical plant. Scheduled for startup in 2022, the expansion will include a performance polymer unit that will produce about 400,000 tonnes/year of Vistamaxx polymers, Ex…
Chevron USA has completed its purchase from Petrobras America of all outstanding shares and equity interests of Pasadena Refining System Inc., which includes the refinery in Pasadena, Tex., and PRSI Trading LLC for $350 million, excluding working …