Refining

Tupras using Aveva data software to boost refinery output

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Mon, 2014-09-29 10:47

29th September 2014

Tupras using Aveva data software to boost refinery output

Tupras, Turkey’s largest downstream oil and gas operator, is investing extensively in Aveva software technology following an intensive evaluation process

ExxonMobil Chemical expands Singapore and Antwerp operations

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Thu, 2014-09-25 10:28

25th September 2014

ExxonMobil Chemical expands Singapore and Antwerp operations

ExxonMobil Chemical is increasing production of its high performance hydrocarbon fluids by about 10 per cent through expansion projects at its Singapore and Antwerp facilities

Foster Wheeler lands Philippine refinery coking unit contract

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Tue, 2014-09-23 17:20

23rd September 2014

Foster Wheeler lands Philippine refinery coking unit contract

Foster Wheeler has announced that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Petron Corporation to provide operator training, commissioning, and start-up assistance services for the new delayed coking unit at Petron’s Bataan Refinery in the Philippines

Sibur ups expenditure at its Siberian ZapSibNeftekhim downstream project

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Tue, 2014-09-16 12:20

16th September 2014

$ZapSibNeftekhim's project is designed to operate a steam cracker (by Linde AG, Germany) with a capacity of 1.5 mtpa of ethylene, around 500 ktpa of propylene and 100 ktpa of butane-butylene fraction (BBF), along with units with a total capacity to produce 1.5 mtpa of various grades of polyethylene (by INEOS, UK) and a polypropylene unit of 500 ktpa (by LyondellBasell, Netherlands)$

Sibur plans to increase overall 2014 spending at the ZapSibNeftekhim refinery project in Russia from USD 1.35bn to USD 1.92bn, following successful FEED completion and planned future engineering agreements

Technip awarded Bahrain downstream FEED contract

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Tue, 2014-09-16 09:35

16th September 2014

Technip awarded Bahrain downstream refinery FEED contract

Technip has been awarded a significant contract for new refinery units in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Pemex pumps USD 2.5bn into Los Ramones pipeline project

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Fri, 2014-09-12 16:16

12th September 2014

Pemex pumps USD 2.5bn into Los Ramones pipeline project

Pemex revealed at an event yesterday that it intends to spend around USD 5.5bn on expanding the country’s natural gas pipeline network and to improve the quality of its downstream output

Rosneft recommences production at Achinsk Oil refinery

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Mon, 2014-09-01 10:37

01st September 2014

Rosneft recommences production at Achinsk Oil refinery

Achinsk Oil refinery, suspended after the incident of June 15, 2014 has recovered the processes of primary crude oil processing, according to a Rosneft statement

Statoil resumes ordinary operations at In Amenas refinery in Libya

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Mon, 2014-09-01 10:04

01st September 2014

Statoil resumes ordinary operations at In Amenas refinery in Libya

Nearly 18 months after the In Amenas attack, Statoil and the joint venture partners are ready to resume ordinary operations at the plant

Petronas awards Petrofac USD 500m RAPID refinery contract in Malaysia

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Wed, 2014-08-13 09:51

13th August 2014

Petronas awards Petrofac USD 500m RAPID refinery contract in Malaysia

Petrofac has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract by PRPC Refinery and Cracker Sdn. Bhd. a subsidiary under the Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) group, Malaysia’s national oil and gas company; for a refinery package in Petronas’ Refinery and Petrochemicals Integrated Development (RAPID) project in Pengerang, Johor, Malaysia

Sinopec awarded USD 1.33bn refinery construction project in Malaysia

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Tue, 2014-08-12 12:08

12th August 2014

Sinopec awarded USD 1.33bn refinery construction project in Malaysia

Sinopec Engineering Group, a Sinopec subsidiary, has been awarded a construction contract at the massive RAPID (refinery and petrochemical integrated development) refinery project in Malaysia by PRPC Refinery and Cracker, a Petronas subsidiary