Americas
AIChE ’17: Ethylene Producers Congress
SAN ANTONIO -- Run in parallel with the AIChE Spring Meeting, the Ethylene Producers Congress is self-contained with its own exhibition area right outside the large ballroom that hosts the four-day meeting. The event began the Sunday evening before with their own reception, but didn’t have featured lunch speakers during the week, allowing participants to network during daily two-hour lunch breaks.
ExxonMobil Chemical to expand global hydrocarbon fluids capacity by 250 Mtpy
HOUSTON -- ExxonMobil Chemical Company, a division of ExxonMobil Corporation, announced that it is expanding the capacity of its global hydrocarbon fluid assets by more than 250 Mtpy at its world-scale petrochemical sites in Antwerp, Belgium; Baytown, Texas; and Jurong Island, Singapore.
Catalytic cracker working fully at Isla refinery of Venezuela's PDVSA
ORANJESTAD (Reuters) -- The catalytic cracker at Curacao's Isla oil refinery, operated by Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, is fully working, refinery workers said on Thursday.
Environmental groups sue Trump administration for approving Keystone pipeline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Several environmental groups filed lawsuits against the Trump administration on Thursday to challenge its decision to approve construction of TransCanada Corp's controversial Keystone XL crude oil pipeline.
Hit by Venezuela shortage, Cuba to restrict premium gasoline sales
HAVANA (Reuters) -- Cuba will stop selling premium grade gasoline except to tourists starting Saturday due to a fuel crunch affecting Venezuela, its oil-rich ally and key trading partner.
AIChE ’17: 13th Global Congress on Process Safety
SAN ANTONIO -- Run in parallel with the AIChE Spring Meeting, GCPS also draws a large attendance and a significant number of exhibitors. Now in San Antonio for 2017, the plenary session AGILE award keynote address was “Chemical Engineers Can Do Anything” by John Televantos of Arsenal Capital Partners.
Deloitte announces cyber risk platform for ICS, OT security
NEW YORK — Deloitte announced plans to expand its cyber risk platform for end-to-end industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technologies (OT) security with next generation technology enabled by Dragos, a cybersecurity company focusing on securing ICS and OT networks.
Pemex says port accident injures 17 workers, none badly
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -- Mexican national oil company Pemex said on Wednesday that an accident at a terminal near the Gulf coast port city of Tampico has injured 17 workers, but none were badly hurt.
MMEX Resources, KP Engineering to design, build refinery in Permian Basin
AUSTIN, Texas -- MMEX Resources Corp., a development stage company focusing on the acquisition, development and financing of oil, gas, refining and infrastructure projects in Texas and South America, and KP Engineering, an energy industry company in engineering, procurement and construction solutions, announced a partnership for KPE to engineer, design and construct the planned Pecos County refinery announced by MMEX earlier this month.
PDVSA manager arrested in Venezuela fuel corruption probe
CARACAS (Reuters) -- Venezuela has arrested a senior manager of state oil company PDVSA on suspicion of "irregularities" in contracts to supply fuel to the domestic market, authorities said on Wednesday.
- Transition Industries signs agreements for the Pacifico Mexinol Project, an ultra-low carbon chemical production facility 7/3
- Bangkok Airways introduces SAF on commercial flights 7/3
- EcoCeres secures SAF contract with British Airways to help reduce carbon emissions 7/3
- Air Liquide to invest up to $200 MM in Louisiana, U.S. to support industrial growth 7/3
- MOL completes the acquisition of LBC Tank Terminals 7/3
- BHP awards charter contracts for two ammonia dual-fueled vessels 7/3
