Americas
Chevron Phillips Chemical unveils changes to senior management roles
Mark Lashier, currently executive vice president of olefins and polyolefins, will become executive vice president for the company's commercial business. In his new role, Lashier will serve as the lead commercial executive for all product lines in Chevron Phillips Chemical’s portfolio.
CB&I wins maintenance work on Canadian coker
"This award demonstrates CB&I's ability to provide comprehensive solutions throughout the lifecycle of a refining project," said Chip Ray, president of CB&I's capital services operating group.
Vertellus doubles alkane capacity at Michigan site
North America’s competitive feedstock costs resulting from low gas prices are helping drive Vertellus’ alkane production efficiency. The company initiated the Zeeland upgrades in 2014.
Enterprise to expand US Gulf propylene network
Enterprise Products announced a series of projects to convert and expand segments of its petrochemicals pipeline network designed to raise throughput capacity for polymer-grade propylene.
G2X approves new Louisiana methanol facility
When complete, the facility, named Big Lake Fuels, will produce over 1.4 MMtpy of methanol and will have the ability to install necessary facilities to convert methanol to automotive gasoline.
US posts increase in monthly resins production
US production of major plastic resins totaled 6.8 billion pounds during May 2015, an increase of 4.7% compared to the same month in 2014, according to American Chemistry Council (ACC) statistics.
US engineer KBR sells building business to Pernix
The transaction's price with Pernix is $22 million, and KBR expects to record a pre-tax gain of approximately $28 million in its second quarter 2015 financial results.
Canada approves Quicksilver’s Discovery LNG for British Columbia exports
The approved export points are the north side of Campbell River, British Columbia, at the outlet of the loading arm of the proposed Discovery LNG natural gas liquefaction terminal.
Turning a Tier 3 profit
The continued reduction in refined product sulfur specifications has revolutionized the industry’s landscape over the last decade, increasing the importance of hydrotreating solutions.
Improve LPG treating via advanced amine-solvent recovery technologies
Capacity and throughput improvement in a refinery LPG treating unit are made possible by implementing an amine recovery program.
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