Americas
Foster Wheeler to work with ZeoGas on US Gulf gas-to-gasoline plant
Foster Wheeler will support ZeoGas’ final site selection and project planning towards the development of ZeoGas’ first fuels manufacturing plant, to be located on the US Gulf Coast.
Eastman expands plasticizers production in Texas
Eastman completed the expansion of its non-phthalate plasticizers at its manufacturing facility in Texas City. The expansion at the site increased the overall capacity of Eastman 168 by 15%.
Freeport LNG to use Air Products heat exchangers
The sale includes two of Air Products’ main cryogenic coil wound heat exchangers and the associated equipment and technology, which will be vital in the production of LNG at the facility.
Western Refining buys Wingate NGL fractionation plant from Conoco
The Wingate facility includes rail loading and offloading capabilities and storage facilities in addition to NGL fractionation capability. The transaction is expected to close in early October 2014.
Foster Wheeler to work with UK’s Plaxica on new lactic acid technology
Foster Wheeler has signed a technical services agreement with Plaxica under which Foster Wheeler will provide engineering services for the global implementation of Plaxica’s low-cost lactic acid technology.
US safety board warns against use of methanol in lab demonstrations
The CSB said the unfortunate incident is similar to a number of others that have occurred around the country during lab or classroom demonstrations where methanol has been used as a fuel for combustion.
Linde wins engineering contracts for Canada’s Woodfibre LNG project
Based on the current project schedule, and subject to regulatory approvals, the Woodfibre LNG project in British Columbia will begin construction in 2015, and be operational by 2017.
Eastman to buy water treatment chemicals firm Taminco for $1.8 billion
Taminco is the world’s largest integrated producer of alkylamines and alkylamine derivatives. Taminco blends ammonia with alcohol to make amines that can be reacted with other chemicals.
US to allow exports by Louisiana’s Cameron LNG, Florida’s Carib Energy
The Cameron LNG Terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana is authorized to export LNG up to the equivalent of 1.7 Bcfd of natural gas for a period of 20 years. Carib is authorized to export LNG up to the equivalent of 0.04 Bcfd of natural gas for a period of 20 years from a facility in Martin County, Florida.
Alaska LNG project moves ahead with FERC filing
The FERC pre-file milestone sets the stage for the activity associated with the environmental review required for the siting, design, and permitting for construction of the proposed Alaska project.
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