Americas
Pemex picks ICA Fluor to expand distillates output at Mexican refinery
ICA Fluor will be responsible for the basic and detailed engineering for the process plants, auxiliary services and integration works required to raise the refinery’s distillate production from 63% to 80%.
Shell picks Louisiana site near Baton Rouge for proposed GTL plant
Shell says it remains several years away from making a final investment decision. But selecting a site allows Shell to begin engineering studies and the permitting process.
Invensys buys automation software firm InduSoft
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, and founded in 1997, InduSoft has delivered more than 250,000 HMI software licenses to more than 700 customers worldwide, primarily industrial computer manufacturers and machine and system builders, who embed InduSoft’s software into their products.
Foster Wheeler to work as consultant on Peru gas pipelines expansion
The proposal involves the development of pipelines to support the existing natural gas and NGLs transportation system from Las Malvinas to the Chiquintirca compression station, and the development of a southern pipeline from the existing gas transportation system to the south coast.
Technip to open huge flexible pipe plant in Brazil
Technip's engineering group said it will open a huge flexible pipe plant near Rio in December to meet demand ahead of exploitation of Brazil's huge offshore oil reserves.
Marathon puts out fire at Galveston Bay refinery
The fire in the 451,000 bpd refinery's hydrotreater unit burned for about a half-hour on Monday. The refinery, formerly known as BP Texas City, has had numerous problems in recent years.
Petrobras cancels partnership with PdVSA on new north Brazil refinery
Petrobras has been building the refinery on its own after PdVSA repeatedly missed deadlines to provide cash and loan guarantees to cover the Venezuelan firm's portion of the $20 billion project.
Indonesia could drive gasoline markets by 2018
Indonesia’s gasoline deficit and imports will exceed the US and Mexico, reversing trade flows and replacing the US as the main driver of global gasoline trade and prices.
GE, Clean Energy, Ferus to jointly develop LNG fueling projects in US
The consortium, named Eagle LNG Partners, will develop regional LNG projects to meet the growing demand for the cleaner-burning, less expensive fuel in industries such as long-haul trucking, rail, mining, marine, and oil and gas services. Investment terms were not disclosed by the companies.
China unveils subsidies for fuel-efficient vehicles
The program is to "speed development of the new-energy automobile industry, reduce emissions and help control pollution," the ministry said in a statement published on its website.
- KBR wins FEED contract for KEPPT’s fertilizer facility in Iraq 7/17
- Uruguay SAF project gains momentum with Velocys Onboard as FT licensor 7/17
- Targray teams up with SABA to streamline SAF procurement 7/17
- Moeve and Zaffra sign Memorandum of Understanding to develop eSAF facilities in Spain 7/17
- India's ONGC considers a ~230,000 bpd refinery in Gujarat state 7/17
- Phillips 66's Bayway (U.S.) refinery partially shut after power outage 7/17
