Americas
Angola ships first LNG cargo from flagship project
Originally the plan had been to deliver the LNG from the plant to the US market, but the shale gas boom in the country has forced the company to look for new customers in Asia and Europe. Angola LNG said it has executed a large number of agreements with energy companies across the world.
Motiva idles Port Arthur refinery unit in Texas to investigate possible leak
Motiva Enterprises shut down a production unit at its refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, after discovering a possible leak, according to a filing. The company took the catalytic feed hydrotreater unit offline.
Mitsui wins FEED work for Sasol Louisiana PE plant
The project is part of Sasol’s planned world-scale ethane cracker and derivatives complex to be built in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The plant's low-density polyethylene (LDPE) capacity will be 420,000 tpy.
US safety board to probe Williams olefins blast
The CSB looks at all areas of chemical accidents, including physical causes such as equipment failure as well as inadequacies in regulations and industry standards.
Refinery watch: Planned and unplanned US outages (1)
Citgo Petroleum shut down several units June 12 at its refinery in Lemont, Ill., after the facility was struck by lightning, according to a government filing. Several units at Marathon Petroleum's 80,000 bpd refinery in Texas City, Texas, remained off line June 10 following a leak at the refinery's FCCU.
Explosion hits Williams Louisiana olefins plant
An explosion and subsequent fire rocked the Williams olefins plant in Geismar, Louisiana, leading to evacuations, two deaths and numerous injuries. Ambulances and helicopters transported those injured facility to local hospitals and about 300 workers were evacuated from the scene.
US petrochemical companies seek exports to Asia
Hydraulic fracturing and other drilling technologies are keeping prices for natural gas -- a key raw material for Dow Chemical and other chemical producers -- below $4/MMBtu. That's cheap enough that the US chemical industry can start taking market share from Middle Eastern producers.
BP sees US oil production rising at record pace
In its world energy review, BP revealed that 2012 had the largest single-year increase ever seen in the US, largely from unconventional hydrocarbons such as tight oil. This illustrates an example of the increasing diversity of energy sources as the global market continues to adapt and evolve.
Petrobras mulls Northeast Brazil refinery venture with Korea's GS Energy
Brazil currently suffers from a refining shortfall. Petrobras's plans to build the refinery, called Premium 2, have been pushed back to 2017 or 2018 as the company focuses its $237 billion investment plan through 2016 on boosting crude oil production and development of ultra-deepwater offshore fields.
Petronas plans to invest $20bn in British Columbia project for LNG exports
The company, known as Petronas, is planning two LNG trains of 6 million tpy each under the Pacific NorthWest LNG project by the end of 2019. The export terminal project in British Columbia was acquired by Petronas last year as part of its $5.2 billion purchase of Canada's Progress Energy Resources.
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- EIA: U.S. crude stockpiles fall as exports rise; fuel demand drops 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
