Construction
Editorial Comment: Is the industry ready for IMO 2020?
In mid-July, hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) professionals from around the world met in Houston, Texas for Hydrocarbon Processing’s International Petrochemical and Refining Conference (IRPC).
African government asking Dangote to complete refinery before 2019
LAGOS, Nigeria — The federal government in Africa has said it relies heavily on the Dangote refinery to fulfill its promise to Nigerians to end fuel importation by December 2019.
SNC-Lavalin transitions into EPC phase of ammonia plant contract with Salalah
MONTREAL — SNC-Lavalin announced that it has received a notice to proceed from Salalah Methanol Company LLC (SMC) with the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) phase of its anhydrous liquid ammonia plant project, located in the city of Salalah, Sultanate of Oman.
MMEX Resources Corp. announces land acquisition for Pecos County refinery project
FORT STOCKTON, 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, announced a purchase of 126 acres in Pecos County, Texas for the construction of its Phase I 10,000 bpd crude distillation unit near Fort Stockton, Texas.
S.Korea’s Hyundai Heavy wins ship contract from Vitol worth up to $600 MM
SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries Co has won a contract worth up to $600 MM from Vitol, the world's largest independent oil trader, for as many as eight gas tankers.
Strobel Energy Group to design, construct Prairie Catalytic ethyl acetate facility
CLARKS, Neb. — Strobel Energy Group announced that it has executed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) agreement with Prairie Catalytic, LLC, a subsidiary of Greenyug, LLC, to design and construct its commercial scale Bio-Ethanol to Ethyl Acetate facility in Nebraska. Ethyl Acetate is a specialty solvent used extensively in products such as paints, coatings, pharmaceuticals, adhesives and a variety of consumer goods.
KBR wins LBED contract for ammonia plant revamp in Russia
HOUSTON — KBR, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a contract by Dorogobuzh JSC (owned by JSC ACRON) to provide licensing and basic engineering design (LBED) to revamp an ammonia plant—originally built by KBR—located in the Dorogobuzh, Smolensk region of Russia.
Essar commissions coke drum structure packages for BPCL’s Kochi Refinery
MUMBAI — Essar Projects India Ltd. (EPIL), an EPC contractor, announced the successful testing and commissioning of the coke drum structure package (CDSP) for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited’s Kochi Refinery (BPCL-KR). The contract value of this package is Rs. 645 crores.
Cielo advances construction of garbage-derived feedstocks to biodiesel refinery
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada — Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. announced the hiring of Kwik-Fab Energy Services to dismantle the Company's demonstration plant in Red Deer, AB. and transport it 200 km south to LynCorp Manufacturing's state-of-the-art fabrication shop in Aldersyde, AB.
Port Corpus Christi approves 41-acre lease agreement with Howard Energy Partners
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — The Port of Corpus Christi announced the approval of a long-term lease agreement with Maverick Terminals Corpus LLC, a subsidiary of Howard Energy Partners. The 30-yr lease agreement was approved unanimously by port commissioners for approximately 41 acres of land on the north side of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in the Inner Harbor.
- Ketjen introduces new breakthrough catalyst that mitigates the effects of iron poisoning in FCCUs 8/20
- Sumitomo Chemical achieves scale-up of its process for producing propylene directly from ethanol 8/20
- EcoCortec, Jakob Schober GmbH awarded sustainability award for closed-loop circular films solution 8/20
- Addverb reinvents its factory automation development with Siemens Xcelerator 8/20
- Sanctions-hit Indian refiner Nayara turns to ‘dark fleet’ 8/20
- EIA: Crude and gasoline inventories fall, distillates rise 8/20
