Construction
KBR awarded construction contract for Chemours new Corpus Christi facility
KBR will build a large-scale manufacturing plant to produce hydrofluoroolefins for Chemours.
Meridian Energy Group selects Vepica USA, to undertake engineering definition of Davis refinery
Meridian Energy Group has finalized its selection of Vepica USA, Inc. to perform the engineering definition for the Davis refinery.
Wison Engineering awarded new EPC contracts by Connel Chemical for MTO project
Wison Engineering has been awarded an EPC contract for a 300kta methanol-to-olefins unit, the first phase of Connel Chemical Industry Ltd.’s 600kta MTO plant.
Engineers and Constructors International, Inc. acquires Simon Carves Engineering, Ltd.
Engineers and Constructors International, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Ltd., acquired Simon Carves Engineering, Ltd.
Chevron Phillips Chemical completes next-gen polyethylene pilot plant
Chevron Phillips Chemical completed construction of its leading-edge polyethylene pilot plant at its research and technology facility in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
Global Project Data
New downstream project announcements have continued to decrease since April.
Business Trends: The state of the global downstream construction sector
Capital-intensive investments are being made in every sector of the hydrocarbon processing industry, in every region.<br>
Industry Perspectives: Petchem Tech Forum highlights advances in US petrochemicals
In mid-July, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> held its inaugural Petchem Tech Forum.
Design operations-and-maintenance-friendly pressure vessels—Part 1
Many scholarly articles have been published on the design, selection and fabrication of pressure vessels.
LyondellBasell to build high density polyethylene plant on US Gulf Coast
The proposed plant will employ the company's new proprietary technology and is expected to create up to 1,000 construction jobs.
- thyssenkrupp Uhde completes pre-FEED for HAMR Energy’s renewable fuels project in Australia 8/21
- Europe distillates-diesel profit margins firm 8/21
- U.S.: Indiana's bp refinery restarts after severe flooding 8/21
- Berlin weighs trusteeship extension for Rosneft's German assets 8/21
- Trump administration to rule on biofuel exemption requests, delay reallocation decision 8/21
- TotalEnergies' Donges refinery fire extinguished 8/21
