Construction
HPI major events and trends, 1920s to present
1920s: THE FORMATION OF THE MODERN HPIDuring this period, a new industry was evolving focused on the refining of crude oil into fuels and other products. New demand for crude oil-based products, such ..
Wison, Hyundai nab EPC contract for Puerto la Cruz refinery in Venezuela
Consortium Hyundai-Wison will carry out engineering, procurement, construction and start-up assistance of the environmental units, auxiliary units and revamp of atmospheric distillation units of the deep conversion project. Facilities will be able to process heavy crude oil, with a capacity of 210,000 bpd.
Technip wins FEED work on Sibur Russia PE project
The first contract concerns a linear low/high density gas phase polyethylene plant. Meanwhile, the second deal is for a high density slurry phase polyethylene plant, the company said. Each plant will consist of two parallel production trains with a total capacity of 1.5 million tpy of polyethylene.
SABIC taps Wison Engineering for debottlenecking, benzene mitigation projects
China-based Wison Engineering was awarded two contracts by Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) to provide EPC services for a de-bottlenecking project and a benzene mitigation project. The awards mark an important milestone in Wison's expansion into the overseas market.
Sadara venture awards engineering deal to Jacobs for Saudi PE trains
Jacobs was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management contract for three PE trains for Sadara, the joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical. First production units are expected to come on line in the second half of 2015, with all units up and running in 2016.
Jacobs wins engineering work in Singapore on new Evonik amino acid project
Jacobs Engineering Group was awarded a contract from Evonik Industries to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) services for a new methionine production complex at Jurong Island, Singapore. The integrated complex is scheduled for a 2014 start up.
HP Construction: North America
Foster Wheeler’s Global Engineering and Construction Group has signed a strategic umbrella agreement with The Dow Chemical Co. to provide project management, consulting, engineering, procurement,..
HP Construction: Europe
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has a contract from Afipsky Refinery, located in the Krasnodarskij Region of Russia, to develop a basic-engineering package for an amine regenerator unit, a sour-water st..
HP Construction: Africa
ABB has started up a new lube-oil blending plant (LOBP) built by Oryx Lubrifiants Togo SA, an affiliate of Oryx Oil and Gas, part of the Addax and Oryx Group, in Togo, West Africa. Located in the free..
HP Construction: Middle East
The Linde Group and Sadara Chemical Co. have signed a long-term contract that will see Linde supply Sadara with carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2) and ammonia (NH3) at a chemical complex now being bu..
- Transition Industries signs agreements for the Pacifico Mexinol Project, an ultra-low carbon chemical production facility 7/3
- Bangkok Airways introduces SAF on commercial flights 7/3
- EcoCeres secures SAF contract with British Airways to help reduce carbon emissions 7/3
- Air Liquide to invest up to $200 MM in Louisiana, U.S. to support industrial growth 7/3
- MOL completes the acquisition of LBC Tank Terminals 7/3
- BHP awards charter contracts for two ammonia dual-fueled vessels 7/3
