Construction
TA’ZIZ and Proman sign shareholders’ agreement to develop UAE’s first methanol facility
The facility has an anticipated annual capacity of up to 1.8 MMt and will meet growing domestic and international demand for this clean and versatile chemical commodity.
Japan's Taiyo Oil to shut 2 CDUs at Shikoku refinery in summer for maintenance
Japanese oil refiner Taiyo Oil Co plans to shut two crude distillation units (CDUs) at its 138,000 bpd Shikoku refinery in western Japan in the summer for scheduled maintenance.
Clean Energy Marine Hubs Initiative gains momentum at Ministerial energy meeting
IRENA will continue to expand its collaboration with ICS and partners in the shipping sector to further strengthen the CEM Hubs initiative and accelerate the use of renewables-based fuels in the shipping and other end-use sectors.
BASF breaks ground on MDI capacity expansion project at Geismar site
BASF has broken ground on the third and final phase of the methylene diphenyl diisocyanate expansion project at its Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana.
Maire Tecnimont signs already announced $1.3 B EPC petrochemical contract
The $1.3 B EPC Lump Sum contract, already announced on December 21, 2022, is part of this complex and has been awarded to Tecnimont by a Joint Venture composed of QatarEnergy and Chevron Phillips Chemical.
QatarEnergy, Chevron Phillips Chemical to begin construction on integrated polymers complex
QatarEnergy and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC announced they will proceed on construction of a $6 B integrated polymers complex in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar.
Samsung Engineering receives an ethylene project contract from Ras Laffan Petrochemicals in Qatar
Samsung Engineering will be in charge of the major ethylene production facilities with its scope of work including furnaces, C2 hydrogenation, hydrogen purification unit and three main compressors.
Technip Energies wins large project management consultancy contract by Kuwait Oil Company
The five-year framework agreement contract covers front-end engineering design (FEED), project management, and associated services for KOC’s major projects.
Maire Tecnimont Group wins new contracts for approximately $280 MM
Maire Tecnimont announced that its subsidiaries Tecnimont, KT-Kinetics Technology and Stamicarbon have been awarded several new contracts for an overall value of approximately $280 MM.
Petrobras' next CEO seen overseeing strategic shift with renewables focus
The nomination of a Brazilian senator and longtime energy consultant to lead Petrobras suggests President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wants the state-run firm to pivot to more renewable energy projects.
- ChemE Day 1: The building blocks of decarbonizing chemical manufacturing 6/9
- The long-term investment challenge of green hydrogen 6/9
- ChemE Day 1: The evolving role of AI in process industries 6/9
- Malaysia to promise Japan maximum possible LNG and naphtha supplies 6/9
- EU proposes 21st package of sanctions against Russia, targeting banks, refiners, traders, LNG 6/9
- Univar Solutions expands partnership with BASF Petrochemicals as exclusive distributor of BASF’s Hexamoll® DINCH across North America 6/9
