Engineering & Design
Shell discloses $14-B cost for petrochemical plant, more than double street estimates
Royal Dutch Shell revealed during its recent fourth-quarter earnings call that the construction costs of its petrochemical plant have surged by 130%, surpassing the original estimate.
BASF to divest shares in its two JVs in Korla, China
As part of BASF’s global strategy for 1,4-butanediol (BDO), BASF has assessed the market environment and product carbon footprints of BDO and its downstream products from different production sites worldwide.
LLumin and eschbach partner for integrated team communications in enterprise asset management and plant maintenance
LLumin and eschbach announce their partnership to deliver the first rules-based, action-triggering, bi-directional communicating CMMS solution that seamlessly integrates with Shiftconnector, a comprehensive plant process management solutions for process manufacturers.
Louisiana (U.S.) Governor Jeff Landry announces bond allocation for Chevron’s Geismar renewable diesel plant
Governor Jeff Landry announced a $100 MM bond allocation for the expansion project at Chevron’s Geismar Renewable Diesel Plant at the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association’s annual conference.
API launches Standards Subscription Service
The American Petroleum Institute is pleased to announce the latest addition to the API Webstore - the new Standards Subscription Service which offers Webstore customers unlimited, 24/7 access to API’s comprehensive suite of safety standards and technical documents for use across their organization.
Mabanaft successfully conducts scoping meeting for the construction of its planned ammonia import terminal in Hamburg
Hamburg-based energy company Mabanaft successfully completed the scoping meeting in the run-up to the approval procedure for the construction of its planned ammonia import terminal in the Port of Hamburg.
Venezuela to begin 20-day maintenance at smallest refinery
Venezuela has received all the parts it needs to begin a maintenance program at the 146,000-bpd El Palito refinery, with work expected to take about 20 days.
Russia's Tuapse oil refinery will not resume operations this month
Rosneft-owned Tuapse oil refinery on the Black Sea will not resume operations this month, at the very least.
Amelia to power all of their flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol with blended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Neste and Amelia, a French regional airline, have closed an agreement for the supply of blended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
Technip Energies Norwegian entity KANFA awarded Carbon Centric’s first carbon capture project in Norway
Technip Energies, through its Norwegian entity KANFA, together with Shell Catalysts & Technologies, has been awarded the EPF contract by Carbon Centric for a carbon capture unit project in Rakkestad, Norway.
- Petrobras delivers LPG sold at steep premiums despite Lula move to annul auction 4/3
- Plug Power to supply 275-MW GenEco electrolyzer system for Hy2gen’s Courant decarbonized ammonium nitrate project 4/3
- Vietnam refinery boosting jet fuel production 4/3
- China plans to upgrade some petrochemical plants, phase out others by 2029 4/3
- Morocco has diesel stocks for 51 days, energy ministry says 4/3
- Nigeria's Seplat Energy hit by strike amid push for higher output 4/3
