Engineering & Design
HP Brief: Brief
Bakken oil destined for New JerseyPhillips 66 has signed a five-year contract to use Global Partners LP’s rail transloading, logistics and transportation system to deliver crude oil from the Nort..
HP Industry Perspectives: Energy industry expects approval on the Keystone XL
With US President Barack Obama’s second four-year term now secure, most in the global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) expect the Obama administration to ultimately approve the controversial..
Williams picks Fluor for propane dehydrogenation project work in Canada
The proposed PDH facility would primarily use the propane recovered at Williams’ existing fractionation facility in Redwater, Alberta, and convert it into polymer-grade propylene, a petrochemical feedstock used in plastics manufacturing. Financial details were not disclosed.
Technip wins engineering for Westlake ethylene expansion in Kentucky
The ethylene production capacity will be increased by 40%, the companies said Tuesday, rising from 450 million lb/year to 630 million lb/year. It will use ethane feedstock instead of propane, as per the original design. Technip's operating center in Claremont, California, will execute the work.
M&G picks Sinopec to build Texas PET, PTA plants
The completion of construction of the plants, including the time required to obtain necessary permits, is expected to occur within 36 months. M&G's engineering arms will provide critical equipment and services on a subcontracting basis to turnkey contractor Sinopec Engineering.
JBF picks Technip for engineering on India purified terephthalic acid project
The contract covers the basic engineering, front-end engineering design, detailed engineering and procurement services for the ISBL (inside battery limit) and the OSBL (outside battery limit). The scope of work also includes supply of materials and construction management services for the ISBL.
CB&I wins Denmark gas processing project work
The scope of CB&I's current project includes a crude oil stabilization unit, gas processing units and LPG storage and transfer facilities. The operation is scheduled to start up during 2015, the companies said.
Bechtel awarded FEED work for Mozambique LNG
Bechtel is developing a design for a multi-train liquefaction plant with a nominal train capacity of 5 million tpy of LNG, and an overall LNG park plan that will allow for future expansion of the facility to approximately 50 million tpy. First commercial LNG sales from the facility are planned for 2018.
KBR wins engineer work on new Cambodia refinery
Under the terms of the contract, KBR said it will provide licensing and basic engineering services for the 1.2 million tpy VCC unit that will process refinery vacuum residues into naphtha and Euro 5 diesel products. CPC is the first refinery in Cambodia, with a crude capacity of 5 million tpy.
KBR to revamp, expand Hungary ammonia plant
As a leading supplier of ammonia process technologies, KBR has been involved in the licensing, design, engineering and/or construction of more than 200 ammonia plants worldwide, representing approximately half of current global ammonia production. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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