Engineering & Design
Samsung E&A awarded $955-MM contract for 650,000-tpy biofuels plant in Malaysia
SAMSUNG E&A announced that it secured the EPCC contract for a 650,000-tpy biorefinery that will have the capability to produce sustainable aviation fuel and other biofuels such as renewable diesel/hydrogenated vegetable oil. This biorefinery will be located within PETRONAS’ Pengerang Integrated Complex, Johor, Malaysia.
Chevron upgrades Pasadena refinery to increase capacity, feedstock and product flexibility
Chevron U.S.A. has completed a retrofit of its refinery in Pasadena, Texas (U.S.), which is expected to increase product flexibility and expand the processing capacity of lighter crudes by nearly 15% to 125,000 bpd.
bp extends GFA with ABB as supplier of automation across upstream/downstream assets
ABB has extended its relationship with bp through signing a five-year Global Frame Agreement to supply automation, electrical and telecommunications equipment across bp’s upstream and downstream assets and facilities.
Phillips 66 teams with NextEra Energy Resources to power Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex with solar facility
Phillips 66 is teaming up with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC to power Phillips 66’s Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex with a 30.2-MW solar facility.
Gentari to supply large-scale, carbon-free energy to AMG Ammonia's new green ammonia facility
Gentari will be supplying 650 MW round-the-clock, carbon-free energy to power AMG Ammonia's upcoming green ammonia facilities, under a long-term Power Purchase Agreement.
Wood signs trio of global engineering and project delivery agreements with bp
Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering, has signed three major agreements with bp to provide engineering and project delivery services for its capital projects worldwide.
DG Fuels awards MyRechemical contract for Nebraska (U.S.) SAF plant
MAIRE S.p.A., through its subsidiary MyRechemical, has been awarded by DG Fuels an early engineering, licensing and Process Design Package (PDP) contract based on its proprietary NX CircularTM gasification technology for a SAF plant located in Nebraska, USA.
SwitcH2, CorPower Ocean partner on wave-powered green ammonia
SwitcH2 is partnering with CorPower Ocean to deliver a unique industrial scale floating green ammonia production facility partially powered by wave energy. SwitcH2’s NH3-FPSO unit involves the use of a new built vessel, nearly the size of a VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier), to support a 300-MW electrolysis plant on deck. The final output is green ammonia
Solvay to utilize biomethane to replace a portion of natural gas used at its plant in Mexico
Solvay inaugurated an advanced biodigester at its Ciudad Juarez production site in Mexico. This energy transition project will generate biomethane from organic waste processed locally, replacing part of the natural gas needed to power the site’s boiler and kiln operations.
Digital Feature: A Case Study on achieving visibility into OT cybersecurity policy compliance
This case study details how a U.S.-based Fortune 50 petroleum refiner used PAS Cyber Integrity® to improve OT cybersecurity. By automating asset inventory and vulnerability assessments, the company reduced manual processes, enhanced visibility into cyber risks and improved safety-ultimately saving millions in program costs.
- U.S. firms to develop Syria energy masterplan after Trump lifts sanctions 7/18
- Russian seaborne diesel exports for July 1–15 fall 6% month-on-month 7/18
- INEOS invests £30 MM to slash emissions at Hull site by 75% 7/18
- Mitsubishi Chemical Group invests in Licella Holdings, oil conversion technology using supercritical water 7/18
- BASF and Equinor sign 10-yr natural gas supply agreement 7/18
- Oil prices rise after new EU sanctions on Russia 7/18
