Equipment
Shell, CNOOC take FID on 1.6-MMtpy petrochemical complex expansion in China
CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Limited (CSPC), a joint venture between Shell Nanhai B.V. and CNOOC Petrochemicals Investment Ltd, has taken a final investment decision to expand its petrochemical complex in Daya Bay, Huizhou, south China.
KT-Kinetics Technology, NEXTCHEM awarded contracts for Petronas hydrogen unit
Part of a new biorefinery within Petronas' Malaysian Pengerang Integrated Complex, the 38,000-m3/hr production unit will supply hydrogen to produce sustainable aviation fuel and hydrogenated vegetable oil.
Genesis Fertilizers, Stamicarbon partner to advance sustainable urea production
Genesis Fertilizers has signed Process Design Package and license agreements with Stamicarbon to advance its proposed low-carbon nitrogen fertilizer facility in Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical to invest $2.9 B to upgrade Chinese operations
To maintain its capacity in crude oil processing and make other operational upgrades, the company will shut down existing 18 sets of oil refining devices and install new ones. The new installations will have a capacity to refine 1.2 MMtpy of ethylene.
Avina Clean Hydrogen completes FEED for 800,000-tpy clean ammonia facility (U.S.)
Avina Clean Hydrogen announced the successful completion of front-end engineering design (FEED) and front-end-loading (FEL-3) for its 2,200-tpd clean ammonia facility located in Texas Gulf Coast.
Montana Renewables announces closing of $1.44-B U.S. DOE loan for renewable fuels and biomass energy facility
Calumet, Inc. announced the closing of a $1.44-B guaranteed loan facility with the U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office that will fund the construction and expansion of the 300-MMgpy renewable fuels facility owned by Montana Renewables
Borouge reaffirms commitment to local manufacturing with new industry supply agreements
Borouge Plc has signed a series of commercial agreements to expand its market presence in the UAE. The agreements strengthen Borouge’s contribution to ‘Make it in the Emirates’ initiative by supporting local manufacturing and driving economic diversification.
Digital Exclusive: Automation and digital technologies' role in the energy transition-A discussion with Yokogawa
Hydrocarbon Processing sat down with Mitsuhiro Yamamoto, Vice President and Executive Officer of the Systems Business Division, Digital Solutions Headquarters, Yokogawa Electric Corporation to discuss the global energy transition, and how digital technologies and automation have and will play a major role in the evolution of the processing industries.
Axens tapped for 3 new VeganĀ® licenses for SAF and renewable diesel production
Galp, LOKEN and SAFCO Venture Holdings Limited have selected Axens’ Vegan® technology for their hydrogenated vegetable oil and sustainable aviation fuel production facilities located in Portugal, Malaysia and Pakistan.
SICK and Endress+Hauser join forces in process automation
SICK and Endress+Hauser are bringing their strategic partnership in process automation to life: SICK’s advanced gas analysis and flow measurement technology is now an integral part of Endress+Hauser’s comprehensive instrumentation portfolio.

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