Middle East
Petrofac picks Bertin Technologies to track gas at Aramco’s Jazan refinery
The Second Sight solution has been selected by Saudi Aramco and Petrofac because it offers several benefits that complement conventional gas detection methods.
SOCAR awards work to Tecnimont for Azerbaijan polyethylene project
The project’s scope of work envisages the provision of complete engineering services, equipment and material supply, construction activities up to start up and guarantee test run.
Topsoe wins work on new Iran methanol project, opens Tehran office
Topsoe signed a contract with Badr-e-Shargh Petrochemical Complex for licenses, engineering, proprietary equipment, materials and catalyst for their new plant in Chabahar, Iran.
Spanish refiner Cepsa resumes taking Iranian oil
According to Reuters shipping data, Cepsa has chartered the suezmax Monte Toledo, which will load at Iran's Kharg Island for delivery to the Spanish ports of Huelva and Algeciras.
Pakistan Refinery picks UOP’s modular technology on new clean fuels unit
Pakistan Refinery (PRL) commissioned a new unit using UOP technology at its facility in Karachi, Pakistan, doubling its output of high-quality gasoline to 24,000 tons/month.
Use discrete event simulation as decision support for storage and shipping—Part 2
Over the past decades, one engineering firm has been using discrete event simulation (DES) to study shipping and storage as an integral part of project execution throughout all phases of a process facility’s design, construction and operations.
Industry Metrics
US product markets weakened despite unseasonably strong gasoline demand, and the gasoil crack spread hit the lowest level seen in more than five years, under pressure from increasing supplies amid thin demand due to warmer winter weather.
Kuwait to set up new firm to run Al-Zour refinery
KNPC's chief executive Mohammed al-Mutairi said that setting up the new company KBRC would allow the independent management of many projects under one structure.
Saudi’s SABIC can adapt to new competition in petrochemicals: CEO
Petrochemical companies in the kingdom have been struggling with falling oil prices, both as product prices are closely linked to crude and cheaper oil erodes the competitive advantage which Saudi manufacturers accrue over non-oil producing nations due to subsidized energy and feedstock.
Pakistan to pay rising cost for gasoline imports
The offers for the 87-octane grade gasoline were at least 24% higher than Pakistan State Oil paid for a total of 450,000 tons of gasoline for December to January delivery.
- WinGD secures world-first ethanol-fueled engine orders for ocean-going ships 5/19
- Aster to invest $80 MM to expand ethylene export capacity at complex in Singapore 5/19
- Energy Transfer withdraws air permit application for $1.8-B petrochemical complex in Texas 5/19
- Green eFuels Producers receive financial backing for first-of-its-kind wastewater-to-green-methanol plant 5/19
- Tecnofink and CorrosionRADAR partner to bring advanced CUI monitoring solutions to Brazil 5/19
- Phillips 66 greenlights new gas plant and fractionator projects, advancing integrated wellhead-to-market strategy 5/18
