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Middle East

Shell Global Solutions licenses technology to Iraqi refinery

Shell Global Solutions recently signed three license agreements with the state-owned North Refineries Company of Iraq for downstream activities in Kirkuk, Iraq.

Arkema to buy some of Total's specialty chemicals businesses

Arkema plans to buy the coatings resins (Cray Valley and Cook Composite Polymers) and photocure resins (Sartomer) businesses of Total’s Specialty Chemicals section for a €550M enterprise value.

Shell Global Solutions wants to help refiners manage sulfur levels

Shell Global Solutions launched a sulfur technology platform at the European Refining Technology Conference (ERTC) Annual Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey.

Merichem introduces product to sweeten mercaptans in jet fuel

Merichem has launched MERICAT J, a next-generation technology to remove heavy mercaptans in jet fuel, kerosene and other middle distillate streams.

Technip awarded major contract in Algeria

Technip has been awarded by Sonatrach, the Algerian national oil company, a contract for the refurbishment and revamping of the Algiers refinery.

Best practices in treating liquefied petroleum gas are defined

Energy Industries Engineering and Design Consultant Company (EIED): Ardalan, B.  |  Khorsand Movaghar, M.  |  Maleki, M.

Advantages of removing H2S before the LPG unit and energy optimization of the LPG splitter

Maximize return on capital projects

Fluor: Humphries, J.

How to achieve all of your major capital investments objectives on budget and schedule

Consider new coatings for maintenance turnaround

SemCrude: Karner, C.
Sherwin-Williams: Toews, B.

Epoxy system provides speed of application as well as environmental benefits for large storage tanks

Improve engineering via whole-plant design optimization

Process Systems Enterprise Ltd.: Matzopoulos, M.
Repsol (Technology Unit): Martín Rodríguez, H.
Process Systems Enterprise, Inc.: Cano, A.

New simulation methods identify cost-effective advantages early

Convert waste heat into eco-friendly energy

WorleyParsons: Bourji, A.  |  Barnhart, J.  |  Winningham, J.  |  Winstead, A.

New developments, such as the organic Rankine cycle, help operations go ‘green’