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PKN ORLEN to supply 100 Mtpy of propylene to Basell Orlen Polyolefins

PKN ORLEN will supply up to 100,000 t of propylene annually to Basell Orlen Polyolefins. The contract covers the production volume of the Metathesis Unit, currently constructed in Płock and scheduled for commissioning in the second half of 2018.

Air Liquide signs long-term contract with Oman petroleum group

Air Liquide and Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic), Oman’s national refining company, recently signed a long-term agreement for the supply of nitrogen to the Liwa Plastics Industries Complex (LPIC), a new plastics production complex including the country’s first steam cracker Orpic is adding to its existing production facilities, in Sohar industrial port area in Oman.

CB&I awarded multiple petchem technology contracts in china

THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- CB&I announced it has been awarded multiple technology contracts by Tianjin Bohua Chemical Development Co. Ltd. for a grassroots petrochemicals plant to be built in Tianjin, China.

Shell makes progress on site work for Pennsylvania petchem complex

HOUSTON – Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC has made progress on site preparations for its new major petrochemicals complex in Pennsylvania, USA. The early works program is in preparation for the start of main site construction in late 2017, with commercial production beginning early next decade.

Alpek to acquire PetroquĂ­micaSuape, Citepe from Petrobras

MONTERREY, Mexico – Alpek, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that it obtained all necessary corporate approvals to acquire 100% of PetroquímicaSuape and Citepe from Petrobras for $385 MM. This amount is payable on the closing date for the two companies on a debt-free basis, and is subject to adjustments in working capital, among others.

ExxonMobil in talks to buy Singapore's Jurong Aromatics

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- ExxonMobil said on Wednesday it is in talks to buy a refining-petrochemical complex in Singapore that could boost its fuel and chemical production in Asia.

ChemChina, IPP team to supply turn-key chlor-alkali plants

PRINCETON JUNCTION, New Jersey and BEIJING -- International Process Plants (IPP) and ChemChina's Bluestar (Beijing) Chemical Machinery Company, Ltd. (BCMC) announce a partnership for IPP to provide new chlorine alkali plants designed and built by BCMC to industries around the world.

CB&I to provide up to 30 technologies to refining, petchem complex in China

THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- CB&I announced it has signed a strategic alliance with Jinzhou Port Co., Ltd. (Jingang) to become the master licensor for an integrated refining and petrochemicals project in Jinzhou City, China.

People

Udo Bauer has been appointed to the executive board of Hoerbiger Holding AG. Mr. Bauer will represent the compression technology strategic business unit, now comprised of the previous compressor OEM business area and the previous compressor service business area, as the business unit’s CEO.

Business Trends: Standardized modularization—Drivers, challenges and perspectives in the oil and gas industry

RTS Ltd.: Eftimie, C.

Modularization is an alternative way of performing engineering aimed to reduce the number of interfaces, the total installed cost (TIC) and overall schedule length of a project, while optimizing the return on investment (ROI) and allowing standardization for similar future projects.