Project Management
Digital Feature: Guidance for developing first-of-a-kind projects and processes
New products and processes have the potential to drive new value through performance or cost improvements targeted to evolving market needs in the oil, gas and chemical industry. To realize this value, however, organizations must navigate a challenging path through development and scale-up of first-of-a-kind processes.
thyssenkrupp Uhde to deliver sustainability and digital services for Brunei Fertilizer Industries
This agreement signifies a key milestone in the ongoing collaboration between the two companies, aimed at advancing digitalization and implementing clean technologies in the fertilizer industry.
Neste begins SAF production at its renewables refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Neste has started producing SAF at its renewable products refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The refinery has been modified to enable Neste to produce up to 500,000 tpy of SAF.
Indian Oil Corp to build $7.1-B dual-feed cracker in Odisha state
Indian Oil Corp will build a $7.1-B, 1.5-MMtpy dual-feed naphtha cracker near its Paradip refinery in Eastern Odisha state,
bp halts plans to make clean jet fuel at Spain plant
bp has decided to halt plans to produce clean jet fuel at its Castellon oil refinery in Spain. The decision to pause the biofuel investment was driven by weaker-than-anticipated growth in the market.
Suncor reports planned equipment shutdown at Montreal refinery
Suncor is conducting planned equipment shutdowns for maintenance works starting April 8, 2025. Maintenance works are scheduled to last approximately 5 weeks at the Montreal refinery.
India's HPL to start maintenance turnaround at Haldia petrochemical complex in mid-April
HPL has a 700,000-metric ttpy ethylene plant, 491,000 tpy of chemical processing capacity and about 1 MMtpy polymer processing capacity at its manufacturing facility in Haldia in the eastern state of West Bengal.
BDI signs contract with Ghent Renewables for the construction of a new biofuel feedstock pre-treatment plant
In Austria, BDI-BioEnergy International has signed a contract with Ghent Renewables BV to begin the construction of a pioneering biofuel feedstock refinery plant. This facility will be unique in its approach, integrating advanced technologies for the refining of feedstock for sustainable fuels.
China's Wanhua Chemical starts operation at new east China cracker
China's Wanhua Chemical Group has successfully started up its 1.2-MMtpy mixed-feed cracker in east China's Shandong province and achieved on-spec production of ethylene.
PBF restarts some units at Martinez refinery after February fire; fire-damaged units remain shut
PBF Energy is restarting several refinery process units at the Martinez facility that were shut after a fire broke out in February. The process will take approximately two weeks
- Fertiglobe, Covestro and TA’ZIZ sign MoU to explore strategic ammonia collaboration 2/9
- S-Oil signs nearly $4-B PE marketing deal with SABIC 2/9
- Indonesia's Pertamina launches $7-B natural resources processing initiative 2/9
- Digital Exclusive: Innovative grassroots CDU-VDU configuration—Pioneering energy efficiency and net-zero pathways in modern refineries 2/9
- Update: Union agrees to U.S. refineries contract, averting nationwide strike 2/9
- Schneider Electric unveils EcoStruxure™ Foxboro software defined automation 2/9
