Refining
Enterprise, Energy Transfer call off proposed JV for Cushing-to-Houston crude pipeline
Enterprise Products has called off its proposed joint venture with Energy Transfer to develop and construct a 584-mile crude oil pipeline from Cushing, Oklahoma to Houston.
Anadarko picks Technip to engineer Gulf oil project
Anadarko Petroleum has issued a letter of intent to France-based Technip for the engineering, construction and transport of a 23,000 ton Truss Spar hull for their Lucius field development. This field is located in approximately 7,100 feet (2,165 meters) of water in the US Gulf of Mexico.
CB&I to license, engineer delayed coking unit at Lukoil refinery in Russia
CB&I company Lummus Technology has been awarded a contract from Lukoil for the license and basic engineering of a grassroots delayed coking unit.
Technip wins design deal for Qatargas refinery expansion
Technip has won the design contract for a capacity-doubling expansion of Qatargas’ Laffan condensate refinery, officials said on Friday. France-based Technip will design facilities to raise output to 292,000 bpd, up from 146,000 bpd. The value of the front-end engineering and design deal was not disclosed.
US DOE grants $134mn to Abengoa for biorefinery
Abengoa subsidiary Abengoa Bioenergy has been selected by the US Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office to receive a $133.9 million federal loan guarantee to build a commercial-scale biorefinery to produce renewable liquid fuel from plant fiber, or cellulosic biomass.
INEOS venture receives $75mn in US financing for Florida bio-refinery project
INEOS Bio announced that its joint-venture project, INEOS New Planet BioEnergy (INPB), has finalized $75 million in private financing utilizing the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) loan guarantee program for its new Indian River BioEnergy Center located in Florida.
Novamont, Genomatica form Europe JV for bio-BDO
Genomatica and Novamont have signed a letter of intent to establish a joint venture that is expected to lead to the first industrial plants in Europe producing butanediol (BDO) from renewable feedstocks.
Valero restarting Memphis refinery after recent fire
US refiner Valero is restarting units at its Memphis refinery in Tennessee, which was shut down on Aug. 5 due to a fire in a crude distillation unit. The restart will begin with one of the crude distillation units, FCC, and other key units, the company said.
Fluor wins deal from Chevron to expand oil pipeline in Kazakhstan, Russia
Fluor has been awarded a contract by Chevron Neftegaz - one of three project managers engaged by the Caspian Pipeline Consortium - for its recently-announced expansion project. Fluor will provide project services for the marine terminal and supervisory control and data system (SCADA) portions of the Caspian expansion project.
ExxonMobil to sell downstream units in Malaysia
ExxonMobil affiliates have agreed to sell their interest in three businesses operating in the Malaysian downstream petroleum sector to San Miguel Corp. (SMC). The agreement includes ExxonMobil’s 65% stake in the publicly traded company Esso Malaysia Berhad (EMB), which operates the Port Dickson refinery, as well as its wholly-owned ExxonMobil Malaysia Sdn Bhd (EMMSB) and ExxonMobil Borneo Sdn Bhd (EMBSB) affiliates, which are involved in the retail, industrial and wholesale and aviation fuels businesses.
- INA nears completion of €700-MM Rijeka refinery upgrade project 12/29
- Topsoe’s advanced technology selected for a SAF and renewable diesel project in Uruguay 12/29
- DHL and CMA CGM accelerate decarbonization of ocean freight with joint biofuel initiative 12/29
- Prysmian and Versalis partner on new, innovative chemical recycling process 12/29
- OCI Global announces startup of new ammonia production facility in Texas (U.S.) 12/29
- Orlen takes control of key petrochemical unit in deal with Synthos 12/29
