Tag: Petrochemical
Iran: Basell technology for new HDPE plant
Gharb Petrochemical Complex has selected Basell’s Hostalen technology for a new 300 KT per year high density polyethylene plant. The plant is to be built at Kermanshah, Kermanshah province, Iran.
IOC to raise capacity of Paradip plant
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) will increase the capacity of its proposed oil refinery at Paradip in Orissa to 15 million tonnes and build it as a petrochemical-cum-oil refinery by 2009-10.
UK: Welsh debottlenecking
Foster Wheeler Ltd has been awarded a contract to debottleneck and improve the energy efficiency of Total’s refinery at Milford Haven, Wales, UK.
Singapore: cracker project
Shell announces that it is progressing to the next phase of its proposed world-scale cracker and derivatives project in Singapore.
Nigeria: refinery in Calabar
Total Support Refineries (TSR) has concluded arrangements to begin construction of a USD 100 million, 12,000 barrels per day capacity modular refinery in Calabar, SE Nigeria.
Contract between BP and Aker Kvaerner
Aker Kvaerner Netherlands BV has received a letter of intent to perform EPCm services for BP Petrochemical and Refining sites in Germany.
Petrojam upgrade/expansion in Jamaica
Jamaica's government plans to expand the capacity of the 36,000 barrel a day (b/d) capacity Petrojam oil refinery to 50,000b/d in a USD 160 million upgrade.
China approves refinery projects
China has approved the building of two oil refineries on the east coast costing more than USD 3 billion to help meet its surging demand for petroleum products.
Linde receives order from Saudi Arabia
Linde AG will construct a facility to produce Linear Alpha Olefins for the Jubail United Petrochemical Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation.
Top tensile strength
Panduit (London, UK) has produced a new stainless steel cable tie design that is claimed to have the world's highest rated ratio of loop tensile strength to tie width.
