Tag: petrochemicals
High speed SAW clads tube sheets with SS
Specialised weld overlay cladding from Arc Energy Resources has been specified by Wellman Graham to provide corrosion protection on heat exchanger tube sheets destined for a new methanol plant in Trinidad.
Oman: petrochemical complex
The government of Oman, Oman Oil Company SAOC (OOC) and the Dow Chemical Company will design, build and operate a petrochemical complex in Oman.
Stainless leak-free plugs
Lee Products' new stainless-steel AFO (Axial Force Only) plugs are designed to handle high-pressure, high-temperature manifold applications, such as those occurring in the petrochem and offshore oil industry.
India: ONGC diversifies
India's ONGC is in talks with LNG suppliers in Oman, Qatar and Malaysia like to firm up its plans for setting up an LNG terminal in Mangalore.
NACE revises refinery standard
NACE International announces NACE Standard RP0170-2004, "Protection of Austenitic Stainless Steels and Other Austenitic Alloys from Polythionic Acid Stress Corrosion Cracking During Shutdown of Refinery Equipment," a revised standard developed by NACE Task Group 173.
Norway: petrochemical expansions
Borealis will expand its Noretyl ethylene cracker, a 50:50 joint venture with Hydro Polymers at Rafnes, and debottleneck its own polypropylene plant at Rønningen.
Italy: refinery expansions
Foster Wheeler Ltd has announced that its subsidiary Foster Wheeler Italiana has been awarded two contracts by ERG Raffinerie Mediterranee (ERG MED) in Italy.
China: Uhde to build HDPE plant
Uhde GmbH has been awarded a contract by PetroChina Company Ltd to design a polyethylene plant.
Libya: “open for business”
Declaring his country "open for business," a top Libyan oil official has said he expects the state-owned National Oil Corp. to offer eight exploratory blocks for bid this summer.
Iran: petrochemical projects
Iran intends to invest USD 11 billion in 26 new petrochemical projects in the fourth of its five-year plan.
