Tag: petrochemicals

Oil refinery in East Java

Iran plans to build and operate a USD 1 billion oil refinery in Indonesia's East Java province, Iran's ambassador to Indonesia has said.

ABB sells oil & gas business

ABB Ltd has agreed to sell most of its upstream business in the oil, gas and petrochemicals division to a private equity consortium.

Gas-fired power plant in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has awarded a SAR 544 million contract to Siemens for the construction of a gas turbine power plant.

Russia’s Nizhnekamsk builds new plant

One of Russia's largest petrochemical companies, OAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim, plans to build a USD 125 million plant by 2006 to produce polypropylene.

Franco-Russian joint venture

Lukoil and Technip will create a 50/50 joint venture company for oil & gas projects, refining and petrochemicals in Russia and other CIS countries.

Stainless FRLs keep it clean

Parker Pneumatic has a new range of 0.25in miniature and 0.5in standard stainless steel FRL (filter/regulator/lubricator) units to meet the demanding, and often corrosive, environments of the food, pharmaceuticals, petrochemical and offshore industries.

BASF to increase DMF capacity in Nanjing

BASF-YPC Company Limited will increase annual capacity at its DMF plant by 10,000 to 40,000 metric tons.

Aramco tender imminent

The construction contract for Saudi Aramco's Iso-Pentane recovery plant at Yanbu Gas Plant in the north of Saudi Arabia is expected to be tendered in November 2003.

Valve range includes specialised designs

New from UK Process Valves is the Fluval API600 range of gate, globe and check valves.

Sandvik Safurex for urea production

The high-pressure vessels in the new Assaluyeh urea production plant in Iran are being constructed in Sandvik Material Technology's recently developed Sandvik SafurexTM steel grade.