Shell starts production at new petrochemicals unit in US Gulf Coast
Shell Chemical LP (Shell) today announced the start of production of the fourth alpha olefins (AO) unit at its Geismar, Louisiana, USA chemical manufacturing …
Contracts & Projects
JGC awarded high-performance synthetic resin production plant project in Thailand
JGC Corporation announced that it has been awarded the contract for the construction of chemical plants that will be the foundation of a high-performance …
Ineos Styrolution America awards an EPCM contract to WorleyParsons
WorleyParsons has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management contract (“EPCM”) by Ineos Styrolution America. The services relate …
Transocean signs US$830 mln drilling contract with Chevron
Transocean announced yesterday that it has signed a rig design and construction management contract, as well as a five-year drilling contract, with Chevron for …
Work Begins on $1.8B Jawa-1 GTCC Plant in Asia
Construction of Jawa-1, a combined-cycle gas-fired power plant, the biggest project of its kind in Southeast Asia, began last week. “The project is part of …
Halliburton awarded drilling contract from Eni
Halliburton today announced it has signed two contracts with Eni Iraq BV (Eni) to provide integrated drilling services at Eni’s Zubair Oil Field in Southern …
Saudi Arabia plans spate of water project privatizations in 2019
Saudi Arabia plans to tender or award six water-related projects in 2019 as it pushes ahead with a privatization program that got off to a slow start. The …
Construction of the MG Beineu-Bozoi-Shymkent allowed Kazakhstan to increase gas export to foreign markets
The national operator of Kazakhstan, KazTransGas, has launched a high-tech compressor station Turkestan, which will increase the export of Kazakh gas to China, …
Socar, 1st phase of Heydar Aliyev Refinery modernization completed
On December 21 a new bitumen plant and liquefied gas filling station were launched as part of the 1st phase of Heydar Aliyev Refinery’s reconstruction and …
Nghi Son refinery and petrochemical project begins commercial operation
The Nghi Son oil refinery and petrochemical plant in the north central province of Thanh Hoa officially began its commercial operation on December 23. “The …