A Barrel Fulll Archive

  TechnipFMC was awarded the detailed engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by ExxonMobil for the Beaumont refinery expansion project, covering the addition of new units to be integrated into the existing facilities at the refinery. The expansion will optimize the facility by giving ExxonMobil the flexibility to run lighter crudes. The CUEL awarded scope is the module fabrication of Pre-assembled Piperack (PAR) and Pre-assembled Unit (PAU) modules. The fabrication works are planned to start at CUEL’s Laem Chabang fabrication yard in Chonburi province, Thailand later in 2019. The contract was signed by TechnipFMC management and CUEL management. Continuing its business strategic direction, CUEL has successfully secured this module fabrication project in the refining industry and thereby expanding the client base to the North American region It is a further significant milestone for CUEL in the on shore refining and petrochemical industry and builds on CUEL’s existi...

 F eb. 25, 2019  KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) announced today it has been awarded a reimbursable contract by ExxonMobil to provide detailed engineering, procurement, and construction services for the offsites and interconnecting units as part of the recently announced crude expansion project in Beaumont, Texas.  "KBR is proud to continue our relationship with ExxonMobil through our partnership on this project," said Farhan Mujib, KBR President, Hydrocarbons - Delivery Solutions. "This project showcases KBR's long history of executing projects on the U.S. Gulf Coast and our ability to deliver projects in operating facilities safely and efficiently." KBR has successfully executed some of the world's largest, most technically complex projects. Backed by a 100-year legacy of engineering innovation, hands-on knowledge and technical expertise, we create solutions to customers' challenges that deliver the impossible on a daily basis.    

  SEPTEMBER 23 - 2011 Axens' technologies have been selected by Saudi Aramco for its Jazan Refinery & Terminal Project. The refinery, scheduled to be commissioned in December 2016, will have a capacity of 400,000 BPSD. The units under Axens design are: Naphtha hydrotreating for feedstock purification aromizing ™ – CCR Reforming for aromatics production C5/C6 isomerization unit to provide a high octane component for the gasoline pool ParamaX® complex enabling to produce high purity paraxylene and benzene. These units are designed and integrated to maximize the gasoline production and the aromatics throughput for petrochemical use. The Gas Oil desulfurization hydrotreater (Prime-D™) is also under Axens design. This Prime-D unit – one of the world's largest – will produce ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) with less than 10 ppm of sulfur. The refinery will deliver gasoline and diesel that meet Euro V specifications.

  2011 Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) signed a hydrocracking unit license agreement with Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) for applying ISOCRACKING technology to the Jazan Refinery Project that is currently in the front-end engineering design (FEED) phase. The CLG licensed hydrocracker will be utilized to convert 106,000 barrel per day of vacuum gas oil — from the new 400,000 barrel per day Jazan refinery — into high quality diesel fuel, meeting EURO – V quality requirements. With this award, ISOCRACKING technology has been selected by Saudi Aramco for their newest refinery projects in the Kingdom. CLG’s Joint-Managing Director, Leon de Bruyn, stated that ―Saudi Aramco is a world leader in applying the most advanced technologies to its export and domestic refineries, while demanding the safest and most efficient operations for all aspects of their projects. This continues a very strategic relationship for us and we look forward ...

  19 September 2013 Petrofac in consortium with Linde AG of Germany (Linde) and GS Engineering & Construction Corporation, Republic of Korea (GS) (the ‘consortium’) have been engaged by KLPE LLP (KLPE), to provide services in relation to development of its Integrated Petrochemicals Complex and Infrastructure (IPCI) project, situated in the Tengiz and Karabatan regions of Kazakhstan.   The US$77 million first phase of the contract, valued at approximately US$21 million for Petrofac’s share, will involve the consortium undertaking engineering work on an Open Book Estimate (OBE).  Petrofac will lead the consortium for the execution of the IPCI project and subject to satisfactory conclusion of the OBE and successful contract conversion, it is contemplated that the IPCI project will move into a second phase, in excess of US$3.5 billion, for a polyethylene plant comprising two streams each producing 400,000 tonnes per annum of product.   The eventual scope for the IPCI...

  January 27, 2020,   The propane-propylene Splitter (tag: 11-T-50001), the key equipment of the PDH unit in the Kazakhstan IPCI Project Under the overall responsibility of Hualu has been successful lifted in place. The propane-propylene splitter is the core equipment of the PDH unit in the IPCI Project, with a lifting weight of 1,150 t, inner diameter of 8.4 m, and height of 105 m. It is super-large chemical column, as well as the single heaviest equipment in Kazakhstan. Hualu has taken great importance to this lifting activity and made careful organization and arrangements to ensure the successful lifting of the splitter. During the Chinese Spring Festival, the project team gave up the opportunity to reunite with their families and stick to their posts on project construction site. Engineers from China and Kazakhstan worked day and night for several consecutive days, and organized The 13th and 2th Construction Co., Ltd. of CNCEC work together to repeatedly discuss and optimi...

  December 6, 2017, The Groundbreaking Ceremony is held on the project site in Kazakhstan, which is contracted by Hualu Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd. (HUALU) and China Tianchen Engineering Corporation (TCC), the president of HUALU Mr. Han Bing and the president of TCC Mr. Yuan Xuemin were invited to participate in the ceremony. The ceremony was broadcast live by Kazakhstan "New Industrialization -- Let Kazakhstan Take Off" national television broadcast, the president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev participated in the live program, listened to the report of the Chairman of United Chemical Company (UCC) about total amount of investment, the construction of the project cycle, capacity planning of the project etc.. After hearing the report, the President pointed out: "the cooperation with Chinese enterprises has very big significance, it is a basis for the future production of petrochemical products, we imported the products from other countries befor...

  Dec. 11, 2017   CB&I (NYSE:CBI) today announced it has received full notice to proceed by Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries Inc. (KPI) for the project management services for a propane dehydrogenation unit (PDH) and a polypropylene plant in the western Atyrau region of Kazakhstan. "We look forward to working with KPI through the provision of project management services on the different phases of this project and building on our experience in Kazakhstan," said Duncan Wigney, CB&I's Executive Vice President of Engineering & Construction. "This project is an excellent example of CB&I's integrated capabilities and the comprehensive solutions we offer to our customers in the region." The PDH unit uses CB&I's CATOFIN® propane dehydrogenation technology, and the polypropylene plant uses CB&I's Novolen® advanced gas-phase polypropylene technology.

  June 25, 2018  /PRNewswire/ -- PolyMirae Company Ltd. announced today that it would establish a joint venture with SK Advanced in  South Korea . The joint venture intends to build a new 400,000 ton/year polypropylene plant to serve customers in  Asia . The plant will be located in the southeastern port city of Ulsan and is dependent on regulatory filings and permitting reviews. PolyMirae is a joint venture 50 percent owned by LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world, and 50 percent owned by Daelim, a construction and petrochemical company in  South Korea . Construction on the project will begin in  January 2019  and operations at the plant will begin in the first half of 2021. "Through direct investment or through a joint venture such as PolyMirae, we continue to build production capacity to serve rapidly growing end markets in  Asia ," said  James Seward , Vice President of...

  May 1, 2018  /PRNewswire/ -- The Clinton Complex of LyondellBasell, one of the world's largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies, celebrated its 50th anniversary commemorating the plant's rich history and the strong economic impact the plant has had on Clinton, IA. "I am so proud of the men and women who have come through the doors here, who have built careers and raised generations of families in this community," said  Bob Patel , chief executive officer of LyondellBasell. "I want to thank all of the staff, past and present, who have made today possible and my gratitude to the city of Clinton, the great state of  Iowa  and the leaders here today that have supported common sense policies that allow businesses to grow and thrive." The  Clinton  Chamber of Commerce kicked off the event with a ribbon cutting ceremony recognizing the investment LyondellBasell recently made into a centralized operations center. The nearly...

  July 21, 2017  /PRNewswire/ -- LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), one of the world's largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies, today announced the final investment decision to build the world's largest propylene oxide (PO) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) plant in the  Houston  area. The project is estimated to cost approximately  $2.4 billion , representing the single-largest capital investment in the company's history. At the peak of construction, the project is expected to create up to 2,500 jobs and approximately 160 permanent positions when operational. "This world-scale project is a key part of our organic growth strategy which is designed to meet rising global demand for both urethanes and cleaner-burning oxyfuels while creating real, long-term value for our shareholders," said  Bob Patel , CEO of LyondellBasell. "Our investment in this plant combines the best of both worlds: our leading PO/TBA process technology with proximity to low-...

  Jan. 19, 2017  LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), one of the world's largest plastics, chemical and refining companies, today announced completion of the 800 million pounds-per-year ethylene expansion project at the company's  Corpus Christi, Texas , site. The project increases ethylene capacity at the facility by 50 percent, from 1.7 billion pounds-per-year to 2.5 billion pounds-per-year, and completes the company's multi-year plan to increase annual ethylene capacity in the U.S. by two billion pounds. "As we look to meet growing, global demand for our products, we continue to seek the right opportunities that ensure we are well positioned for the longer term," said  Bob Patel , LyondellBasell CEO and chairman of the management board. "By expanding ethylene capacity in the U.S. through debottlenecks rather than long and costly greenfield developments, we quickly added substantial capacity for significantly less than the cost of a new plant," he added.

  Dec. 23, 2019  LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world, today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a 50:50 joint venture (JV) with China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), one of the largest integrated energy and chemical companies in  China . Under the non-binding MoU, the JV will construct a new propylene oxide (PO) and styrene monomer (SM) unit in Zhenhai,  Ningbo, China  to serve that country's domestic market. Once finalized, this JV will build upon the existing LyondellBasell / Sinopec PO / SM joint venture in the same location, which operates under the name Ningbo ZRCC Lyondell Chemical Company Limited. "Joint ventures in strategic regions are an important part of our growth strategy," said  Bob Patel , CEO of LyondellBasell. "As demand for construction materials, packaging and furnishings continues to grow, we see an opportunity to bring...

    Feb. 21, 2020  Construction on LyondellBasell’s (NYSE: LYB), world-scale propylene oxide (PO) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) plant has achieved another key milestone. The installation of several large pieces of process equipment, including a gargantuan 601-ton distillation tower that soars 25 stories high, is now taking place, marking a shift from infrastructure work to vertical assembly. The first part of the project focused on laying the foundation for the future plant, including pouring nearly 83,000 cubic yards of concrete and installing 160 miles of pipe at two construction sites. This next phase of construction will display visible changes to observers – with large cranes dotting the skyline as they move enormous pieces of equipment into place. The sheer size of the project is hard to comprehend but the numbers tell the story better – over 16,000 tons of steel, 700 miles of cable, 26,000 valves and 92,000 instruments will be installed over the course of constr...

  March 5, 2020  LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world, today announced it has signed definitive agreements to expand in  China  through a 50:50 joint venture with the Liaoning Bora Enterprise Group (Bora). On  September 5, 2019 , LyondellBasell and Bora first signed a Memorandum of Understanding and announced their intention to form this joint venture during a ceremony in Panjin,  China . " China  is a large market with growing demand for high quality polyolefin products," said  Bob Patel , CEO of LyondellBasell. "The combination of LyondellBasell's leading technology and Bora's operational excellence will allow us to reliably produce and provide these needed products to local customers." Under the agreements, the partners will form a Sino-foreign joint venture, the Bora LyondellBasell Petrochemical Co. Ltd, that will operate a 1.1 million metric tons per annum ethylene cracker and ...

 September 2016 LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), one of the world's largest plastics, chemical and refining companies, has selected its La Porte, Texas, manufacturing complex as the site for a new High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Plant. The plant will be the first commercial plant to employ LyondellBasell's new proprietary Hyperzone PE technology and will have an annual capacity of 1.1 billion pounds (500,000 metric tons). The project is expected to create up to 1,000 jobs at the peak of construction and as many as 75 full time positions. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2017 with start-up planned for 2019.  "This project represents the next generation of technology," said Bob Patel, LyondellBasell CEO and Chairman of the Management Board. "This location is ideal for this facility because of the feedstock advantage we enjoy, the ability to ship product around the world and, most importantly, the outstanding workforce that the Gulf Coast has to offer." ...

  September 22, 2020   Lummus Technology today announced that it has been awarded a contract for technology licensing, process design package, training and advisory services, and proprietary catalyst and equipment supply by Duqm Refinery and Petrochemical Industries Company LLC (DRPIC), a joint venture between OQ S.A.O.C (OQ) and Kuwait Petroleum Europe B.V.   “Our customers benefit from our comprehensive technology portfolio, as we provide them with multiple technologies for one project, combining and integrating these technologies, proprietary equipment, catalyst and services,” said Leon de Bruyn, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lummus Technology. “This helps our customers reduce their capital and operating costs and assures them that they are working with an aligned project team that minimizes interfaces.”   The contract is for the planned new petrochemical complex in Oman with multiple units, including the largest NGL-MAXSM natural gas liquids (NGL)...

 10th August 2020 Lummus Technology today announced that its Novolen business has been awarded a contract by Lukoil Burgas for a petrochemical facility in Bulgaria. Lummus’ scope includes the technology license for a 280 kta polypropylene unit as well as basic design engineering, training and services, and catalyst supply.   “It’s an honor to have Lukoil as a repeat customer for our innovative technologies. This award is the second significant polypropylene contract we’ve signed with Lukoil recently,” said Leon de Bruyn, Lummus Technology’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Major operators such as Lukoil understand the advantages of our Novolen technology, because it offers the industry’s lowest overall capital and operational costs, while providing customers with the best range in products, process reliability and flexibility in responding to market needs.”   The award increases the total amount of licensed volume for Novolen technology worldwide to more than 17.5 ...