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First LNG Shipment from INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project Arrives at Naoetsu LNG Terminal, Japan

  October 31, 2018 - INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) announced today that the first LNG shipment from the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project (the Project) in Australia arrived at INPEX’s Naoetsu LNG Terminal (the Terminal) located in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, at approximately 8:30am local time today. LNG received at the Terminal will be re-gasified and combined with natural gas produced from the INPEX-operated Minami-Nagaoka Gas Field, and then supplied to customers located along INPEX’s 1,500 kilometer-long natural gas trunk pipeline network stretching across the Kanto-Koshinetsu and Hokuriku regions. The arrival of LNG produced from the Ichthys LNG Project at the Terminal is a significant milestone for INPEX, as it organically links the company’s LNG development business LNG carrier “Pacific Breeze” arrives at Naoetsu LNG Terminal laden with Ichthys’ first LNG cargo overseas to its gas distribution network in Japan. By reaching this milestone, INPEX has taken a significan...

INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project Commences Production

  October 23, 2018 - INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) announced today that the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project (the Project) recently commenced shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the first shipment of LNG departed the onshore gas liquefaction plant in Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia en route to the INPEX-operated Naoetsu LNG Terminal in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The shipment follows the Project’s shipment of condensate (ultra-light crude oil), which commenced on October 1, 2018, as announced on the same day. The Project is scheduled to gradually increase its production volume of LNG, and produce approximately 8.9 million tons of LNG per year, equivalent to more than 10% of Japan’s annual LNG import volume, when it reaches its production plateau. As approximately 70% of the LNG produced by the Project is scheduled to be supplied to Japanese customers, INPEX will further contribute to the stable supply of energy to Japan through the Project and continue to respond ...

Baltic Chemical Plant LLC (BCP) Selects Univation’s UNIPOL™ PE Technology for New Multi-Plant Polyethylene Project

December 10, 2019 - Baltic Chemical Plant LLC (BCP), a wholly-owned subsidiary of RusGasDobycha, has selected Univation Technologies’ UNIPOL™ PE Process for six reactor lines to be located at the Ust-Luga marine port located in Leningradsky Region, Russia. With maximum product flexibility in mind, each UNIPOL™ PE Reactor line is designed for a world-scale capacity of 500,000 TPY, yielding a total design capacity of 3,000,000 TPY. BCP will access Univation’s most advanced product technology platforms including ACCLAIM™ Technology for unimodal HDPE, PRODIGY™ Technology for bimodal HDPE grades, and XCAT™ Technology for advanced metallocene LLDPE. These technologies enable BCP with capabilities to serve a wide range of HDPE and LLDPE applications including LLDPE for blown and stretch film, MDPE for rotomolding, and HDPE for pipe, injection and blow molding products. Additionally, BCP elected to incorporate Univation’s latest process control system, PREMIER™ APC+ 3.0, across all productio...

Axens will supply technology for Alpha-Olefins production to Baltic Chemical Plant

PTEMBER 15 - 2020 Axens will supply technology for Alpha-Olefins "Baltic Chemical plant" LLC (LLC "BCP"), JSC RusGazDobycha subsidiary and Axens signed an agreement for the supply of alpha-olefins production technology for a project of construction of a gas chemical complex as part of an ethane-containing gas processing complex on the shore of the Gulf of Finland near Ust-Luga village, Leningrad Region. With this agreement, Axens will provide AlphaButol® technology for the production of high purity 1-butene by ethylene dimerization and AlphaHexol™ for the production of high purity 1-hexene through ethylene trimerization. 1-butene and 1-hexene are used as co-monomers in the production of various types of polyethylene, including linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) and high density polyethylene (HDPE). 1-butene will be produced at two units with a capacity of 60 thousand tons per year each. 1-hexene will be produced at one unit with a capacity of 50 thousand tons...

CUEL Limited has been awarded a contract by TechnipFMC for the fabrication of modules for the recently announced ExxonMobil crude expansion project in Beaumont, Texas, USA.

  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...

KBR Awarded Contract to Provide Services for Crude Expansion Project at ExxonMobil's Beaumont Refinery along the U.S. Gulf Coast

 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.    

Axens Awarded Licences For The Saudi Aramco Jazan Refinery & Terminal Project

  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.