Petrofac Ltd. (St. Helier, U.K.) has been awarded with a new contract worth around MYR399 million (approx.. $96 million) by PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of PETRONAS (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the Malaysian National Oil Company. The Engineering, Procurement, Construction,…
Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. (Luxembourg) announced that next year the company will invest to convert a reactor line at its plant in Ivanhoe, La., from manufacturing soft carbon black to producing hard carbon black, commonly used in tire treads. “With…
With digitization proliferating across the infrastructure sector, utilities are facing a higher risk of cybersecurity threats than ever before. To address clients’ changing needs, Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.) has partnered with Idaho National Laboratory (INL; Idaho Falls) to…
Fluor Corp. (Irving, Tex.) announced that its joint venture with Petrosea – Fluor Petrosea Joint Organization (FPJO) – has been selected by PT Freeport Indonesia to install a new grinding mill at its Grasberg copper and gold mining district in…
Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium) is working with advanced manufacturing solution OEM 9T Labs AG (Zürich, Switzerland) to help bring additively manufactured carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) parts to mass production. The joint effort enables 9TLabs’ innovative additive manufacturing technology to produce…
Flint Hills Resources, LLC (Wichita, Kan.) will transfer its propylene business to Invista (Wichita, Kan.) with an anticipated effective date of Jan. 1, 2022. The move includes the Flint Hills Resources Houston and Longview, Texas, chemical facilities and support employees.…
Lummus Technology (Houston) announced that it has executed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Braskem Netherlands B.V., a subsidiary of Braskem, the largest biopolymer producer in the world. The MOU is for the licensing of Braskem's green ethylene technology for…
Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France) announced that it was selected by Qatargas-appointed EPC contractor Medgulf Construction Company to provide a new Tri-ethylene Glycol (TEG) dehydration unit for integration into the CO2 Sequestration and Export Facilities Project at Ras Laffan, Qatar. The Oil…
Arxada (Basel, Switzerland) and Troy Corp. (Florham Park, N.J.), a global leader in microbial control solutions and performance additives, announced that they have entered into an agreement to combine the two companies. This agreement represents the first strategic deal by…
Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland) is advancing a project for Renewable Energy Group (REG; Ames, Ia.) that will expand REG’s renewable diesel fuel offering to help meet the world’s growing demand for lower-carbon, sustainable fuels. The engineering, procurement, and construction management…