Angola’s national oil company, Sonangol Group, announced that Gemcorp, a trade and investment group in emerging markets, in alignment with the national oil company, took the final investment decision for the construction of the Cabinda Refinery project. The refinery, which…
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (Deerfield, Ill.), a global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products, announced significant steps to support a global hydrogen and clean fuel economy, which is expected to grow significantly over the next decade, through the production of…
Biomass-conversion specialist Vow ASA (Oslo, Norway) has, through its subsidiary ETIA, entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Repsol S.A. (Madrid, Spain) to explore multiple applications and solutions to produce clean and renewable energy for CO2 emission reduction. “We are very…
IndianOil Corp. Ltd. (IOCL; New Delhi) has inked an MoU with the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc) to develop and demonstrate biomass gasification-based hydrogen generation technology. The process will help produce fuel cell grade hydrogen at an affordable price…
To meet growing demand for chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) pipe and fittings in India, Lubrizol Advanced Materials (Wickliffe, Ohio) and Grasim Industries Ltd., a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, have entered into a definitive agreement to manufacture and…
Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama, Japan) has completed the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) operations contracted with Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) in 2016 for a large-scale carbon capture facility at the 50,000-kW Mikawa Power Plant to be operated…
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. (Milan, Italy) and Hera Group announced the signing of a strategic agreement between Aliplast, Hera Group’s subsidiary for the collection, recycling and conversion of plastics, and NextChem, Maire Tecnimont Group’s company for the development of projects and…
bp Australia announced that it will cease fuel production at its Kwinana Refinery and convert it to an import terminal, helping to ensure ongoing security of fuel supply for Western Australia. The refinery, near Fremantle, has provided fuels for Western Australia…
Adaptive Execution is a new platform that integrates expert teams, new technologies, agile processes, shared learnings and proven methodologies into a single, streamlined project-execution experience for all stakeholders involved in major capital investment projects. It is not uncommon for large…
Tribex ERD is a specialized dry lubricant, which, unlike most liquid or dry lubricants, can be used in oil- or water-based fluid systems. Designed for use in extended-reach drilling, the multifunctional additive reduces static and dynamic friction and high temperature/high…