BASF to expand EO and derivatives complex in Antwerp October 3, 2019 // 4 Comments German chemicals firm BASF will expand the capacity of ethylene oxide and ethylene oxide derivatives at its site in Antwerp, [...]
Sonatrach proceeds with US$1.4 bn Turkish petrochemical complex October 1, 2019 // 2 Comments Algerian state oil/gas firm Sonatrach has through its subsidiary SPIC (Sonatrach Petrolium Investment Corp.) and Turkish [...]
MOL/Thyssenkrupp break ground on EUR1.2 bn polyol complex in Hungary October 1, 2019 // 2 Comments Oil and gas company MOL Group is investing a total of EUR1.2 billion in a new polyol production plant complex in [...]
BASF expands capacity for Neopentylglycol in Germany October 1, 2019 // 3 Comments German chemical firm BASF has increased the capacity of its neopentyl glycol (NPG) plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany, by 10,000 [...]
Total jv in South Korea increases ethylene capacity by 30% September 28, 2019 // 2 Comments The Daesan integrated refining and petrochemicals complex in South Korea, owned by Hanwha Total Petrochemical, a 50-50 joint [...]
Aramco resumes oil supplies from affected facilities; completes buy of Shell jv project September 24, 2019 // 1 Comment Saudi Aramco recently did a public relations stint to assure the media and public of its rapid response and resilience in [...]
Court orders Nova Chemicals to pay US$1 bn to Dow Canada September 24, 2019 // 1 Comment A court in Alberta, Canada, has awarded a judgment to chemical firm Nova Chemicals to pay Dow Chemical Canada US$1.08 [...]
ExxonMobil to invest US$175 mn to upgrade Scottish ethylene plant September 24, 2019 // 2 Comments US oil/petchem firm ExxonMobil is investing US$175 million, to upgrade infrastructure and add new technologies to its [...]
Likely impacts from attacks on Aramco’s oil facilities September 18, 2019 // 5 Comments With the largest single disruption of oil production in history, occurring as a result of recent drone attacks on [...]
Drone attacks on Aramco oil facilities cause 20% hike in prices September 17, 2019 // 1 Comment Drone attacks by rebels on Saudi Arabian oil/gas company Saudi Aramco facilities have caused fluctuations to output and [...]