Poland’s PKN Orlen to invest EUR2 bn in petchem projects June 13, 2018 // 2 Comments State-run PKN Orlen, Poland’s largest oil refiner, is launching its largest on record petrochemical investment programme, [...]
SNC-Lavalin to deliver PVC plant project in Oman June 12, 2018 // 4 Comments SNC-Lavalin has signed an exclusive agreement with Project Development & Management International LLC (PDMI) in Oman, to [...]
ArcelorMittal and LanzaTech break ground on EUR150 mn project to convert carbon emissions to bioethanol June 12, 2018 // 2 Comments ArcelorMittal has begun construction of new premises at its site in Ghent, Belgium, to house a pioneering new installation [...]
France to seek freeze on oil palm imports; SEA countries to be affected June 12, 2018 // 4 Comments Oil palm farmers in Indonesia (the largest palm oil exporter) and Malaysia (the second largest) will be affected if France [...]
Vietnam to lower crude oil imports with start up of 2nd oil refinery June 8, 2018 // 2 Comments To reduce the country’s reliance on refined oil imports, Vietnam is set to start up its second oil refinery, located 260 [...]
Dip in palm oil output in Malaysia/Indonesia to hike prices; sustainable replanting crucial June 6, 2018 // 2 Comments Global palm oil prices are expected to enter a bullish environment post-2021 due to a projected decrease in production in [...]
DSM/Evonik jv holds topping out ceremony for sustainable oil project in Nebraska June 6, 2018 // 2 Comments Veramaris, the joint venture between Dutch firm DSM and Germany’s Evonik, said to be revolutionising aquaculture with its [...]
US Capacity Expansions: Total, Borealis and Nova firm up petrochemicals jv; Oxo starts up propanol plant May 28, 2018 // 1 Comment French oil/gas company Total, Austrian polyolefins maker Borealis and Canada-based Nova Chemicals Inc. have obtained [...]
Possible easing of OPEC supply curbs in June May 23, 2018 // 0 Comments OPEC may choose to increase oil output as early as June amidst worries over Iranian and Venezuelan supply and after [...]
BP delays work on Rhum oil field in Iran May 23, 2018 // 0 Comments UK oil giant BP has ceased operation on the Rhum gas field in the North Sea, which it has a 50-percent stake in, sharing it [...]