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December 5, 2011
Shell and Qatar Petroleum have signed a heads of agreement for the development of a previously announced multi-billion dollar petrochemical production joint venture in Qatar. Total...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/ethylene/Shell-and-Qatar-Petroleum-Sign-Petchems-Deal-Shell-to-Hold-Minority-Stake_39485.html December 5, 2011
The Chinese government says that Sinopec and SK Innovation (Seoul), formerly SK Energy, signed a memorandum of understanding on December 2, to increase cooperation between the two...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/ethylene/Sinopec-and-SK-Innovation-to-Discuss-Wuhan-Project_39484.html December 2, 2011
This Week on CW: BASF is targeting an 80% increase in sales by 2020, to $153 billion. Development and sale of sustainable products and expansion into emerging markets are...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/ethylene/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Dec-2_39481.html December 1, 2011
Sasol says it has advanced a feasibility study on a possible 1.4-million m.t./year ethylene plant and downstream derivative units at its Lake Charles site. Sasol also reported today that is in discussions on possible divestment of its stake in Arya Sasol, a polyethylene joint venture in Iran...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/ethylene/Sasol-Plans-Ethane-Cracker-in-Louisiana_39404.html December 1, 2011
Lummus Technology, a CB&I subsidiary, has been awarded a contract by CJSC Vostochnaya Neftechimicheskaya (VNHK), a subsidiary of OJSC Rosneft (Moscow) for the license and basic...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/ethylene/Rosneft-Builds-Large-Naphtha-Cracker-Complex-in-Russias-Far-East_39432.html November 2, 2011
The recent fire and production outage at Shell's Bukom refinery in Singapore will shave about $150 million, after tax, off the company's fourth-quarter earnings, Shell says. The...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/ethylene/Singapore-Refinery-Fire-Will-Cost-Shell-$150-Million_38767.html October 28, 2011
LyondellBasell reported third-quarter net income of $895 million, up 92% from the year-ago quarter, on sales up 29%, to $13 billion. Results were driven by strong performance in the...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/ethylene/LyondellBasells-Earnings-Soar-on-Advantaged-U-S-Olefins-Business_38683.html October 18, 2011
Enterprise Products Partners says it has started commercial operations of its fifth natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionator at Mont Belvieu, TX, three months ahead of schedule. The...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/ethylene/Enterprise-Starts-Up-Fifth-NGL-Fractionator-at-Mont-Belvieu-Begins-Construction-on-Sixth_38388.html October 17, 2011
In a deal that will create the largest natural gas pipeline operator in the U.S., Kinder Morgan (KMI; Houston) has agreed to buy competitor El Paso Corporation (Houston) for $38...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/ethylene/Kinder-Morgan-to-Acquire-El-Paso-Creating-Pipeline-Giant_38363.html October 10, 2011
Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical have signed a shareholders' agreement for their previously announced Sadara Chemical joint venture. Sadara will build a $20-billion manufacturing complex...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/ethylene/Aramco-and-Dow-Sign-Shareholders-Agreement-for-Sadara-Chemical-JV_38188.html October 10, 2011
LyondellBasell has agreed to mothball its refinery at Berre, France for up to two years, having announced late last month that it would close the refinery permanently. The mothballing...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/ethylene/LyondellBasell-Agrees-to-Mothball-French-Refinery-Rather-Than-Close-It-Permanently_38185.html October 7, 2011
This Week on CW: At EPCA 2011 this week in Berlin, attendees discussed a fall in petrochemical demand, though they said 2011 is still expected to be a good year for the...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/ethylene/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Oct-7_38178.html October 6, 2011
Enterprise says it is nearing completion on a series of infrastructure improvement projects designed to optimize the partnership’s Neptune cryogenic natural gas processing...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/ethylene/Enterprise-Nears-Completion-of-Natural-Gas-Processing-Projects-in-Louisiana_37865.html October 6, 2011
A fire at the Shell Bukom refinery in Singapore has been extinguished but the company will close the downstream complex for safety checks and to investigate the cause, Ben van Buerden, CEO of Shell Chemicals tells CW. He was speaking on the sidelines of the Cefic General Assembly meeting, which is currently taking place in Madrid....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/ethylene/Shell-Singapore-Fire-Is-out-Progress-with-Qatar-Project_37970.html October 4, 2011
Shell Chemicals says it is aiming to restart its refinery at Bukom Island, Singapore over the next few days and to avoid halting operations at any of its Singapore petrochemical plants...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/ethylene/Shell-Prepares-to-Restart-Singapore-Refinery-Confirms-Force-Majeure-on-Three-Petchem-Products_38005.html September 30, 2011
This Week on CW: Cefic has revised its forecast for EU chemicals production growth downards, to 2.5%. Third-quarter growth is expected to fall “markedly,” though...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/ethylene/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Sept-30_37985.html September 26, 2011
Williams says it will spend $350 million-$400 million to expand ethylene capacity at its Geismar, LA olefins facility by 600 million lbs/year, an increase of about 44%. The expansion...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/ethylene/Williams-to-Expand-Ethylene-Capacity-at-Geismar-LA_37838.html September 26, 2011
Waiting for recovery: Greater volatility has caused producers and buyers alike to adopt a cautious outlook. Demand for petrochemicals has slowed in Europe after a strong rebound in...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/ethylene/European-Petrochemicals_37808.html September 23, 2011
This Week on CW: The global PE and PP industry will benefit from growing demand from emerging economies and cheap shale gas in the U.S., attendees at PEPP 2011 said this week in...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/ethylene/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-Sept-23_37780.html September 21, 2011
Lanxess plans to commercially produce ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM) from bio-based ethylene by the end of the year. Lanxess plans to use ethylene supplied derived purely from...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/basic_chemicals/petrochemicals/ethylene/Lanxess-to-Produce-Bio-Based-EPDM-By-Year-End_37710.html |
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