PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of November 2021’ from all over the world. Right from building one of the world’s lowest carbon-emitting crackers to developing a new novel methane-reducing feed additive manufacturing plant, find out all the projects making headlines here.

Exxon Mobil has called for engineering, procurement and construction contract bids with an aim to capture up to 1 million metric tons of CO2 annually at its LaBarge, Wyoming facility in the USA. The proposed 400-million-dollar expansion project is expected to commence operations by 2025.

Exxon Mobil’s affiliate Imperial Oil has plans to produce 20,000 barrels per day of renewable diesel at a new complex at Canada’s Strathcona refinery. The complex will make use of locally grown plant-based feedstock and hydrogen with carbon capture and storage to meet the low-carbon fuel standards.

Exxon Mobil and Sabic’s joint venture Gulf Coast Growth Ventures has recently reached mechanical completion of a monoethylene glycol unit and two polyethylene units in Texas, USA. The units will produce fundamental chemicals used in medical, automotive and packaging products.

Exxon Mobil has increased its holdings in Brazil’s pre-salt basins after it won the Titã exploration block with co-venturer Qatar Petroleum.

Exxon Mobil's new unit at its integrated Beaumont, Texas facility has started operations, increasing production of ultra-low sulfur fuels by about 45,000 barrels per day.

Exxon Mobil has increased its estimate of the discovered recoverable resources for the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana to more than 4 billion oil-equivalent barrels. The previous recoverable resource estimate was 3.2 billion oil-equivalent barrels.

Die zwei wichtigsten Primärenergieträger im Energiemix von Deutschland sind Erdgas und Mineralöl. Damit ist Deutschland voraussichtlich auch in Zukunft sehr stark von diesen beiden Energieträgern abhängig. Wer genau die Big Player auf dem Markt sind und wie hoch ihr Marktwert ist, erfahren Sie in unserem Beitrag auf PROCESS.

Merck hat einen neuen CIO, Rentschler Biopharma einen neuen COO und bei Solvay leitet ab jetzt eine Frau den Geschäftsbereich Coatis. Exxon Mobil beruft den Met-Life-CEO Steven Kandarian in den Aufsichtsrat und Evonik-Chef Christian Kullmann wird neuer Vorsitzender der Initiative „Chemie im Dialog“.

Post Hurricane Harvey, Exxon Mobil begins to restart activities and facility assessments at its Baytown refinery. The company has also made significant progress in restarting chemical production, pipelines and other logistical infrastructure in the Houston area.