As part of digitization strategies, the companies which produce the most data will not be the ones who will prevail. The winners will be those who use their data to generate real additional benefits. The real added value will be the way of collecting, analyzing, integrating, and presenting this data. Only organized, real-time data from operational and business levels can help make informed decisions.

Under the terms of the agreement, Petrofac and Marginal Field Development Company will join forces and operate gas to wire facilities for recovering marginal gas fields in the UK. The move is expected to maximise economic recovery and support the country’s clients.

Apart from a green refinery project awarded by Italian Eni, Amec Foster Wheeler announced a global downstream framework agreement with Shell and an Owner's Engineering contract by GNL Quintero in Chile.

Two Chinese engineers and an Indian operator died when a boiler inside a pharmaceuticals plant run by Pusilin Biotechnology exploded. The incident occurred during repair works on June 9 at the facility in the state of Haryana.

Once complete, the project is expected to reduce carbon emissions and increase energy efficiency in producing dimethyl ether from synthesis gas. Under the terms of the agreement, Lutianhua will invest in and construct the unit by making use of the breakthrough technology co-developed by BASF and Linde.

The Mosaic Company’s plant in Florida produced 1.3 million tonnes of finished phosphates in 2017. However, post this period, the unit was left idle owing to the facility’s higher costs and the overall phosphate market conditions across the globe.

In the chemical industry, in power plants or on oilfields corrosion, deposits and the growth of harmful microorganisms can all result in system failure. In addition to preventive measures to avoid corrosion problems also scaling must be prevented. Only the precise interaction of metering pumps, controllers and sensors can guarantee fault-free operation with maximum safety.

It stands as the benchmark: Those who operate with thermowell strength calculations in accordance with the globally recognised standard ASME PTC 19.3, will protect themselves against all eventualities. With the additional mark of “TW-2016”, the standard specifications are now available in a revised version. The revision provides some clearer and more-detailed definitions.

Samsung will build a new petrochemical fertilizer plant in Bolivia: The Korean company outpaced its international competitors and won a turn-key contract by YPFB of Bolivia for a three–digit million sum.

Protests by locals in the Ratnagiri region have led the Mahrashtra Government in India to relocate the gigantic project to the neighbouring district of Raigad. The new site is around 10,000 acres and is being identified as a better option than the former Ratnagiri land.