Engineering mega-project Pearl Gas to Liquids (GTL) plant, an $18 billion-$19 billion development by Qatar Petroleum and Royal Dutch Shell takes the next step, as Shell prepares to take over the engineering and instrumentation data...

The process industry notorious for its enourmous energy consumption. The use of right gear technology and optimization of processes will help companies enhance energy efficiency as well as reduce production costs. However, it is also imperative for them to carefully monitor handling processes, especially while extensively employing gears.

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation and Mitsui Zosen Machinery & Service, a subsidiary of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, have agreed to form a business tie-up to produce and sell zeolite membranes.

Clariant has signed an agreement for a new partnership with Neste on the supply of renewable hydrocarbons for its product development. In this way, the speciality chemicals company intends to increase the number of products in its portfolio that are derived from renewable raw materials.

Enzymes specialist Novozymes want to participate in the US–biofuesl–boom: The company inaugurated an enzyme production in Blair, Nebraska. Creating 100 career positions and 400 construction jobs, the plant will specialize in making world-leading enzymes, a key technology component for both the existing and advanced biofuel markets.

A subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont, in consortium with Performance Contractors, has been awarded a reimbursable contract by Exxon Mobil for the initial activities related to the front end engineering design, early execution studies and early procurement activities for new process units and the associated offsites and utilities for a Petrochemical complex in the US.

Feeding the world: the many benefits of plunger and centrifugal pumps in fertilizer manufacturing — The demand for fertilizers is booming as the global population reaches new heights. But there's a catch to it: Handling of raw materials that are demanding at best and highly aggressive at worst. No wonder, that one should take special care when selecting a pump for such production processes. There are in fact some pump designs that go the extra mile...

CB&I announced that it has been awarded a contract using their alkylation technology in Indonesia as well as a technology and development contract for a residue upgrading complex in Sweden.

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and Mubadala Investment Company signed a framework agreement to explore together potential global growth opportunities that build on the partner's refining and petrochemicals assets. The oil company also announced an investment of $ 1.4 billion to upgrade and expand its Bu Hasa Field as it ramps up onshore crude production capacity.

With an annual production capacity of 45,000 tonnes, the massive plant will offer hydrogen peroxide in three concentrations – 35 %, 50 % and 60 %. The firm also has plans to invest 103 million dollars in the next 3-5 years for capacity expansion of the chemical complex.