The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) announced a partnership with Honeywell for one of the largest predictive maintenance projects in the oil and gas industry.

Dayuewan (Zhuhai) Petrochemical Co. will utilise a range of technologies from Honeywell for upgrading heavy fuel oil into higher value petrochemical products at its Guangdong complex in China. Honeywell is also responsible for basic engineering, technology licensing as well technical and start-up services for Dayuewan’s project.

BP has developed an enhanced recycling technology that enables currently unrecyclable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic waste to be diverted from landfill or incineration and instead transformed back into new, virgin-quality feedstocks.

Right from the United Nations’ Clean Seas campaign to the Paris agreement, single use plastics has become a burning issue across the globe. Nonetheless, prominent global companies have taken up the challenge to create a more sustainable and circular economy for the plastics industry.

The separation of two immiscible liquids contained in the same tank or vessel is a fundamental aspect of many production processes. Optimising the performance of these applications can have a significant effect on final product quality. To achieve this, plant managers need to implement devices that can accurately and reliably measure the interface level between the two liquids.

Alexander Novak, Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation and His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and Group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company met in Abu Dhabi to explore the potential opportunities for collaboration between both the countries.

Sibur and Gazprom Neft under its joint venture firm ‘Sibgazpolimer’ signed an agreement with the Titan Group to acquire 50 % stake in one of Russia's largest polypropylene facilities, Poliom. Sibur now aims to develop the facility’s polymer range whereas Gazprom Neft is expected to develop its petrochemical production.

Under the terms of the deal, BP will combine its Brazilian biofuels and biopower businesses with Bunge. The move will enable the 50:50 JV to build a world-scale company which is capable of producing highly efficient sugarcane ethanol in Brazil.

The mega facility is located in China and will make use of the Catofin catalyst and Heat Generating Material from Lummus Technology's catalyst partner, Clariant, to process 500 KTA of propane and 800 KTA of isobutene for the production of propylene and isobutylene.

The contracts have been awarded to increase the production capacity of the Marjan and Berri oilfields. About 50 % of the contracts have been awarded to local companies in the region, thus increasing the share of locally sourced materials.