KBR’s proprietary Plinke Adiabatic Nitrobenzene solutions have been selected by Kutch Specialities for its grassroots nitrobenzene project in India. KBR will also be responsible for providing basic and detailed engineering design, equipment, and related advisory services for the project.

Chemieanlagenbau Chemnitz GmbH (CAC) has announced the completion of its first chlor-alkali electrolysis plant in Germany.

Statoil has established an integrated operations support centre and a drilling operations centre in Bergen. The centres will be connected to all Statoil installations on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), starting this year.

BP has secured a 49 % stake in the joint venture for 1 billion dollars while Reliance Industries will hold the remaining 51 % stake. The new joint venture ‘Jio-BP’ aims to become one of the leading players in India's fuels and mobility market.

Shell is lifting its petrochemicals production: A new 140,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) high-purity ethylene oxide purification unit and a new 140,000 tpa ethoxylates unit are supplying local and regional customers.

The companies aim to develop a private cellular network solution for 5G use cases which will improve efficiencies at Phillips 66’s Louisiana refinery in the USA. The proof of concept of the private network will assist the energy company in its future digital opportunities.

Developers of GE found the same of amino silicones which are used in hairspray, are able to capture CO2 from a gas stream. How the new technology works.

How can operators ascertain whether a pump is deficient and a failure imminent? The traditional approach: Installing sensors, e.g. for structure-borne noise, pressure, temperature, flow, power consumption, bearing position, at critical points and continuously evaluating the collected data. For non-critical applications, there is an easier way: A drop in energy efficiency indicates a possible problem.

Petrofac’s EPS division in a joint venture with Isker has won an EPCC contract from North Caspian Operating Company for developing new water treating facilities in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. The move is in line with the firm’s goals of securing small greenfield and brownfield EPC projects.

The Oilfield Technology Group of Hexion has completed the expansion of its resin coated proppant manufacturing plant in Canada. The proppants are produced to service companies and operators in the oil and gas industry.