http://www.processingtalk.com/indexes/categorybrowsefb.html Oil, Gas, Petrochemical Industry News latest news on Processingtalk en-gb Copyright (C)2008 Pro-Talk Ltd. All rights reserved. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT http://www.pro-talk.com/images/protalklogo90.gif http://www.pro-talk.com/ 90 79 Synthesis Energy Systems (SES), a global industrial gasification company, and Aker Solutions US have announced that they have entered into an engineering agreement Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT Aker Kvaerner Engineering Services http://www.processingtalk.com/news/akr/akr130.html The Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (Takreer) in the UAE has awarded Axens the basic engineering design and licenses for the Takreer Ruwais Refinery Expansion Project Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT Axens http://www.processingtalk.com/news/axe/axe115.html Yokogawa Electric Corporation has signed a strategic partnership agreement with JSC Gazprom Neft, a major oil production and refining company in Russia Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT Yokogawa Europe - Industrial Automation http://www.processingtalk.com/news/yog/yog156.html A new research tool from Borealis enables high-speed plastics polymerisation experimentation, using technology supplied by R+D integration partner Symyx Technologies Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT Borealis http://www.processingtalk.com/news/boq/boq100.html With rocketing gasoline prices, ethanol fuel - mainly derived from the fermentation of sugar cane (in Brazil) and corn (in the USA and Canada) - is a promising renewable high-octane vehicular fuel Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT Metrohm UK http://www.processingtalk.com/news/met/met469.html Brodie International first unveiled its Savmor programme, the first truly integrated approach to improving Marketing Terminal safety and fiscal measurement operational performance, in 2006 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT Flotech Solutions http://www.processingtalk.com/news/flo/flo128.html On a Houston natural gas pipeline, remote monitoring sensors from GE help operators protect the pipelines from accidental third-party damage Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT GE Oil and Gas http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ges/ges122.html Algae is an alternative to popular feedstocks, like soybean, canola and palm: ultrasonication improves the extraction of oil from the algae cells and the conversion to biodiesel Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT Hielscher USA http://www.processingtalk.com/news/hie/hie112.html LP Oxo Selector Technology, which is co-operatively offered by Dow Technology Licensing and Davy Process Technology, has been selected by Lihuayi Group in China for a new 250 KTA facility Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT Dow Technology Licensing http://www.processingtalk.com/news/dow/dow107.html Lukoil Neftochim Burgas AD has selected Axens to design and license technologies to convert Urals blend vacuum residue and gasoil (VGO) at its 165,000 barrel per day refinery in Burgas, Bulgaria Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT Axens http://www.processingtalk.com/news/axe/axe114.html Aker Solutions has acquired all the shares in Qserv, a leading provider of well, process and pipeline services in the North Sea and International markets Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT Aker Kvaerner Oil and Gas http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ark/ark229.html Further expanding its capabilities in the region, GE Oil and Gas has established a Qatar Service Centre at the Ras Laffan Support Services Zone, officially opened on 24 June Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT GE Oil and Gas http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ges/ges121.html Packaged gas and offshore handling expert, Ritchie, will show its recently extended plant in Suttieside, Forfar, to Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth John Swinney Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT Ritchie http://www.processingtalk.com/news/rih/rih101.html PetroChina has put on-stream the first Prime-G+ gasoline desulphurisation unit in China, installed in record time! Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT Axens http://www.processingtalk.com/news/axe/axe113.html Foster Wheeler Italiana has been awarded a services contract by Mariisky NPZ for the planned expansion of the Mari-El refinery, located in the Republic of Mari-El, in the Russian Federation Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT Foster-Wheeler http://www.processingtalk.com/news/fol/fol149.html The Foster Wheeler Iberia contract will provide the basic design and estimating services for the revamp and expansion of the delayed coker complex at the MOL refinery at Szazhalombatta, in Hungary Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT Foster-Wheeler http://www.processingtalk.com/news/fol/fol148.html During the recent visit of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, SABIC and SINOPEC signed a strategic cooperation agreement and agreed to expand the Tianjin industrial complex Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT SABIC http://www.processingtalk.com/news/sab/sab169.html Investigations into the use of the Metrohm Aquatrode Plus electrodes for ethanol pH measurements according to ASTM D 6423 - the pH value is an important quality criterion for bioethanol Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT Metrohm UK http://www.processingtalk.com/news/met/met464.html The fifth expansion project at the Saudi Methanol Company (Ar-Razi) in Jubail city went on-stream on 1 May, making this SABIC affiliate the world's largest single chemical methanol production complex Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT SABIC http://www.processingtalk.com/news/sab/sab168.html Axens announces the commercialization of its new Resid Fluid Catalytic Cracking (RFCC) PetroRiser technology for the production of high yields of propylene Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT Axens http://www.processingtalk.com/news/axe/axe112.html Massimo Ferrari will lead the Zagreb operations for Honeywell Process Solutions, providing process automation solutions to local refining and petrochemical companies Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT Honeywell Process Solutions http://www.processingtalk.com/news/hou/hou106.html Offering a range of equipment, from portable instruments to laboratory analysers, analytical company Quantitech believes it has the perfect solution for almost any biodiesel testing requirement Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT Quantitech http://www.processingtalk.com/news/qan/qan128.html Aker Solutions is opening up a new operations base in Perth, Australia, thereby further positioning the company for the expected subsea boom in the fast growing Asia-Pacific region Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT Aker Kvaerner Oil and Gas http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ark/ark226.html Aker Solutions has opened its new 'Well Intervention Academy', to provide future generations of offshore operators and engineers first hand experience in critical well intervention activities Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT Aker Kvaerner Oil and Gas http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ark/ark227.html Invensys Process Systems has won the turnkey multi-million dollar main contract to supply a complete off-sites and blending solution for the Murco Refinery at Milford Haven in Wales Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT Invensys Process Systems http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ien/ien195.html AMEC has entered into an agreement with BP International to provide engineering and project management services for the BP offshore developments around the world over the next four years Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT AMEC http://www.processingtalk.com/news/adl/adl125.html Heat-tracing specialist Tyco Thermal Controls will attend the 19th World Petroleum Congress in Madrid, exhibiting longline and down-hole heating solutions for enhanced oil recovery Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT Tyco Thermal Controls http://www.processingtalk.com/news/tyc/tyc126.html Scott Bader products, including gelcoats and their Crystic 703PA polyester resin, have proved to be the materials of choice specified by Sorkomp of Norway for the production of GRP subsea structures Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT Scott Bader Company http://www.processingtalk.com/news/scb/scb103.html Foster Wheeler Energy has been awarded an engineering and materials supply contract by Woodside for two gas turbine exhaust waste heat recovery units at its Pluto liquefied natural gas (LNG) project Fri, 30 May 2008 08:00:00 UT Foster-Wheeler http://www.processingtalk.com/news/fol/fol146.html A new update of the DNV Recommended Practice 'Fatigue Design of Offshore Structures' is now available, updated in order to meet increased industry focus on the design of cost-optimal structures Mon, 26 May 2008 08:00:00 UT DNV CC Technologies http://www.processingtalk.com/news/dnv/dnv102.html Honeywell has announced it has been selected to provide operator training simulator technology for the Suncor Energy Voyageur Oil Sands Upgrader Operation in Northern Alberta Mon, 26 May 2008 08:00:00 UT Honeywell Process Solutions http://www.processingtalk.com/news/hou/hou102.html Kutting, the leading independent manufacturer of fully compliant hoses for the offshore industry, has unveiled a new range of 'PEEKline' hoses designed with Victrex PEEK polymer. Wed, 21 May 2008 08:00:00 UT Victrex Europe http://www.processingtalk.com/news/vix/vix104.html Yokogawa Electric Corporation is donating a total of 15 million yen to the Japanese Red Cross Society following the May 2 cyclone in Myanmar and May 12 earthquake in China's Sichuan province Tue, 20 May 2008 08:00:00 UT Yokogawa Europe - Industrial Automation http://www.processingtalk.com/news/yog/yog154.html VetcoGray, a GE Oil and Gas business, has received an award for a frame agreement covering a period of five years, to supply subsea equipment and support services for the Gorgon Project Mon, 19 May 2008 08:00:00 UT GE Oil and Gas http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ges/ges120.html DNV analyses of worldwide LNG developments reveal that only a handful of significant parameters influence the choice of LNG concept Tue, 13 May 2008 08:00:00 UT DNV CC Technologies http://www.processingtalk.com/news/dnv/dnv104.html Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) Vice Chairman and CEO, Mohamed Al-Mady, gave the keynote speech at the Financial Times China-Middle East Summit, held in Riyadh on 5 May Fri, 09 May 2008 08:00:00 UT SABIC http://www.processingtalk.com/news/sab/sab167.html