
Asia
Indian polyester leader Polyplex selects Turkey for expansion Polyplex Corp. of India, is the fourth largest producer of polyester film in the world. Polyplex and the Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey (ISPAT) have jointly announced the decision for Polyplex to select Turkey to support its global expansion in to produce polyethylene terephthalate (PET). […]
Gas prices and high costs dictate to rethink Shtokman The foreseen capital expenditure for the Shtokman gas field development came up from first estimated $15 billion to $30-40 billion. This costs escalation is resulting from multiple factors including the combined target to produce 50/50 natural gas and LNG. This goal appeared to have a great impact on […]
Apache, EOG and Encana lead British Columbia gas development for export The Kitimat LNG project started in 2006 with the signature of a partnership agreement with the Haisla First Nations It took a decisive step forward in 2010 when Apache purchased a majority interest in the proposed project. Today Kitimat LNG is owned: – 40% […]
Advanced and Bayegan to build a new PDH-PP plant Advanced Petrochemical Company (Advanced), a leading Saudi Arabia based producer of petrochemical products, and Bayegan Group (Bayegan), a Turkish international trading company, engaged in petroleum derivatives, petrochemicals and other commodities, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of a joint $ […]
BP, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips re-think APP in the light of the Shale Gas develoment The Alaska Pipeline Project (APP) is a joint initiative between TransCanada and ExxonMobil that seeks to build and operate a pipeline system to transport Alaska’s North Slope natural gas resources to markets. TransCanada and ExxonMobil began working together in 2009. Originally, APP was […]
Definition LNG is the acronym of Liquefied Natural Gas. The Natural Gas is Methane. The operation of Liquefaction is made by the compression of the gas at moderate pressure and cooling at the cryogenic temperature of – 160°C. LNG is a clear, colourless, non-toxic liquid. The volume of the LNG is 1/600th of its volume as […]
MoU for 1 million t/y Paraxylene extension in Yeosu Showa Shell Sekiyu K. K. (Showa Shell) from Japan, GS Caltex from South Korea, and Taiyo Oil from Japan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for new Paraxylene (PX) project at GS Caltex Petrochemical complex in Yeosu, South Korea. In the downstream of its refinery, GS […]
Definition “JCC” is the acronym of Japanese Crude Cocktail or more formally Japan Customs-cleared Crude. This Japanese Crude Cocktail results from a basket of the most traded crude oils to be used as the reference price for long-term supply LNG Contracts. Japan created the JCC Contracts after the first oil shock, in the early 1970s, to secure its first […]