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ORPIC evaluates bids on Sohar Refinery Expansion In April the Oman Oil Refineries & Petroleum Industries Company (ORPIC) had qualified eight engineering companies to receive the Call for Tender of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the Sohar Refinery Expansion project. ORPIC is a national oil company (NOC), wholly owned owned by the Oman […]
Philadelphia Refinery to rely on Marcellus shale gas Last year Sunoco Inc (Sunoco) had announced to close the Philadelphia refinery in Pennsylvania, USA, on summer 2012 if no buyer could be found in the meantime. But the development of the shale gas in USA much faster than expected and in very competitive conditions offers a […]
Definition Methanol is the contraction of Methyl Alcohol. Methanol may also be called, wood alcohol or wood spirit because it can be produced as a by-product of the wood distillation. Methanol is a light, colorless, flammable liquid at room temperature, and contains less carbon and more hydrogen than any other liquid fuel. Comments Methanol occurs naturally […]
Carbon dioxide injection to boost Adma-Opco oil fields Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (Adma-Opco) is Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)‘s subsidiary to explore and produce oil and gas from the offshore areas of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE. If the Abu Dhabi Emirate is rich of oil reserves, it has always been short of gas. […]
Total lowers Carbon Footprint with Power from Shore Previously called Hild, the Martin Linge development belongs to Total E&P Norge AS (51%), the operator, Petoro AS (30%) and Statoil Petroleum AS (19%). End of March, the Norwegian Government approved the development plan for the Martin Linge oil and gas field. Total capital expenditure is estimated to $4.2 […]
Two leaders build energy Market Leadership with coal gasification Shenua Group (Shenua), from China, and GE, from USA, create the new GE Shenhua Gasification Technology Company Ltd., a 50-50 joint venture (JV) with Headquarter located in Shanghai, China. The firm will sell industrial gasification technology licenses in China, conduct research to improve cost and performance. The company has registered capital of $6 million. Patents and proceeds obtained by the joint venture will be shared evenly. The cooperation is also part of Sino-US joint efforts to develop clean energy, and gasification is a crucial component of that goal. China and USA hold respectively the first and second biggest […]
Jacobs Engineering won the EPCM Services Contract SABIC has awarded a contract to Jacobs Engineering Group to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services to upgrade an Olefins 4 plant at its petrochemical production complex in Geleen, Netherlands. Jacobs said it will carry out the work from its office in Meerssen, Netherlands, which is […]
