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Versalis (ENI) and Novamont innovate with the Porto Torres bio-chemical complex Matrica Spa is a 50:50 joint venture between Versalis, previously called Polimeri Europa (the biggest Italian chemical company, a subsidiary of Eni), and Novamont (a global market leader in biodegradable plastics). Matrica has the mission to design, build and operate chemical plants using vegetable oil […]
While Phillips 66 sells Trainer refinery to Delta Air Lines, BP will supply the crude. Phillips 66, the newly created company to take over the ConocoPhillips Downstream activities is going to sell its Trainer Refinery, close to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,USA, to Delta Air Lines for $150 million. This refinery has a capacity of 185,000b/d of light […]
The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) will spend $4 billion in capital expenditure for this ethylene and propylene production facilities in Freeport, Texas, USA. This Olefins project illustrates the previous news about the consequences of the Shale gas to provide long term feedstock at very competitive price to the Downstream activities. As a good example of the relocation into USA of the petrochemical industry, this new ethylene […]
It is not every day that a Major company shakes up its Oil&Gas business model and introduce a new brand to re-position its strategy and consolidate its Market Leadership. But in July 2011, ConocoPhillips had announced to spin off all their Midstream and Downstream activities under the name of Phillips 66. On May 1st, 2012 […]
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), India and ConocoPhillips, USA, have signed on March 30th a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to co-operate and develop the shale gas resources in India, North America and elsewhere besides deep water opportunities in Eastern offshore India. The unprecedented growth of shale gas in the USA has generated new hopes […]
When the USA, led by companies like ExxonMobil or Chesapeake, decided to boost the development of shale gas, the world perceived it as a local matter to help this country to reduce its reliance on overseas production countries. Then in 2011, the USA have become already self sufficient in gas, much faster than expected. Until then, […]
Definition: “Lube Oil” is a lubricant, to be used in all mechanical system to reduce friction between moving parts. Produced out of crude oil, this Lube oil is also called Mineral oil. Comments: The word Lubricant is mostly used to speak about the products, while Lube oil is normally referring to the process such as Lube […]
Luberef stands for the Saudi Aramco Lubricating Oil Refining Company created by Saudi Aramco and ExxonMobil. But since 2007, Luberef is a 70/30 joined venture between Saudi Aramco and Jadwa Investment to operate lube oil refineries in Yanbu and Jeddah. With Jeddah and Yanbu refineries, the total Luberef actual capacity runs around 550,000 t/y lubricants, […]
