
petrochemical complex
Fluor selected for Shell downstream projects in EMEA On November 2nd, 2012, Shell and the US Fluor Corporation (Fluor) signed a 5 years enterprise framework agreement for engineering and management services. On November 15th, 2012, it was the turn of the Paris-based Technip to ink with Shell Global Solutions a similar 5 years frame agreement. […]
Fluor takes on the toughest challenges Founded in 1912 in Santa Ana, California, as a construction company, Fluor became in 100 years one of the oldest and largest engineering company in the world. For its 100th anniversary, Fluor is engaged in more than 1,000 different projects in the world with its 43,000 employees. Fluor maintains […]
Sempra, Mitsubishi, Mitsui and GDF-Suez to convert Louisiana terminal into Hackberry LNG plant Based in San Diego, Califormia, USA, Sempra Energy (Sempra) completed its commercial development agreements with its partners Mitsubishi Corporation (Mitsubishi), Mitsui and Co. (Mitsui), both from Japan, and GDF-Suez, from France, for the Cameron LNG project in Louisiana, to export liquefied natural gas […]
SABIC and Shell to invest in and beyond Saudi Arabia In November 2012, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and Shell have decided to work on expansion opportunities of their joint venture Saudi Petrochemical Company (Sadaf). These expansion ambitions are not limited to the sole Saudi Arabia but should also aim at increasing positions in overseas markets. […]
The Vopak Way: 75 global operational standards Headquartered in Rotterdam in The Netherlands, Royal Vopak (Vopak) is the world largest independent storage and handling operator of oil and gas and petrochemical products. Established in 1999 from the merger between Pakhoed and Van Ommeren, Vopak operates 84 terminals in 31 countries with a global storage capacity […]
SABIC and Vopak to build $400 million storage facility Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and Royal Vopak (Vopak) signed Heads of Agreement (HoA) to form a joint venture to build new storage facilities in the Al Jubail Terminal on the east coast of Saudi Arabia. The joint venture between SABIC and Vopak should be established under […]
Chemistry that matters Based in Ryadh, Saudi Arabia, SABIC stands for the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, one of the largest petrochemical companies in the world with 40,000 employees running operations in 40 countries. SABIC was established in 1976 by Royal Decree to develop the downstream industries in Saudi Arabia while Saudi Aramco was focusing on the […]
QP and Shell Petrochemical project named Al-Karaana Qatar Petroleum and Shell made significant decisions in November regarding their world-scale petrochemical complex in the Ras Laffan Industrial Zone in northern Qatar. The Minister of Energy and Industry, Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada and Ben Van Beurden, Shell Chemicals Executive Vice President, during a meeting in Doha, […]