Petrochemicals
Sui Southern Gas in $1.4 billion deal with Engro Vopak The Pakistan midstream Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) is in final talks with the joint venture Engro Vopak Terminal Limited (EVTL) to build and operate a large greenfield liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Port Qasim near Karachi in Pakistan. In parallel the Pakistan […]
Ecopetrol to invest $6.5 billion in exploration-production In 2014, the Colombia national oil company (NOC) Ecopetrol SA (Ecopetrol) has announced to invest more than $6.5 billion capital expenditure into exploration and production including the development of the East Cano Sur heavy crude oil field in Puerto Gaitan. Overall, Ecopetrol is planning to invest more than […]
Oman to invest $1 billion in new Chemical EOR Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) is working on the expansion of its Marmul Polymer project with flooding enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technique to maintain and increase the current production of heavy crude oil. Oman is one of the first country in the Middle East to explore and […]
UK to lead shale gas exploration in Europe On December 13th, 2012, the UK Government lifted the ban on exploration and production of shale gas with the expectation to develop a dedicated industry upstream and downstream that could create 42,000 permanent jobs. This ban had been decided in 2011 after small earthquakes had been recognized […]
The world leader in gases for industry Air Liquide was founded in France in 1902 from two scientists and inventors who got the idea to liquefied air to separate the gases and produce oxygen. Today, Air Liquide is operating in 80 countries with 46,200 employees but still focusing on the air separation for all industries […]
Resources and Energy With Headoffice in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, WorleyParsons was established in 2004 from the acquisition of the Californian engineering company Parsons E&C by the Australian Worley. Parsons E&C had a long history since 1944 in the downstream sector, refining, petrochemicals and power. Worley was established under the actual form in 1987 from […]
Harness natural energy resources for human benefit In 1991, the Russian Government published the decree to establish the Langepas Uray Kogalymneft Petroleum Corporation. In 1993, the Langepas Uray Kogalymneft Petroleum Corporation was transformed in open joint stock company under the name of Lukoil Oil Company. Today, Lukoil is listed in London Stock Exchange with the capital dominantly […]
We create chemistry for a sustainable future. Established in 1865, in Mannheim, Germany, under the name of Badische Anilin- and Soda-Fabrik, BASF’s first factory was finally built on the other bank of the River Rhein in Ludwigshafen in Bavaria, Germany. Since that time BASF became the world leading chemical company listed in Frankfurt, London and Zurich […]
