Processing 2004 P

03/12/2004 -- Global ethylene capacity growth slows to lowest level since mid-1980s
Net global ethylene capacity additions were only 1.34 million tpy in 2003, compared with an increase of 2.4 million tpy in 2002.
03/12/2004 -- International survey of ethylene from steam crackers--2004
This year's survey shows a small increase in ethylene capacity from 2003.
03/11/2004 -- Ecopetrol taps Axens for Barrancabermeja refinery upgrade basic engineering
Colombia's Empresa Colombiana de Petróleos (Ecopetrol) has awarded a basic engineering and licensing contract for upgrading its 230,000 b/d Barrancabermeja refining complex. The work, to be performed by the US subsidiary of French firm Axens IPF Group Technologies, will enable Ecopetrol to produce cleaner fuels that conform with a 2003 government directive.
03/11/2004 -- Purvin & Gertz: Asia dominates world LPG demand growth
Asia surpassed North America in 2003 as the world's largest market for internationally traded LPG, according to figures compiled by industry consultant Purvin & Gertz Inc., Houston.
03/09/2004 -- Air Products Canada to build, operate hydrogen plant in Edmonton
Air Products & Chemicals Inc., Allentown, Pa., reported Monday that its subsidiary Air Products Canada Ltd. will construct a 71 MMscfd hydrogen production plant adjacent Petro-Canada's 135,000 b/d refinery in Edmonton.
03/09/2004 -- Flint Hills Resources awards Jacobs low-sulfur FEED, EPC contract
Flint Hills Resources LP, Wichita, Kan., has selected Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Houston, to provide front-end and detailed design engineering, procurement, and construction services for an ultralow-sulfur diesel fuel project at its refinery in Pine Bend, Minn.
03/05/2004 -- Revamp improves FCC performance at BP's Texas City refinery
BP Products Co. revamped FCC Unit 1 last year at its Texas City, Tex., refinery.
03/05/2004 -- Refining industry to sustain strong margins through 2004
Refiners enjoyed improved margins in 2003, and many industry experts expect the recovery to continue through 2004.
03/04/2004 -- Valero awards EPC contract for Louisiana clean fuels project
Valero Energy Corp. has awarded a $60 million.turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction contract to Chicago Bridge & Iron unit CB&I Matrix, The Woodlands, Tex. for a 60,000 b/d gasoline desulfurization unit at Valero's 185,000 b/d refinery in St. Charles, La.
03/03/2004 -- Shell, BP tap Fluor for South Africa refinery's clean fuels project
South African Petroleum Refineries (Pty) Ltd. (SAPREF), a joint venture of Shell SA Energy and BP Southern Africa, has selected Fluor Corp., Aliso Viejo, Calif., to provide engineering, design, procurement, and construction management services for a clean fuels project at its SAPREF crude oil refinery in Durban, South Africa, the largest crude oil refinery in South Africa.
03/02/2004 -- Apache's third well on Egypt's Khalda concession 'confirms' 1-3 tcf in gas reserves
Houston-based Apache Corp. reported Tuesday that its Qasr-3X well, drilled on Egypt's Khalda Concession, found 448 ft of net natural gas pay in the Jurassic Lower Safa formation.
03/01/2004 -- Syntroleum, Sovereign sign joint development agreement to access stranded gas
Sovereign Oil & Gas Co., Houston, has entered into an agreement to work exclusively with Syntroleum Corp., Tulsa, to acquire and develop stranded natural gas fields using Syntroleum's proprietary gas-to-liquids (GTL) synthetic fuels technology.
02/27/2004 -- Qatargas upgrades, debottlenecks Ras Laffan LNG plant
Qatar Liquefied Gas Co. Ltd. (Qatargas) is currently increasing the capacity of its Ras Laffan LNG plant. This article describes the debottlenecking project and what has been accomplished.
02/26/2004 -- US refinery closures, stocks smack VLCC rates from Middle East
Closures for US refinery turnaround this spring and low US crude oil inventories will result in a weak near-term VLCC tanker market, according to shipping consultant Poten & Partners in a February report.
02/20/2004 -- Total to increase Normandy refinery's conversion capacity
Total SA reported Thursday that it will conduct a 500 million euro upgrade of its Normandy refinery near Le Havre. New facilities will include a steam methane reformer and a 2.4 million-tonne/year distillate hydrocracker.
02/20/2004 -- LISBON GAS PLANT-1: Lisbon gas plant installs acid-gas enrichment, injection facility
Tom Brown Inc. completed an acid-gas enrichment and acid-gas injection facility at its Lisbon gas plant in Utah in May 2003.
02/19/2004 -- Uruguay's ANCAP commissions new gasoline production complex
Uruguay's state oil company Administracion Nacional de Combustibles Alcohol y Portland (ANCAP) put on stream in fourth quarter 2003 a gasoline production complex at its La Teja refinery in Montevideo, increasing nominal processing capacity to 50,000 b/d.
02/17/2004 -- Sasol to expand Secunda polypropylene plant
Sasol Polymers, Johannesburg, plans to expand its polypropylene facilities in Secunda, South Africa. The new plant, which will have an annual capacity of 300,000 tonnes, will produce homopolymers, random copolymers, and impact copolymers. Startup is expected in 2006.
02/17/2004 -- Husky Energy plans major ethanol facility at Lloydminster
Husky Energy Inc., Calgary, reported Monday that it would proceed with the construction of a $90-$95 million ethanol facility adjacent its heavy oil upgrader at Lloydminster, Sask. The 130 million l plant is scheduled to begin operations by yearend 2005. It would be the largest in western Canada, Husky claimed.
02/16/2004 -- Canada gives Suncor preliminary approval for ethanol facility funding
Under Canada's Natural Resources Canada ethanol expansion program, the government has given Suncor Energy Products Inc. wholly owned subsidiary of Suncor Energy Inc., Calgary, preliminary approval for a $22 million contribution towards the construction of an ethanol production facility in the Sarnia, Ont. area.

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