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06/18/2004 -- Growth in world's LPG trade threatened by high prices, global uncertainties
In the face of factors that could depress global LPG demand, new production projects will continue to be started and existing facilities expanded, according to Purvin & Gertz.
06/18/2004 -- 2003: Processing outside North America nearly grabs the lead
Canadian and US gas processing activity fell so much in 2003 that the two countries were within less than a percentage point of losing their historical dominance.
06/17/2004 -- Zagros to build Iran DME plant using NPC-RT -Haldor Topsøe technology
Zagros Petrochemical Co. has contracted the joint venture of Petrochemical Research & Technology Co. (NPC-RT ) of Iran and Haldor Topsøe A/S of Denmark to license their proprietary technology, provide engineering, and supply catalyst for a dimethyl ether (DME) plant to be constructed at Bandar Assaluyeh, Iran.
06/17/2004 -- InterOil receives first crude for Papua New Guinea refinery
InterOil Corp., a Canadian company with operations in Papua New Guinea, reported the first shipment of crude oil for its refinery arrived at the company's marine terminal across the harbor from Port Moresby, and commissioning of the refinery can now begin.
06/15/2004 -- Marathon signs agreements with Syntroleum
Marathon Oil Co. signed agreements with Syntroleum Corp., Tulsa, to license a Syntroleum process for the Marathon-led Qatar GTL project and to amend the $21.3 million promissory note on a GTL demonstration plant at Port of Catoosa, near Tulsa.
06/11/2004 -- Trading EIA
The New York Mercantile Exchange, UK-based broker ICAP Energy LLC, and Goldman Sachs June 2 launched an electronic market for options pegged to weekly US Energy Information Administration gas storage numbers.
06/11/2004 -- Method estimates NOX from combustion equipment
A new estimating technique better calculates unit-specific NOX emissions for petroleum-industry combustion equipment.
06/09/2004 -- Fertilizer plant expansion doubles Qafco production in Qatar
Qatar Fertilizer Co. has completed its fourth major expansion project, Qafco-4, at Messaied Industrial City, making Qafco the world's largest single-site urea producer. The expansion increased ammonia production by 50% and urea production by 65%, raising annual production capacity to 1.4 million tonnes of ammonia and 1.7 million tonnes of urea.
06/08/2004 -- CERI: Asian economy offers market opportunities for petrochemical sector
The growing Asian economy, led by China, offers major market opportunities for petrochemical producers, said Andrew Swanson, vice-president, petrochemicals, for Nexant Inc., San Francisco, at a Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI) conference near Calgary Monday.
06/04/2004 -- PetroSA, Statoil start up production from South African GTL plant
Full demonstration production has begun from a 1,000 b/d semicommercial gas-to-liquids plant at Mossel Bay in South Africa.
06/04/2004 -- CMAI: On-purpose propylene production will increase share of future global demand
Worldwide supply of propylene will increase to 80.3 million tonnes in 2010 from 57.6 million tonnes in 2003, according to Steve Zinger of Chemical Market Associates Inc.
06/03/2004 -- Trinidad and Tobago curbs acceptance of ammonia, methanol plant proposals
Trinidad and Tobago reported it will no longer entertain proposals for the construction of individual ammonia or methanol plants in the twin-island Caribbean nation.
05/28/2004 -- Norsk Hydro awards contract for Norway's Ormen Lange pipelines
Norsk Hydro ASA and partners awarded a $35 million contract to Stolt Offshore SA to lay two 125 km, 6 in. pipelines from a gas processing plant under development at Nyhamna on Norway's west coast to Ormen Lange field in the Norwegian Sea.
05/28/2004 -- US propane: prices hold, inventories remain low in first-quarter 2004
Analysis of first-quarter 2004 propane prices, stocks, and production in the US show a growing industry with its product in strong demand.
05/21/2004 -- Sabic awards Linde turnkey contract for Jubail olefins plant
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (Sabic), Riyadh, has awarded a lump sum, turnkey contract to Linde AG of Germany to perform the engineering, procurement, and construction of a 150,000 tonnes/year linear alpha olefins plant at the site of subsidiary United Petrochemical Co.'s plant at Jubail Industrial City (OGJ Online, Jan. 9, 2003).
05/20/2004 -- Husky Energy awards gas compressor contract for BC refinery
Husky Oil Operations Ltd., a unit of Calgary-based Husky Energy Inc. has awarded engineering firm Peter Brotherhood Ltd. (PBL) of Peterborough, UK, for the supply of a reciprocating gas compressor for Husky's 10,250 b/d refinery at Prince George, BC.
05/18/2004 -- GASCO taps Jacobs Engineering for sulfur-recovery work in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd. (GASCO) awarded a process design and engineering service contract to Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Pasadena, Calif., for two sulfur-recovery units and an acid gas enrichment unit.
05/17/2004 -- Now you can worry about $50/bbl oil
Now that the milestone has been reached, oil markets should worry less about $40/bbl oil and more about $50/bbl oil.
05/14/2004 -- Petrovietnam taps UOP process for naphtha complex
Viet Nam's state-run oil and natural gas firm Petrovietnam plans to add a 6,500 b/d isomerate unit to its naphtha complex, which is still in the design and construction phase, at its Dung Quat refinery in Quang Ngai Province, Viet Nam.
05/14/2004 -- INEOS Chlor awards FEED contract for new UK chlor-alkali plant
INEOS Chlor Ltd. awarded a front-end engineering and design contract for an undisclosed sume to Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Fluor Corp. for a new chlor-alkali plant to be built at INEOS Chlor's manufacturing complex at Runcorn, Cheshire, UK.

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