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11/21/2005 -- Syntroleum inks three MOUs for GTL plants
Syntroleum Corp., Tulsa, recently signed three memoranda of understanding that it says could lead to construction of three gas-to-liquids (GTL) plants using its proprietary Fischer-Tropsch technology.
11/21/2005 -- Wood River refinery to get S Zorb unit
ConocoPhillips plans to install its S Zorb sulfur removal technology (SRT) at its 306,000 b/d Wood River, Ill., refinery.
11/18/2005 -- Coke drum to be replaced at S. Texas refinery
Flint Hills Resources LP has let a contract to Foster Wheeler USA Corp. for detailed engineering and procurement for a replacement coke drum in a delayed coker at the 300,000 b/d West Plant Refining Complex at Corpus Christi, Tex.
11/16/2005 -- Demand slowdown yields polystyrene surplus
A global oversupply of polystyrene has resulted from slower-than-anticipated demand growth in China and extensive capacity additions, reported Chemical Market Associates Inc., Houston.
11/14/2005 -- Contract let for Thai aromatics project
Aromatics (Thailand) Public Co. Ltd. (ATC) has let a contract to Foster Wheeler Ltd.'s Thailand subsidiary for project management of a project called Reformer and Aromatics Complex II planned at Map Ta Phut, Thailand.
11/11/2005 -- UK to boost biofuel use in vehicles
UK Transport Sec. Alistair Darling said that 5% of all motor fuel sold in the UK will have to come from renewable sources by 2010, a twentyfold increase in biofuel sales compared with current levels.
11/09/2005 -- World's largest methanol plant meets nameplate capacity
The world's largest methanol plant at Point Lisas, Trinidad, met its nameplate capacity of 5,000 tonnes/day in its 2 weeks of production, said officials at Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Ltd.
11/09/2005 -- Dow to build naphtha plant in Thailand
Dow Chemical Co. has teamed with Siam Cement PLC, Thailand's largest industrial group, to build a $1.1 billion naphtha-cracking plant in Rayong province on Thailand's eastern coast.
11/07/2005 -- CPC's Hainan refinery to start up by mid-2006
China Petrochemical Corp. reported it will start operations at a new refinery in southern China by mid-2006, according to a senior official.
11/04/2005 -- CMAI forecasts flooded methanol market
The global methanol market will face an overcapacity situation despite future increases in demand, according to Houston-based petrochemical consultant Chemical Market Associates Inc. (CMAI).
11/03/2005 -- Minnesota's largest ethanol plant planned
US BioEnergy Corp. of Brookings, SD, plans to build Minnesota's largest ethanol plant near Janesville in Waseca County.
11/03/2005 -- Gasco lets contract for Habshan plant expansion
Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd. (Gasco) has let an engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning services contract to Fluor Corp. for the planned 1.3 bcfd expansion of the 1.04 bcfd Habshan gas complex in Abu Dhabi.
10/28/2005 -- Italian waste-to-energy plant to be expanded
Lomellina Energia awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction contract to a unit of Foster Wheeler Ltd. for a second processing line at a waste-to-energy plant at Parona, Italy.
10/27/2005 -- Marathon plans to expand Louisiana refinery
Marathon Oil Corp. plans to expand the capacity of its Garyville, La., refinery to 425,000 b/d from 245,000 b/d at an estimated cost of $2.2 billion.
10/25/2005 -- Ivanhoe Energy, Egyptian Gas eye GTL plant
Ivanhoe Energy (Middle East) Inc. and Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co. (EGAS) have signed a memorandum of understanding advancing a longstanding plan for Ivanhoe Energy to study the feasibility of a gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant in Egypt.
10/25/2005 -- Thailand aromatics plant planned for 2008
Aromatics (Thailand) PLC (ATC) let a $660 million contract to a South Korean consortium of SK Engineering & Construction and GS Engineering & Construction to build its second aromatics plant in Rayong Province on Thailand's eastern coast.
10/21/2005 -- CGT union suspends refinery strike in France
The strike that has shut down Total SA's 343,000 b/cd Gonfreville L'Orcher refinery for more than a month was "suspended" Oct. 21, Total CGT labor union coordinator Michel Gogail told OGJ.
10/20/2005 -- Neste plans Porvoo biofuel, diesel upgrade
Neste Oil Corp. has begun construction of a 170,000 tonne/year biodiesel plant at its 200,000 b/cd Porvoo, Finland, refinery, which it plans also to upgrade to produce high-quality diesel from heavy fuel oil.
10/18/2005 -- Refinery strike in France extended 4 days
The strike at Total SA's 343,000-b/cd Gonfreville L'Orcher refinery in northern France has shut down the entire facility following the decision of the 70 strikers Oct. 17 to extend the strike until Oct. 21 (OGJ Online, Oct. 14, 2005). The strikers are seeking a 200 euro/month wage increase.
10/17/2005 -- Venture revives plans for Indian refinery
A letter of intent by BP PLC and India's Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (HPCL) to form a strategic refining partnership has revived longstanding plans for a 180,000 b/d refinery at Bhatinda in Punjab, India.

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