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06/13/2005 -- PTT, Chevron to merge Thai refining units
Thai state-run energy group PTT PLC and Chevron Corp. signed an agreement to merge their refining subsidiaries in Thailand in a move that will create one of largest oil refiners in Asia with a processing capacity of nearly 300,000 b/d of oil.
06/07/2005 -- Sabic lets contract for AR-RAZI expansion
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (Sabic) affiliate Saudi Methanol Co. (AR-RAZI) has awarded the engineering and construction contract for its world-scale AR-RAZI 5 methanol plant in Jubail Industrial City to Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
06/02/2005 -- Chinese refinery due desulfurization unit
Sinopec Corp. unit Sinopec Beijing Yanshan Co. will install a 30,000 b/d desulfurization unit at its 162,000 b/cd refinery in Yanshan, Beijing.
06/02/2005 -- Firm lets contract for Al Jubail complex
Project Management & Development Co. Ltd. (PMDC) of Saudi Arabia let a contract to Fluor Corp. for front-end engineering, design, and project management consultancy services for a $3.5 billion petrochemicals complex in Al Jubail.
06/02/2005 -- Suncor to buy Valero's Colorado refinery
Suncor Energy Inc., Calgary, plans to acquire a 28,000 b/cd refinery from Valero Energy Corp. and integrate the facility with its adjacent 60,000 b/cd refinery in Commerce City, Colo.
05/26/2005 -- Age Refining blends B20 'at the rack' in Texas
AGE Refining Inc., an independent, 10,000 b/d refiner based in San Antonio, has begun offering a 20:80 mixture of soybean-based biodiesel and diesel fuel.
05/26/2005 -- Huntsman shuts down MTBE plant in Texas
Huntsman Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah, shut down its 18,000 b/d methyl tertiary butyl ether plant in Port Neches, Tex., May 24, following the discovery of a leak in an 8-in. MTBE feed line.
05/25/2005 -- Oman plans world-scale aromatics complex
Government-owned Oman Oil Co. SAOC plans a world-scale aromatics complex at Sohar, Oman, and has awarded a technology license package to France's Axens for the processes.
05/24/2005 -- Tesoro plans coker at Washington refinery
Tesoro Corp., San Antonio, plans to add a 15,000 b/d coking unit at its 108,000 b/d refinery in Anacortes, Wash., said Chuck Flagg, senior vice-president of planning and optimization. The $175 million coker is expected to be operational by April 2007.
05/23/2005 -- Total refinery strike ends in France
A workers' strike that idled five of six Total SA refineries in France May 16 ended May 20 following 8 hr of negotiations between management and four trade unions (OGJ Online, May 20, 2005).
05/20/2005 -- Strike idles five Total refineries in France
Workers at five of Total SA's six refineries in France are participating in a strike that began May 16 to protest the government's turning "Pentecost Monday," an established paid holiday, into an unpaid working day.
05/19/2005 -- Qatar, ExxonMobil plan petrochemical plant
Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil Corp. have signed an initial deal to build a $2 billion petrochemical plant in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar News Agency said.
05/19/2005 -- ESAI: India's refiners importing gas oil
India's refiners have been forced to rely on international suppliers for low-sulfur gas oil (diesel) despite high regional prices, said a report from the Energy Security Analysis Inc. (ESAI), Boston.
05/18/2005 -- Natref refinery due desulfurization unit
Sasol Ltd. and Total SA will invest 600 million rand ($96 million) to add a diesel desulfurization reactor to their jointly owned 107,000 b/d Natref refinery in Sasolsburg, South Africa.
05/18/2005 -- BP blames personnel mistakes for refinery explosion
A BP PLC investigative team concluded that personnel failures before and during start-up of an isomerization (isom) unit in the 446,500 b/cd Texas City, Tex., refinery led to the Mar. 23 explosion and fire that killed 15 workers and injured more than 170 others.
05/18/2005 -- US first quarter petrochemical output down
Total first quarter 2005 production of 15 US petrochemicals dropped 4% from fourth quarter 2004 but rose 13% over first quarter 2004, according to a survey conducted by VERIS Consulting LLC, Reston, Va., for the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA).
05/18/2005 -- MTBE cleanup cost recovery hinges on bill
The credit quality of US water utilities such as Suez SA unit United Water Inc. could be hurt if energy legislation addressing methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) is passed in its current form, said Standard & Poor's Ratings Services in a recent report.
05/16/2005 -- Gasco lets contract for Ruwais NGL train
Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd. (Gasco) has awarded a project management consultancy contract to Foster Wheeler International Corp. to oversee engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning of Gasco's third natural gas liquids (NGL) train at Ruwais, Abu Dhabi.
05/10/2005 -- Saudi Aramco reports status of megaprojects
Saudi Aramco is making progress on three megaprojects in Saudi Arabia: the Rabigh Integrated Refinery and Petrochemical Complex, an export refinery, and a refining and petrochemical project at Ras Tanura and Ju'aymah.
05/10/2005 -- Oneok agrees to buy Koch's NGL businesses
Oneok Inc., Tulsa, agreed to acquire natural gas liquids businesses from several subsidiaries of Koch Industries Inc., Wichita, Kan., for $1.35 billion.

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