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Processing 2006 P

  • 01/25/2006 -- Refinery, chemical complex planned in Taiwan
    Kuokuang Petrochemical Technology Corp. (KPTC) plans to spend as much as $12.46 billion to build a refinery and petrochemical complex in Taiwan's Yunlin County.
  • 01/24/2006 -- New Zealand refinery FEED study under way
    Shell, UOP, and WorleyParsons Services have begun the $25 million (NZ) FEED study for the expansion of New Zealand's sole refinery—Marsden Point at Northland on the North Island's east coast.
  • 01/20/2006 -- Gas woes hobbling Aussie ammonium plant
    High construction costs, rising natural gas prices, and a failure to acquire enough gas feedstock has caused Melbourne-based petrochemical company Plenex Ltd. to withdraw from a proposed $900 million (Aus.) ammonium plant on the Burrup Peninsula of Western Australia.
  • 01/20/2006 -- Uzbekneftegaz begins gas plant construction
    State-owned Uzbekneftegaz has started construction of a $63.6 million LPG unit at its gas processing subsidiary Shurtanneftegaz in the Kashkadarya region of Uzbekistan.
  • 01/19/2006 -- Gasco picks Foster Wheeler for Habshan work
    Abu Dhabi Gas Industries, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., has let a contract to Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd. for management services for the EPC phase of Gasco's expansion of the Habshan gas complex.
  • 01/17/2006 -- Vietnam gains clearance for Nhon Hoi refinery construction
    The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce has signed an agreement with Vietnam's Binh Dinh province for the construction of a $450 million refinery in the Nhon Hoi economic zone.
  • 01/12/2006 -- Statoil, Kvaerner plan Norwegian refinery upgrade
    Statoil ASA has signed a letter of intent with Aker Kvaerner ASA for basic and detailed engineering plus procurement and construction management assistance services for an upgrade project at the group's 200,000 b/cd Mongstad refinery, north of Bergen, Norway.
  • 01/12/2006 -- Air Products plans Edmonton hydrogen plant
    Air Products Canada Ltd. plans to build a second hydrogen production plant adjacent to Petro-Canada Products Ltd.'s 135,000 b/d refinery in Edmonton, Alta.
  • 01/04/2006 -- ExxonMobil eyes new Singapore ethylene unit
    ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Ltd. let a project coordination and services contract to Foster Wheeler Ltd. and WorleyParsons Ltd., Sydney, for a second ethylene cracker and downstream units under study for its growing Singapore chemical plant.
  • 01/04/2006 -- Crude line expansion planned in Minnesota
    Minnesota Pipe Line Co. has applied to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission for a $300 million pipeline expansion project to increase deliveries of Canadian crude oil to Minnesota refineries.
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