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03/27/2007 -- Eni, Petrobras sign MOU for biofuel production
Italy's Eni SPA and Brazil's Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) plan to assess developing a partnership to produce biofuels in Brazil and worldwide.
03/23/2007 -- Nova, Aux Sable to build ethane extraction plant
Nova Chemicals Corp. and Aux Sable Canada Ltd. have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop a 40,000 b/d ethane extraction plant in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.
03/22/2007 -- Holly lets EPC contract for hydrocracker unit
Holly Corp., Dallas, has let a $53 million engineering, procurement, and construction services contract to Benham Constructors for a gas oil mild hydrocracker at its 26,000 b/cd Woods Cross, Utah, refinery.
03/22/2007 -- French port worker strike moves into 9th day
A strike by the CGT trade union since Mar. 14 has idled oil tankers and LPG and chemical carriers at the shipping ports of Lavéra and Fos on the French Riviera.
03/20/2007 -- Williams Refining to pay $2.2 million to settle pollution charges
Williams Refining Co. agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle charges that it violated Clean Air Act provisions at its Memphis refinery, the US Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency jointly announced.
03/20/2007 -- CSB investigates propane fire at Valero's McKee refinery
The US Chemical Safety Board is investigating a Feb. 16 propane fire at Valero Energy Corp.'s McKee refinery in Sunray, Tex. The blaze seriously burned three workers and forced the facility to shut down (OGJ Online, Feb. 21, 2007).
03/19/2007 -- French refiners coping with refining constraints
As the world oil industry faces changes and reflects often-contradictory trends, France's refining industry is coping with its own growing conflicting constraints, said Patrick Haas, president of trade group UFIP, at its annual press conference.
03/19/2007 -- Neste, Stora Enso to produce biofuel from wood
Neste Oil Corp. has signed an agreement with Finnish paper maker Stora Enso Oyg to jointly develop technology for producing new-generation biofuels from wood residues.
03/19/2007 -- Petrobras to export ethanol to US this year
Silas Oliva Filho, manager of ethanol and oxygenates at Brazil's state-run Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), said the company plans to start exporting anhydrous ethanol to the US in 2007.
03/15/2007 -- PDVSA to convert refinery for heavy oil
State-owned Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) will work with Japan's JGC Corp. on basic engineering for a deep conversion project at PDVSA's 200,000 b/d refinery at Puerto la Cruz.
03/14/2007 -- IOC's Gujarat refinery due delayed coker
Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. (IOC) plans to add a 3.7 million tonne/year delayed coker at its 185,100 b/cd refinery in Gujarat, India, as part of a residue-upgrading project.
03/09/2007 -- Guangxi refinery due polypropylene plant
PetroChina let a contract to Aker Kvaerner and a subsidiary of CNPC for basic engineering design of a 200,000 tpy polypropylene plant to be installed at the Guangxi Petrochemical complex in China.
03/08/2007 -- Hydrocracker to be installed at Holly refinery
Process Dynamics Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide licensing, a process design package, and reactor internals for a grassroots gas-oil mild hydrocracker at Holly Corp.'s 26,000 b/cd refinery in Woods Cross, Utah.
03/06/2007 -- Japan to receive bulk of Brazil's ethanol exports
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to provide Brazil's state-run Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) with $8 billion to help it export ethanol to Japan.
03/05/2007 -- CEPSA lets contract for refinery expansion
Cia. Espanola de Petroleos SA (CEPSA) has let a detailed engineering contract to Foster Wheeler Iberia SAU for a major expansion of its 100,000-b/cd La Rabida refinery in Huelva, Spain.
03/05/2007 -- Mission Biofuels to produce biodiesel in China
Mission Biofuels has signed an MOU with China's East River Energy Resources & Science Technology for a joint venture production contract to produce biodiesel for the Chinese market.
03/05/2007 -- US, Brazil frontrunners in Biofuel Forum creation
The US and Brazil have announced the creation of an international forum to promote biofuels as a globally traded commodity.
03/02/2007 -- CTCI lets Bangchak's refinery steam reformer contract
Taiwan's CTCI Corp. has let an engineering and materials supply contract to Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd. for a steam reformer for hydrogen production and for three fired heaters for vacuum distillation and hydrocracker units to be installed at Bangchak Petroleum Public Co. Ltd.'s refinery in Bangkok.
03/01/2007 -- Pearl GTL plant foundation stone laid
Qatar's Crown Prince Shaikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani laid the foundation stone Feb. 26 for the Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility, reportedly the country's largest energy project.
03/01/2007 -- Philippine NOC moves forward on biofuels projects
Philippine National Oil Co. subsidiary PNOC Alternative Fuels Corp. is moving forward with projects related to the production of biofuels from japtropha following approval of its 2007 budget for 1.257 billion pesos ($26 million).

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