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Ineos Hires to Expand into North Sea Oil and Gas Production
Swiss-based petrochemical and refining company Ineos is looking to expand into North Sea oil and gas production by hiring a...
Read moreBASF to Invest 500 Mln Eur in Thinner-diaper Technology
The world's largest chemicals maker, BASF, will invest 500 million euros ($624 million ) over the next two to year...
Read moreSaudi Sipchem Says Affiliate Restarts Methanol Production
An affiliate of Saudi International Petrochemical Co (Sipchem) has restarted a methanol plant after scheduled maintenance, Sipchem said in a...
Read moreOil Sands Producers Promise Steps to Cut Pollution
Canada's largest oil sands producers on Tuesday pledged to make their crude less polluting than conventional oil by cutting water...
Read morePolish Refiner PKN to Build Heat and Power Plant for $493 Mln
PKN Orlen, Poland's top oil refiner, announced plans on Wednesday to build a 596 megawatt combined heat and power plant...
Read moreConoco Says PDVSA Using Citgo Sale to Hinder Arbitration Payment-Filing
Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA is using the sale of its Citgo Petroleum Corp refining assets to hinder the ability...
Read moreNew Delays Hit Saudi Aramco’s Jizan Refinery –Sources
A contract disagreement between Saudi Aramco and South Korea's SK Engineering & Construction is delaying construction of a 400,000-barrel-per-day oil...
Read moreAsia Money and the U.S. LNG Business
Temasek, Singapore’s state investment company, has joined with RRJ, a private equity firm founded by Richard Ong, a Malaysian dealmaker,...
Read moreChina’s Rush to Green Vehicles Fuels Bubble Concerns
China's electric vehicle sales surged five-fold in the first 10 months of 2014, powered by Beijing subsidies. In a long-awaited...
Read moreTechnip awarded a significant contract for new refinery units in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Technip was awarded by The Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) a significant (1) contract on a reimbursable basis to develop the...
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