Petrochemicals

Essar puts UK low carbon opportunity at heart of $3.6bn investment

27/02/2023

Essar said hydrogen and biofuels are becoming globally significant fuels. “The UK is positioned strongly to spearhead the rapid growth of the European low carbon fuels market,” it said. “The UK already benefits from an advanced regulatory and policy framework to support low carbon energy production”.

Middle East

Adnoc buys a quarter stake in OMV

21/12/2022

By Ed Reed

Adnoc has struck a deal to buy a 24.9% stake in Austria’s OMV, for an undisclosed price, from Mubadala Investment.

Petrochemicals

Wood secures $100m+ contract for INEOS olefins plant

09/08/2022

By Andrew Dykes

Aberdeen-headquartered Wood (LON:WG) has secured a contract from Ineos worth in excess of $100 million (£83m) to build “Europe’s most innovative” olefins complex in Belgium.

Europe

Kent wins hydrogen work at HyNet

23/05/2022

By Ed Reed

Kent has won design work on a blue hydrogen project at HyNet. This is one of the two clusters picked by the UK government for the fast track.

Events

Prevention of corrosion, scaling and fouling

13/11/2020

By ProSep

Novel injection, dispersion & mixing technology combats refinery corrosion