16.04.2014
- Leading Russian petrochemical producer Nizhnekamskneftekhim (NKNKh) has started up its new 50,000 t/y polystyrene production line in Tatarstan, the fourth unit in a complex built...
16.04.2014
- Polish oil firm PKN Orlen is in talks to buy Italian oil and petrochemical producer Eni's 32.4% stake in the Czech Republic's sole refinery, the Czech industry minister said, a...
10.04.2014
- Norway's Statoil, looking to become a global energy company, has been disappointed so far in its hunt for shale opportunities to match the quality of its U.S. assets, a senior...
09.04.2014
- Brazilian oil and petrochemicals group Braskem has secured an agreement with U.S. oil and gas producer Antero Resources for supply of ethane feedstock to the Ascent (Appalachian...
08.04.2014
- Chevron Phillips Chemical (CP Chem) has held groundbreaking ceremonies for the new 1.5 m t/y ethane cracker to be built at its Cedar Bayou site near Baytown, Texas. The cracker...
31.03.2014
- Monaco-based oil products trading company Sotragem said it has offered to buy LyondellBasell's mothballed Berre refinery in southeastern France. Sotragem declined to say how much...
26.03.2014
- BASF Total Petrochemicals, a 60:40 joint venture of BASF and French oil and petrochemicals group Total, has started up a tenth furnace at its Port Arthur, Texas, steam cracker. The...
24.03.2014
- After reporting a 35% earnings decline for the 2013 fourth quarter, Chinese oil and petrochemicals giant Sinopec said it would cut capital spending to just under $26.2 billion in...
