09.09.2013
- Jacobs Engineering Group, one of the world's largest construction consulting firms, said on Sunday it would acquire Australian employee-owned consultancy Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM)...
06.09.2013
- As expected, French petrochemicals group Total has announced plans to close its loss-making steam cracker Carling, in northeastern France, in the second half of 2015. Employees of...
05.09.2013
- PetroChina's days of super-charged spending may be over as the Chinese national oil giant seeks to steer clear of the legacy of former chairman Jiang Jiemin, now under an official...
02.09.2013
- Brent futures fell more than a dollar to a one-week low below $113 on Monday, with supply disruption worries receding as a military strike against Syria looked less imminent. Fears...
05.06.2013
- Japan's Idemitsu Kosan said it would proceed with a $9 billion oil refinery project in Vietnam as it had reached a final investment decision with co-investors Mitsui Chemicals...
05.06.2013
- China's top economic planner has approved South Korea's SK Group taking a 35% stake in a $2.7 billion petrochemical complex that state refiner Sinopec built in central China, a...
03.06.2013
- Shifts In Global Competition - The European refining and petrochemicals industry faces significant structural challenges. A declining demand for many refinery products and...
13.05.2013
- Business - Shell Chemicals held a ground-breaking ceremony last month for the building of facilities for making high-purity ethylene oxide (HPEO) and ethoxylates at its site in...
