New Refinery Projects for Dec.08

New refinery projects are reported monthly to Pumps World Markets http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#N019 .  Here are the project titles for the month of Dec.’08.  

                                                        REFINERY UPDATE

December 2008

INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

1. AMERICAS

   U.S.

To Curtail Spending, Marathon’s Detroit Heavy Oil Project to Be Delayed

Valero Places Port Arthur 45,000 bpd Coker Expansion Project on Hiatus

Husky Energy to Proceed with $2 - $3 Bln Lima Expansion

Proposed AZ Refinery Passes Land Use Hurdle for Refinery Site

Arbitrator Rules Pasadena Refinery Deal with Petrobras America Valid

Valero Cuts FCC Feed at Pt. Arthur Refinery

Husky Says Lima Hydrocracker Maintenance Adds Throughput Capacity

Whiting Refinery’s $3.8 Bln Project Moves Forward Despite Lower Crude Prices

Big West Oil Refinery is Normal after Rupture

Tesoro Plans Los Angeles Refinery Flare Work

Marathon fined $157,000 by OSHA

Exxon Restarting Baytown, Texas, Coker after Delayed Maintenance

ConocoPhillips Reports Maintenance on Borger, Sweeny ESPs

2,000 Gallons of Gas Spills from Texas Refinery

   CANADA

Flint Energy Services Wins $50 Mln Contract at Shell Canada's Scotford Complex

   BRAZIL

Petrobras to Make Decision on New $30 Bln Refineries at Year End

   COLOMBIA

KBR to Upgrade FCC Unit at Colombia Refinery

Foster Wheeler Wins Major Refinery Upgrade Contract in Colombia

   COSTA RICA

China's CNPC Signs Costa Rica Refinery Deal

2. ASIA

 CHINA

PetroChina may Set up 200,800 bpd Refinery in Chongqing

   INDIA

HPCL-Mittal Energy Promoted Refinery at Bathinda to Start by 2011

Larsen & Toubro Wins Major Refinery Order from India

   THAILAND

Thai Refiner Delays Expansion Due to Financial Crisis

Shell Says EU Carbon Plan may Harm Pernis Refinery’s Global Competitiveness

    FRANCE

Total Cuts Gonfreville Refinery Run 10 Percent

   GERMANY

Aker Solutions Wins German BP Refinery Contract

   THE NETHERLANDS

Shell Dutch Refinery to Restart after Maintenance

   ANGOLA

KBR Wins Angola Refinery FEED Contract

   LIBYA

Foster Wheeler Wins Libya Refinery Contract with Total Facility Cost investment of $4 Bln

 MOZAMBIQUE

Shell Global Solutions to Conduct Study for 350,000 bpd Mozambique Refinery

SOUTH AFRICA

S. Africa’s Engen Closes Refinery after Fire Causes $4.92 Mln in Damages

  RUSSIA

Ryazan Oil Refinery Commences Euro-5 Diesel Production

    IRAN

Iran Gives 80% of Refinery to Foreign Investors

    IRAQ

Iraq Opens New Oil Refinery to Meet Growing Demand

     SAUDI ARABIA

Economic Downturn Unlikely to Affect Saudi Aramco Mega-projects

ConocoPhillips, Saudi Aramco to Delay 400,000 bpd Yanbu Refinery

     SAUDI ARABIA / BRAZIL

Halliburton on Track with Manifa, Other Projects

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