Subject: New Refinery Projects for May ’08 in Pumps World Markets
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 May ’08.
Refinery Updates May 2008
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
1. AMERICAS
U.S.
Sonhoe Awards $200 Mln Contract for Teesside Refinery Project
Murphy Oil Considers $6 Bln Superior Refinery Expansion
BP Sees Texas City, TX Refinery Full at Capacity by End 2008
LyondellBasell Houston Refinery Restarts Unit
Sioux City Hospital Endorses $10 Bln Refinery
Kansas Coal Decision Influences Pursuit of $10 Bln Refinery Project
BP’s Carson, CA Refinery Breakdown due to Faulty Valve
Sinclair to Spend $1 Bln for Expansion of Refinery in Tulsa
Total Reports Maintenance at Port Arthur Refinery
Andarko Environmental Cleanup of Property at Champlin Refinery Site
Fire Breaks Out as Alon Reopens Refinery
Refinery Water Pollution Costs ConocoPhillips $1.2 Mln
Exxon Says It Continues To Operate Chalmette Refinery despite PdVSA Ownership
Petroplus Interested In U.S. Refinery Acquisitions
CANADA
Petro-Canada Plans Turnaround at Alberta Refinery
Shell Examines Carbon Capture Project at Its Canadian Refinery
Shell Canada Selects SNC Lavalin for Feasibility Study
Imperial Oil in Sarnia Shuts down Main Refinery Boiler for Repairs
$60,000 in Participant Funding Made Available to Proposed Shell Canada Refinery Project
Shell Examines Carbon Capture Project at Its Canadian Refinery
Petro-Canada Plans Turnaround at Alberta Refinery
ARUBA
Petrobras Confirms Talks to Buy Valero Aruba Refinery for Possible $2 Bln
VENEZUELA
Venezuela to Invest in Indian Oil Projects
2. ASIA
INDIA
Cals Refineries to Dismantle its German Unit
India Reliance to Commission Refinery in September
RPL to Complete $5.8 Bln Jamnagar Refinery Project by September
JAPAN
Nippon Oil to Add to Negishi Refinery, Produce ETBE
PAKISTAN
Descon to Install 100,000 bpd Refinery in Pakistan
MALAYSIA
Gulf Petroleum Receives Approval for $5 Bln Malaysia Refinery
SRI LANKA
Iran to Modernize Sri Lanka Refinery to 100,000 bpd
THAILAND
Thailand’s IRPC Plans $1.4 Bln Refinery Upgrade
VIETNAM
Vietnam to Form Oil Trading Firm for First Refinery and Invest $6 Bln in Second Refinery
3. EUROPE / AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST
AUSTRIA
Eni Presents “Master Plan” to Upgrade and Re-launch Venetian Refinery
UNITED KINGDOM
Sonhoe Awards $200 Mln Contract for Teesside Refinery Project
Grangemouth Refinery Re-start May Be Quicker Than Planned
UK Chevron Refinery Partially Shut due to Steam Plant Outage
ALGERIA
Cegelec to Revamp the Arzew Refinery in Algeria
AREVA Awarded $50 Mln Algeria Contract
GHANA
Ghana to Expand Tema Oil Refinery to 145,000 bpd
LIBYA
Libya to Shortlist 3 Partners for Zawia Refinery Expansion
MOZAMBIQUE
South Africa’s Group Five May Build $5 Bln Mozambique Refinery
NIGERIA
Nigeria FEC Approves U.S. $23 Mln for Repair of Kaduna Refinery
RUSSIA
LukOil says Odessa Refinery Upgrade Completed
Russia's Surgut Raises Refinery Upgrade Cost to $2 Bln
KUWAIT
Kuwait Awards $14 Bln Refinery Contracts to 6 Companies
Saudi Arabia Asks Kuwait to Change $15 Bln Oil Refinery Site
QATAR
QP Awards Work Contract to Axens for New Refinery in Qatar
SAUDI ARABIA
RIL Enters into Saudi Hydrocarbon Processing with Jizan Oil Refinery
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