New Refinery Projects for October ’08
New refinery projects are reported monthly to Sedimentation/Centrifugation World Markets, click on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#n005 . Here are the project titles for the month of Oct.’08.
Refinery Updates October 2008
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
U.S.
EPA Waives Clean Fuel Mandates for Three States; Louisiana Gets Extension
EPA Okays Fuel Waiver for Six Florida Counties
Enviro Group Sues Richmond City, CA over Chevron Refinery Upgrade
DOE says Gulf Coast Refining Capacity Increases
Texas Refineries Report Little Damage
Valero to Resume Houston Refinery Operations within Days
Total says No ETA to Restore Power at Port Arthur Refinery
Half of Gulf Coast Gas Plants Operating
East Louisiana & Alabama
West Louisiana & East Texas
Central East Texas
South East Texas
Citgo Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for CWA Violation in Louisiana
Refinery Carcinogen Emissions Increase According to Report
Mayor Takes on Houston Refinery Giant over Its Emissions
CANADA
BP Canada Signs Long-term Deal with Secure Energy, with Plant Construction Projected at $550 Mln
Praxair to Supply Oxygen for North West Upgrader
Petro-Canada says Fort Hills Cost Estimate May Rise By 50%
U.S. Financial Crisis could be Hurdle for Irving Oil Refinery Project
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Dominican Republic Buys Shell's $110 Mln Stake in Refinery
BRAZIL
Larsen & Toubro Wins $160 Mln Order from Petrobras
Skanska to Expand Capuava Refinery in Brazil for $125 Mln
PERU
Two European Companies Win Contract to Modernize Peru Refinery for $1 Bl
2. ASIA
CHINA
HaiKe Chemical Group Partially Reopens Refinery Facilities on Improved Market
INDIA
India’s Mathura Refinery Asks Government for OK to Expand
VIETNAM
Vietnam May Sell Stakes in Dung Quat to Foreign Firms
Foster Wheeler Wins Feed for Grassroots Refinery and Petrochemicals Complex in Vietnam
3. EUROPE / AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST
GREECE
Foster Wheeler Italiana Awarded Refinery Equipment Contract by Taneco
THE NETHERLANDS
BP Shuts Dutch Nerefco Refinery Crude Unit for Maintenance
NIGERIA
Pipeline to Nigeria's Warri Refinery Ruptured
SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa’s PetroSA Gets License for New $11 Bln Coega Refinery
RUSSIA
Foster Wheeler Italiana Awarded Refinery Equipment Contract by Taneco
KUWAIT
Kuwait Petroleum's Target Investments at $55 Bln in next Five Years
Kuwaiti Parliament Puts $14.355 Bln Refinery Deal in Limbo
SAUDI ARABIA
Sumitomo, Saudi Aramco Eye $10 Bln Petro Rabih Expansion
Saudi Petroleum Ministry Releases RFP for New Refinery
UAE
TRC Synergy Gets Brunei Government OK for Oil Refinery Project
UOP to Upgrade Abu Dhabi Refinery
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