New Refinery Projects for Jan. 2010

 

New refinery projects are reported monthly in McIlvaine’s Industrial Valves: World Markets http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#n028 report Here are the project titles for the month of Jan. 2010.

Refineries UPDATE

 

January 2010

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

OVERVIEW

Refiners Spending Millions to Reshape Ops with Real-Time Monitoring

AMERICAS

U.S.

Tesoro, Valero, other Refiners Fight Climate Change Bills

CSB Calls for Improvements at Corpus Christi Refinery

OSHA Launches Investigation of Texas City Refinery Blast

EPA Formally Declares GHGs Threat to Health, Environment

Holly’s Utah Refinery Updates to Reduce Emissions

Cantwell Unveils Alternative Climate Bill

Citgo Responds To CSB Call for Water System Changes

U.S. Refinery Status: Unplanned and Planned Production Outages at U.S. Refineries

BP Vows Appeal after Jury Orders Payout of $100 Mln

Air Liquide Completes Hydrogen Fueling Project for Shell

COSTA RICA

CNPC Forms Refining JV in Costa Rica

BRAZIL

Petrobras to Invest $3.12 Bln to Upgrade Revap Refinery

Petrobras Awards KBC $4 Mln Refinery Software Contract

ARGENTINA

Petrolera Argentina Invests $100 Mln to Boost Refining Capacity

COLOMBIA

Foster Wheeler to Consult for Cartagena Refinery Expansion

ASIA

CHINA

Sinopec Agrees To Speed up Jiangxi Complex Construction

PHILIPPINES

Petron Earmarks P$10 Bln for Refinery Upgrade

EUROPE / AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST

EUROPE

'Structural Overcapacities' Saddle European Refiners Says Total Exec

PORTUGAL

Galp, Tecnicas Reunidas Sign Contract for Sines Conversion

SWEDEN

Shell May Sell Gothenburg Refinery in Sweden

TURKEY

Turkish Refiner, TUPRAS and Spain’s Tecnicas Reunidas Agree to $1.8 Bln Upgrading Project

ANGOLA

Economic Downturn Delays Angola Refinery Project

KENYA

India’s Essar to Invest $400 Mln in Kenya Refinery

NIGERIA

Nigeria’s NNPC Chief Meets with Investors About $6 Bln Refinery Project

RUSSIA

Lukoil Cuts Oil Production Budget to Focus on Refining

MIDDLE EAST / CHINA / U.S.

Graham Corp Wins Refinery Orders in Excess of $9 Mln

KUWAIT

Kuwait Again Eyes 4th Refinery, while Boosting LNG Imports

 

 

 

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