New Refinery Projects for December 08
New refinery projects are reported monthly to Industrial Valves: World Markets http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#n028. Here are the project titles for the month of December ’08.
Refinery Updates
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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