DNV GL has partnered with Gexcon in a collaborative project to investigate dust explosions at a larger scale and produce new guidelines for industry on how best to mitigate these events

Sulzer’s Chemtech division has been granted a license covering the Total-patented wash tank technology for oil processing, which aims to enable Sulzer to enhance the removal of water, salt and contaminants from oil and emulsions

The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (Cnooc) has received first cargo of Arabian crude oil from Saudi Aramco at the Huizhou refinery in South China’s Guangdong province

Saudi Aramco has signed a MoU with the US multinational Dow Chemical Company that aims to set forth a process for Dow to acquire an additional 15 per cent ownership interest from Saudi Aramco in Sadara Chemical Company, a joint venture of the two companies

Oman’s Salalah Methanol Company (SMC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Oman Oil Company (OOC), has secured US$728mn for funding Salalah ammonia plant from a mix of 12 international, regional and local banks