Kuwait Petroleum Corp is expected to lead new-build crude distillation unit (CDU) capacity additions in the global refinery industry from planned and announced (new-build) projects between 2019 and 2023, contributing around 5 per cent to global CDU capacity growth over the next four years, according to data and analytics company GlobalData
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Saudi Aramco hosts site visit at its Khurais and Abqaiq facilities
Saudi Aramco has organised a comprehensive media tour for more than 80 international, regional and local journalists representing various top-tier media organisations in two of its oil and gas processing facilities that were attacked a week ago
Gazprom Neft starts shipping granulated sulphur from its Badra oilfield
Gazprom Neft subsidiary Gazpromneft-Badra has begun shipping granulated sulphur from its Badra oilfield in Iraq – the gas infrastructure installed by the enterprise has made it possible not just to diversify production, but also increase associated petroleum gas (APG) to 98 per cent
Jotun launches TankFast solution for storage tanks
Jotun, a protective coatings provider, is launching TankFast, a range of tank linings formulated to allow tanks to return to service quicker than ever before, with chemical resistance capabilities in refinery, petrochemical and chemical industry
ADNOC, Russia to explore strategic partnership
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, the UAE minister of State and Group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), and Alexander Novak, minister of energy of the Russian Federation, met to explore potential opportunities for collaboration