The Chairman of MEPEC 2011 Technical Committee, Dr Halim Hamid Redhwi, spoke to Oil Review about the importance of the Middle East’s first process engineering event and how it will provide a unique and in-depth insight into all aspects of the chemical processing sector.

Shell and Emerson Process Management have signed a five-year Enterprise Framework Agreement that makes Emerson the single-source supplier of on/off valve actuators to Shell and its affiliates.

Building on the launch of its solar enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project with Berry Petroleum earlier this year, GlassPoint Solar announced the award of a contract to build a 7 MW solar EOR system for Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the national oil company of Oman.

SABIC announced its Q2 2011 preliminary results on 16 July 2011 that saw net income hit US$2.15 billion.