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2019/10/26 |
US Oil Rig Demand Continues Decline |
U.S. rig numbers at have fallen to their lowest since February 2018. According to Baker Hughes figures, rig numbers have fallen from 1,054 i... |
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2019/10/13 |
Aramco to Boost Downstream Spending In China's Zhejiang Free Trade Zone |
Saudi Aramco signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China's Zhejiang Free Trade Zone to expand downstream investment. Together with... |
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2019/10/02 |
Saudi Attack Highlights Oil Risk |
Saudi energy minister Prince spoke at a press conference on September 17, reassuring the world that operations would resume quickly at the b... |
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2019/09/26 |
China imposes duties on phenol imports |
China will impose anti-dumping duties on phenol imported from the United States, the European Union, South Korea, Japan and Thailand startin... |
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2019/09/12 |
Asian ethylene shut for maintenance |
Shenhua Coal to Liquid and Chemical Co, has restarted its methanol-to-olefins (MTO) plant, on August 12, 2019. The plant was shut for mainte... |
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2019/08/29 |
SKC Plans to Spin-Off Chem Business; Will Form PO JV with Kuwait's PIC |
SKC Co. has received board of directors' approval to vertically spin-off its chemical business and sell a 49% interest in the new separate e... |
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2019/08/14 |
Fire at ExxonMobil Baytown chemical facility continues |
A fire at ExxonMobil's Baytown, Texas, olefins complex will be allowed to burn itself out. The fire started July 31th morning in a propylene... |
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2019/07/30 |
Haiwan Chemical Selects KBR Technology For Chinese Phenol and Acetone Plant |
Qingdao Haiwan Chemical has awarded a technology contract to KBR for a new 320 kta phenol and acetone facility to be built in Dongjiakou Ind... |
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2019/07/23 |
S-Oil Inaugurates RUC & ODC at Onsan |
Onsan S-Oil's new residue upgrading complex (RUC) and olefin downstream complex (ODC) has been inaugurated at the company's Onsan Refinery i... |
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2019/07/09 |
Polyethylene capacity additions led by US and Asia by 2023 |
Global polyethylene capacity is poised to see considerable growth over the next five years, potentially increasing from 110 mta in 2018 to 1... |
