Engineering Solutions…Delivering Results Established in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1889 as a bridges construction company, Chicago Bridge & Iron (CB&I) moved into liquid storage structures with the development of the steam railways at the beginning of the 20th century in USA, South America and Middle East. CB&I made decisive move (more…)
Read moreQatar to invest $25 billion in petrochemicals until 2020 In February 2012, Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Qatar Petrochemicals Corporation (Qapco) had signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) to add a $5.5 billion petrochemical complex in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar. In this project QP and Qapco will share interests according to: - Qatar Petroleum 80% (more…)
Read moreCB&I to acquire The Shaw Group for $3 billion
CB&I to broaden energy portfolio from LNG to Nuclear July 30th, 2012, CB&I and The Shaw Group (Shaw) announced to have closed a deal by which CB&I will acquire The Shaw Group. Shaw is a 25 years old engineering and services company well established as global provider of: Engineering and (more…)
Read morePyrotol
Definition Pyrotol is a trademark owned by CB&I Lummus from The Netherlands to designate a chromium – alumina catalyst used in the petrochemical industry. Comments The Pyrotol process converts hydrocarbons C6 to C9 fraction of pyrolysis liquids obtained as a by-product of the ethylene production. This process requests consistent hydro-cracking of non-aromatics, (more…)
Read moreDow and Saudi Aramco $20 billion Sadara takes shape Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara) is a joint venture between The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco). Once complete, Sadara petrochemical complex will be one of the world’s largest integrated chemical complex and the largest ever built in (more…)
Read moreNovatek and Total Yamal LNG in good progress
EDF reported to join Novatek and Total in Yamal LNG EDF may join OAO Novatek (Novatek) and Total in Yamal LNG since the project has been declared of national interest by the Russian authorities for fast-track implementation. Russia is now willing to boost its oil and gas exploration and production (more…)
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