Russia: Terrorist Attack On Petrochemical Plant In Nizhny Novgorod Region Foiled

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has announced that it has thwarted a planned drone attack on a petrochemical plant in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. The operation was allegedly orchestrated by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) and involved two Central …

Dow pauses work on $11.6B Alberta net-zero petrochemical site due to economic uncertainty

Dow Chemical has paused construction on its $11.6-billion net-zero petrochemical project northeast of Edmonton due to the uncertain economic state of the world. The company said Thursday it is delaying construction of its Path2Zero project in the …

TotalEnergies to reorganize its petrochemical plants

TotalEnergies to Scale Down Petrochemical Production at Antwerp Complex

TotalEnergies SE said it will end ethylene production from the oldest steam cracker at its Antwerp refining and petrochemical complex by 2027, citing “overcapacity” in Europe. The facility will continue to produce ethylene from a newer steam cracker. …

Petrochemical project to transform Saudi Arabia's west coast hub

In brief: Aramco, Sinopec and Yasref have signed a Venture Framework Agreement to develop a significant new petrochemical complex at their existing joint venture in Yanbu. The planned expansion has coincided with Yasref's 10th anniversary and is set to …

FSB prevents terror attack on petrochemical enterprise in central Russia

MOSCOW, April 24. /TASS/. Operatives from Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) have thwarted a terror attack on a petrochemical enterprise in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, neutralizing two Central Asian nationals who plotted it under the guidance …

TotalEnergies to Shutter Steam Cracker Amid Petrochemical Overcapacity

TotalEnergies, a global energy producer and chemical manufacturer, announced April 22 that it will shut down its oldest steam cracker at its Antwerp site in Belgium by the end of 2027. The move is in response to ongoing petrochemical overcapacity in Europe …

Travelling to my ancestral home in China unearthed tragedy tinged by the climate crisis – it inspired me to write Red ...

My book Red Pockets explores questions of inheritance: what we owe to ancestors and to future generations, and what we owe to the places that we inhabit. It was inspired by visiting my ancestral village in Guangdong in south China, after nearly a century …

NNPCL under fire as $897m Warri refinery revamp flops

Warri refinery shutdown drags on since January 25, P/Harcourt refinery struggles at under 40% production capacity Industry operators and experts have questioned the operational integrity of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, particularly …

ExxonMobil tax break meeting scheduled in Port Lavaca

PORT LAVACA, Texas – Calhoun County ISD will hold a special meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, in the CCISD Boardroom, 525 N. Commerce St., Port Lavaca, Texas, 77979. The meeting will focus solely on a proposed tax break of more than $248 million for …