Huntsman Inaugurates New Innovation Centre

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Huntsman Corporation officially opened a new innovation centre in Tienen, Belgium on June 13^th, 2024, strengthening its research and development (R&D) capabilities and reinforcing its commitment to its customers in the region. The new 11,000-square-metre facility comprises a world-scale analytical laboratory; two machine halls; and fully equipped and automated product testing facilities. Together, these assets boost Huntsman’s ability to perform the entire product innovation journey from the formulation of initial ideas at laboratory scale through to the manufacture of novel systems and samples ready for customers to trial.

The innovation centre is home to more than 100 scientists from the company’s Polyurethanes and Performance Products businesses and will support the application of Huntsman technologies in key anti-corrosion markets, including adhesives, coatings and sealants; automotive; elastomers; energy; furniture and bedding, and insulation. Source: https://www.huntsman.com/

CorrosionRADAR Predictive CUI Monitoring Implemented by Aramco at Ju’aymah Natural Gas Liquid Fractionation (NGL) Plant

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 Thursday – June 20^th, 2024: Aramco, a global integrated energy and chemicals company, has announced the implementation of the leading corrosion under insulation (CUI) monitoring solution, provided by CorrosionRADAR, at Ju’aymah NGL Fractionation Plant. The Ju’aymah NGL Fractionation Plant has installed CorrosionRADAR at selective locations critical for CUI monitoring. This initiative aims to enhance the plant’s safety and reliability, aligning with Aramco’s mission of reliable energy supply.

The CorrosionRADAR technology is expected to enable plant engineers to address CUI issues more rapidly before major damage occurs, improve safety, reliability, optimise inspection planning, and reduce the overall costs associated with future maintenance and shutdowns.

Source: Corrosion RADAR newsletter

bp and Worley Announce Global Strategic Alliance Across Site Projects

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bp and Worley have formed a new strategic alliance focused on enhancing efficiency, continuous improvement and value creation across bp’s Global site projects organisation.

This alliance builds upon a successful, decade-long collaboration between the two companies. The alliance will improve capital efficiency in site projects saving an initial estimated US$40 million over two years in locations where Worley holds a services contract; Gulf of Mexico, Oman, Mauritania and Senegal oil and gas producing regions and the Cherry Point, Whiting, Rotterdam, Gelsenkirchen, and Lingen refineries.

Together, bp and Worley will deepen collaboration across a portfolio of site projects by leveraging digital capability and global scale to further drive efficiency across engineering, materials selection and procurement, construction development and management.

The alliance formalises a long-standing relationship built on shared objectives, trust and commitment to excellence. It brings together and ring fences world-class technical expertise in a tight resource market.

Source:  https://www.bp.com/

bp and Worley Representatives

The Ruwais LNG project, currently being developed in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi, will be the first LNG export facility in the Middle East and Africa region to operate on clean power. The low-carbon facility will leverage AI, digitalisation, and the most cutting-edge technology to boost efficiency and safety throughout the plant. Ruwais LNG, which comprises two LNG liquefaction trains with a total export capacity of 9.6 mmtpa, will more than double ADNOC’s LNG production output, and help meet the growing global demand for natural gas. In a year, the facility will produce enough LNG to power every home in the City of London for more than two years. Source: https://adnoc.ae/en/our-projects/ruwais-lng Photo Courtesy of https://adnoc.ae

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The Ruwais LNG project, currently being developed in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi, will be the first LNG export facility in the Middle East and Africa region to operate on clean power. The low-carbon facility will leverage AI, digitalisation, and the most cutting-edge technology to boost efficiency and safety throughout the plant.

Ruwais LNG, which comprises two LNG liquefaction trains with a total export capacity of 9.6 mmtpa, will more than double ADNOC’s LNG production output, and help meet the growing global demand for natural gas. In a year, the facility will produce enough LNG to power every home in the City of London for more than two years.

Source: https://adnoc.ae/en/our-projects/ruwais-lng

Photo Courtesy of https://adnoc.ae

Decarbonisation of European Refineries: A First Agreement Signed Between TotalEnergies and Air Products for the Delivery of Green Hydrogen

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Paris, June 7^th, 2024 – TotalEnergies and Air Products have signed a 15-year agreement for the annual supply in Europe of 70,000 tons of green hydrogen starting in 2030. This first long-term deal follows TotalEnergies’ call for tenders for the supply of 500,000 tons per year of green hydrogen to decarbonise TotalEnergies’ European refineries.

Under the agreement, Air Products will deliver at TotalEnergies’ Northern European refineries’ doorstep, green hydrogen from Air Products’ global supply network. This hydrogen will avoid around 700,000 tons of CO₂ each year. The contract awarded to Air Products is a first step towards achieving TotalEnergies’ objective of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions from its operated oil and gas operations (Scope 1+2) by 40% by 2030 compared to 2015 levels.

Source: TotalEnergies Media Relations

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