Brazilian state oil Petrobras, specialized in deep-water, crude oil extraction, and which refines most of the fuel consumed by some 214 million Brazilians, confirmed on Aug. 22 a due...
The Canadian plastics and chemical company plans to increase and diversify its ethane supplies, upgrade its existing crackers in Canada, and build a new world-scale LLDPE unit, a NOVA senior executive says.
Growing demand for bio-based chemicals and the prospect of healthy returns on investment has led Green Biologics to make a significant investment in the field by converting a 20th century ethanol plant into a 21st century n-butanol and acetone facility
Although some upstream oil operators have posted results that have missed expectations, their derivative segments and other petrochemical businesses are seeing the upside of the oil price erosion.
