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    Photo from Shell Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Shell Shell Pulau Bukom manufacturing site.
    Companies

    Shell inks deal to divest integrated Singapore refining, chemical assets

    May 8, 2024
    Shell PLC has entered a deal to sell the entirety of its interest in subsidiary Shell Singapore Pte. Ltd.’s (SSPL) integrated refining and petrochemical operations in Singapore...
    Photo from Petróleo Brasileiro SA.
    Petrobras' REPLAN refinery.
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    Petrobras approves installation of renewable energy plants at three refineries

    April 26, 2024
    Petrobras is moving forward with installation of solar photovoltaic plants at three of its Brazilian refineries as part of the company’s ongoing program to achieve net-zero emissions...
    Photo from Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.
    Indian Oil Corp. operations at Paradip refinery, India.
    Petrochemicals

    Indian Oil lets contract for proposed Paradip petrochemical complex

    April 24, 2024
    Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. has let a contract to Versalis SPA to deliver technology licensing for a new unit to be installed at IOC’s proposed petrochemical complex to be built nearby...
    Photo from SABIC Limburg BV.
    SABIC Limburg BV Geleen operations showing olefins 3 cracker (NAK 3).
    Operations

    SABIC to permanently shutter naphtha cracker in the Netherlands

    April 22, 2024
    Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corp. subsidiary SABIC Limburg BV has undertaken a 3-month turnaround of its petrochemical operations at the Chemelot industrial park in Geleen,...
    Photo from Petróleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras).
    Refinaria de Capuava (RECAP) in Mauá, São Paulo, Brazil.
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    Petrobras begins turnaround of RECAP refinery

    April 22, 2024
    Petrobras has temporarily shuttered its 57,000-b/d Refinaria de Capuava (RECAP) in Mauá, São Paulo, Brazil, to carry out nearly 4 weeks of previously scheduled maintenance.