QatarEnergy NGL-5 Train Project Awards Telecoms and Security Systems Subcontract to US Firm

QatarEnergy’s Mesaieed NGL-5 (Natural Gas Liquids Train 5) expansion project has awarded a telecommunications, wireless and security systems subcontract to Houston-based Nessco, industry publication MEED reported on September 3. The award is part of the broader EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract won last October by a consortium of India’s L&T Energy Hydrocarbon and Greece’s […]

Thailand’s SCG-Backed Long Son Petrochemical Complex Restarts in Vietnam After 10-Month Shutdown

Long Son Petrochemicals, a subsidiary of Thailand’s SCG Chemicals (SCGC), has restarted its Long Son petrochemical complex in southern Vietnam after roughly a 10-month shutdown, effective August 20, according to local media outlet The Investor and others. The Long Son complex, Vietnam’s first integrated petrochemical complex, is reported to have resumed operations as improved margins […]

INEOS Inovyn to Acquire UK’s Only EDC Asset, Consolidating Chlor-Alkali Value Chain

INEOS Inovyn has agreed to acquire the UK’s only Ethylene Dichloride (EDC) production asset, located at Runcorn, industry publication Hydrocarbon Processing reported. The asset is held by joint venture partner Vynova Runcorn, which entered administration in 2025, with INEOS Inovyn set to acquire the remaining stake, production assets and workforce, it is reported. The Runcorn […]

CITGO to Invest $310 Million in Naphtha Upgrade at Lake Charles Refinery, US

CITGO will invest $310 million to build new naphtha upgrading equipment at its Lake Charles refinery in Louisiana, industry publication Hydrocarbon Processing reported on September 1. The project, known as the Depentanizer Project, aims to convert lower-value streams into higher-value gasoline blending components, with startup targeted for 2029, it is reported. The investment is reported […]

YPF, Eni and XRG Consortium Files $51 Billion Argentina LNG Project Under RIGI Incentive Regime

A consortium consisting of Argentina’s state energy company YPF, Italy’s Eni and Abu Dhabi’s XRG has filed for inclusion under Argentina’s RIGI (Regimen de Incentivo para Grandes Inversiones) large-investment incentive regime for an LNG project with total costs of approximately $51 billion involving two floating LNG (FLNG) units, industry publication Hydrocarbon Processing reported on August […]

China’s CEEC Wins EPC Contract for Solar-Plus-Storage Complex at Morocco’s Noor Midelt

China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) has won an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract for a complex combining approximately 630MW of solar generation with roughly 1,300MWh (1.3GWh) of battery energy storage system (ESS) capacity in Morocco’s Midelt region, industry publication MEED reported on September 3. Once completed, it is expected to be Africa’s largest single […]

Vietnam’s Dung Quat Refinery Awards $1.49 Billion Expansion and Upgrade EPC Contract

Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical (BSR), a subsidiary of Vietnam’s state oil and gas company Petrovietnam, announced on July 9, 2026 that it has awarded an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract worth approximately $1.49 billion for the expansion and upgrade of the Dung Quat refinery in central Quang Ngai province. The contract was awarded […]

Fujian Gulei Refining-Petrochemical Integration Phase 2 Awards Site Foundation EPC Package

The Phase 2 refining-petrochemical integration project at the Gulei petrochemical base in Zhangzhou, Fujian province, China, has confirmed the winning bidder for its site foundation treatment standard EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) package, it was reported on August 10, 2026. The project is being developed by a joint venture of Sinopec, Fujian Petrochemical and Saudi […]

MT Group Awarded Infrastructure Contract for Germany’s Brunsbüttel LNG Terminal

MT Group announced on July 29, 2026 that it has been awarded a balance-of-plant infrastructure contract for the LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) import terminal under construction in Brunsbüttel, in Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein state. The client is German LNG Terminal GmbH, with overall construction led by a consortium of Spain’s Cobra IS and Sener, according to the […]

New Brownsville Refinery Awards Storage Tank Farm FEED Contract to Matrix Service

America First Refining (AFR), which is developing a new greenfield refinery at the port of Brownsville, Texas, announced on September 3, 2026 that it has awarded a Storage Tank Farm FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) contract to Matrix Service Company, a Houston-based engineering firm, according to the report. The contract covers front-end engineering design for the […]

Canada’s Westcoast Energy Files “Birch Grove Program” to Expand T-North Pipeline in British Columbia

Westcoast Energy Limited Partnership, an Enbridge affiliate in Canada, has reportedly filed its “Birch Grove Program” with the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) to expand transportation capacity on the T-North pipeline in northeastern British Columbia. The project involves increasing capacity on the T-North pipeline near Taylor, British Columbia, through pipeline looping, pressure restoration, and compressor station […]

NGPL Files North Extension Pipeline Expansion Project to Supply Gas for Wisconsin Power Generation

U.S. pipeline operator Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (NGPL) has reportedly filed for its “North Extension” project, which will increase natural gas transportation capacity to supply Wisconsin Electric Power Company (WEPCO). The route runs from Illinois (Livingston, Will, and Lake counties) into southern Wisconsin. The project is a pipeline expansion to supply feedstock gas […]

Vietnam’s O Mon 4 Combined-Cycle Power Plant Secures VND 7.3 Trillion Credit Agreement, Advancing Financing

Vietnam’s state energy group Petrovietnam has reportedly signed a VND 7.3 trillion (about $290 million) credit agreement with BIDV and VietinBank to finance construction of the O Mon 4 combined-cycle power plant. The agreement was reportedly signed in Hanoi on July 24, and is described as a follow-on financing step after the EPC contract previously […]

Spain’s Moeve Onuba Green Hydrogen Plant Signs Contract for 60 Heat Exchangers with Alfa Laval

Spanish energy company Moeve (formerly Cepsa) has reportedly signed a contract with Sweden’s Alfa Laval to supply 60 electrolyzer balance-of-plant and cooling heat exchangers for its “Onuba H₂” green hydrogen plant in Palos de la Frontera, Huelva Province, Andalusia. The plant is Phase 1 of the Andalusia Green Hydrogen Valley project. The Onuba H₂ project […]

Brazil’s Petrobras Approves $1.2 Billion Investment in Bio-Jet Fuel and Renewable Diesel Plant at RPBC Refinery

Brazil’s state energy company Petrobras has reportedly made a Final Investment Decision (FID) to build a plant producing bio-jet fuel (bioQAV) and renewable diesel at its RPBC (Refinaria Presidente Bernardes) refinery in Cubatão, São Paulo State. The investment is valued at approximately $1.2 billion. The plant will be built within the existing RPBC refinery site […]

Egypt to Invest $4.5 Billion in Refinery Modernization and Expansion to Cut Fuel Import Dependence

Egypt’s government reportedly plans to invest approximately $4.5 billion in fiscal year 2026/27 to modernize and expand its state-owned refining sector, aiming to reduce dependence on imported fuel. The investment plan was announced by Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, though specific individual refineries and contractors have not yet been disclosed. The plan involves […]

PetroChina Hohhot Petrochemical Advances RMB 19.86 Billion Ethane-Based Ethylene Project in Inner Mongolia’s Wushen Banner

PetroChina’s Hohhot Petrochemical branch has reportedly disclosed a social stability risk assessment for a new ethane and light-hydrocarbon-based ethylene project, along with downstream polyolefin facilities, in the Suligeqi Economic Development Zone of Wushen Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Total investment is reportedly approximately RMB 19.856 billion (about $2.76 billion). The project involves building […]

POSCO International Raises Stake in Alaska LNG Project to 3.5%, Steel Pipe Supply Also Under Discussion

POSCO International has reportedly raised its stake in Glenfarne Alaska Partners, the special purpose entity developing the Alaska LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) project, from 1.17% at the end of last year to about 3.5% as of the end of the second quarter this year. Alongside this, the possibility of steel pipe supply by affiliate POSCO […]

China’s Dongying Port to Build RMB 3.01 Billion Crude Oil Storage Tank Farm Supporting Refining-Petrochemical Cluster

A new crude oil storage tank farm project is reportedly being advanced in the Dongying Port Economic Development Zone in Shandong Province, China, with project company Dongying Port Energy Storage and Transportation Co., Ltd. disclosing a social stability risk assessment. Total investment is reportedly approximately RMB 3.01 billion (about $420 million). The project involves building […]

L&T Wins $1.57 Billion EPC Contract for Phase 4 Gas Compression Facility at Saudi Aramco’s Jafurah Field

India’s Larsen & Toubro (L&T), through its subsidiary L&T Energy Hydrocarbon Onshore (LTEH), has reportedly won an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract from Saudi Aramco for Phase 4 gas compression facilities at the Jafurah unconventional gas field. The contract is valued at approximately $1.57 billion, a project L&T itself classifies as “Ultra Mega” in […]

Construction Begins on Hungary’s Tiszaújváros CCGT Power Plant, EPC by Ansaldo Energia-Çalık Enerji Consortium

Construction has reportedly begun on the Tiszaújváros combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant being developed by Hungary’s MVM Tisza Erőmű. The project is reportedly being built by a consortium of Ansaldo Energia and Çalık Enerji, part of Çalık Holding, under an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract, with a capacity of approximately 1,000MW across […]

RWE’s Stallingborough CCGT and Carbon Capture Project in the UK Advances Through Nationally Significant Infrastructure Planning Process

RWE Generation UK’s Stallingborough combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) and carbon capture project in the UK is reportedly progressing through the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) planning consent process. The project reportedly consists of a roughly 900MW CCGT power plant paired with a carbon capture facility designed to capture up to 2 million tonnes of […]

Enbridge Breaks Ground on Sunrise Expansion Program for Canada’s West Coast Gas Pipeline

Enbridge has reportedly broken ground on the Sunrise Expansion Program, an expansion of its West Coast natural gas pipeline in British Columbia, Canada. The project reportedly involves looping approximately 140km (across 11 sections) alongside the existing West Coast pipeline and adding new compression facilities, with the goal of increasing transport capacity on the T-South segment […]

ADNOC Approves $6.2 Billion Final Investment Decision for Umm Shaif Gas Cap Development

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has reportedly approved a $6.2 billion final investment decision (FID) for the development of the Umm Shaif gas cap. The project reportedly involves ADNOC together with partners TotalEnergies, Eni and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), and is targeted for completion by 2030 with a goal of producing more than […]

ONE Nuclear Signs Binding LOI to Secure Site for 2.88 GW Louisiana Gas Power and Data Center Project ‘Project Cayman’

ONE Nuclear Energy has reportedly signed a binding letter of intent (LOI) to secure the site for “Project Cayman,” a 2.88 GW natural gas power project with a co-located data center campus in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. The project reportedly involves building 2.88 GW of natural gas-fired generation together with a 700MW/2.88GWh battery energy storage system […]

Singapore’s Keppel Sakra Cogen Plant Begins Commercial Operations With Hydrogen Co-Firing Capability

Keppel’s Sakra Cogen plant has reportedly begun commercial operations as Singapore’s first hydrogen-compatible cogeneration plant. The plant is a 600MW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) facility reportedly designed to co-fire up to 30% hydrogen. Commercial operations began in May 2026, and the plant has reportedly secured 100% of its contracted volumes for 2026-2027. The plant […]

Technip Energies Awarded FEED Contract for Malaysia’s Yan LNG Regasification Terminal

Technip Energies has reportedly been awarded the FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) contract for the Yan LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) regasification terminal project in Kedah, Malaysia. The project is reportedly being developed by Gas Malaysia in partnership with Tokyo Gas and VTTI, and consists of an offshore floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), a subsea pipeline, […]

INPEX’s Abadi LNG Project Reaches 80% FEED Completion as Onshore EPC Tendering Advances

The front-end engineering design (FEED) for INPEX’s Abadi LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) project in Indonesia has reportedly reached approximately 80% completion, with EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) tendering for onshore facilities now underway. The project is operated by INPEX Masela together with Pertamina Hulu Energi and PETRONAS Masela, and the onshore LNG plant is planned […]

China Coal (Yulin) Energy Chemical Phase 2 Enters Commissioning Stage for Methanol and Polyolefin Production

China Coal Shaanxi Yulin Energy Chemical Co., Ltd.’s Yulin Energy Chemical Phase 2 project has reportedly entered its commissioning (trial-run) stage. The project is a coal chemical facility with annual production capacity of 2.2 million tonnes of methanol and 900,000 tonnes of polyolefins, with EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) work reportedly carried out by China […]

Construction Begins on Algerian Section of Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline, Targeting 30 Bcm/Year Capacity

Construction has reportedly begun on the Algerian section of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP), which will connect Nigeria, Niger and Algeria. The pipeline spans a total of 4,128km, consisting of 1,037km in Nigeria, 841km in Niger and 2,310km in Algeria, with Sonatrach leading construction and Nigeria’s NNPC and Niger’s Sonidep participating as joint development partners, […]

Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals and Mitsubishi Chemical Agree on 45:45:10 Stake Split for Western Japan Ethylene Consolidation

Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals and Mitsubishi Chemical have reportedly agreed on a 45:45:10 stake split for the consolidation of ethylene production facilities in western Japan. The agreement follows a basic agreement reached in January 2026, and reportedly involves closing the Asahi Kasei-Mitsubishi Chemical joint venture ethylene facility (AMEC) in the Mizushima area by 2030 and […]

Technip Energies Signs Two Five-Year Long-Term Agreements With Saudi Aramco for FEED and Brownfield EPC Support

Technip Energies has reportedly signed two new five-year long-term agreements (LTAs) with Saudi Aramco. The agreements reportedly consist of a FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) and PMC (Project Management Consultancy) contract covering energy, downstream, petrochemical and low-carbon projects, and a brownfield upgrade EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract covering the refurbishment, expansion and modernization of existing […]

PTTEP and Petronas Sign 35-Year Production-Sharing and Gas Sales Agreements for Block A-18-01 in the Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development Area

Thailand’s PTTEP and Malaysia’s Petronas have reportedly signed 35-year production-sharing contracts (PSC) and gas sales agreements (GSA) for Block A-18-01 in the Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development Area (MTJA). PTTEP’s subsidiary (PTTEP JDX Thailand) and Petronas Carigali’s subsidiary (PC JDA) each reportedly hold a 50% interest, with the contract term running 35 years from January 1, 2026. […]

NOGAT Launches Pre-FEED Phase for the NORNET Pipeline, a New Direct Norway-Netherlands North Sea Gas Link

Dutch gas transport company NOGAT has reportedly launched the pre-FEED (pre-front-end engineering design) phase for the NORNET pipeline project, a new gas pipeline directly connecting Norway and the Netherlands in the North Sea. The project reportedly utilizes the existing A6-F3 pipeline to build the first-ever direct gas connection between Norway and the Netherlands, with shareholders […]

Amazon Confirmed to Be Building an 8,000-Acre “GW Ranch” AI Data Center Campus in Pecos County, Texas, Backed by a 7.65GW Gas Power Plant

Amazon has reportedly confirmed it is building an 8,000-acre “GW Ranch” AI data center campus in Pecos County, Texas, backed by a dedicated 7.65GW natural-gas power plant. The GW Ranch site will reportedly combine a 35-turbine, 7.65GW gas plant with 1.8GW of battery storage and 750MW of solar as a standalone “behind-the-meter” energy platform, initially […]

LyondellBasell Installs Pyrolysis Reactors at Its MoReTec-1 Chemical Recycling Plant in Wesseling, Germany

LyondellBasell has reportedly completed installation of two pyrolysis reactors, key equipment for its MoReTec-1 chemical recycling plant under construction in Wesseling, Germany. The plant is reportedly the company’s first commercial-scale facility based on its proprietary MoReTec process, converting hard-to-recycle mixed plastic waste into pyrolysis oil and gas for reuse as feedstock for new polymers. Annual […]

Hanwha Ocean Wins Its First Onshore Power Plant EPC Contract, Worth KRW527.9bn, for a 490MW LNG District-Heating Facility in Yeosu

Hanwha Ocean has reportedly signed a KRW527.9 billion EPC contract with affiliate Yeosu Eco Energy for a 490MW LNG district-heating and cogeneration facility. The plant will reportedly supply power and steam to the Yeosu National Industrial Complex, to be built on a site in Yeosu, with the contract running through August 2029, it is reported. […]

INEOS Exits Its Ethylene Joint Venture With Sinopec in Tianjin After Less Than Three Years, Pays $120mn Exit Fee

UK chemicals company INEOS has reportedly formally exited the ethylene joint venture it established with China’s Sinopec in Tianjin in 2023. The JV being exited is reportedly a 50:50-owned, 1.2-million-tonne-per-year ethylene cracker facility with total investment of about $7 billion, it is reported. Following the exit, Sinopec will reportedly hold the project entirely on its […]

Bac Ninh Province Breaks Ground on the 650MW An Khanh-Bac Giang Thermal Power Plant Amid Surging Industrial Electricity Demand

Vietnam’s Bac Ninh province has reportedly held a groundbreaking ceremony for the 650MW An Khanh-Bac Giang thermal power plant, in response to surging electricity demand from its semiconductor and electronics industrial parks. The EPC contractor is reportedly Bach Dang Construction Corporation, with the site covering about 66.4 hectares, it is reported. Commercial operation is targeted […]

Zeon Corporation Completes Bench-Scale Facility at Its Tokuyama Plant to Demonstrate Bio-Based Butadiene Production From Plant-Derived Ethanol

Zeon Corporation has reportedly completed a bench-scale facility at its Tokuyama Plant to demonstrate highly efficient production of butadiene from plant-derived (bio) ethanol. The facility was reportedly developed jointly with Yokohama Rubber, with construction beginning in July 2025 and a completion ceremony held on July 31, 2026, it is reported. Zeon will reportedly make butadiene […]

China Breaks Ground on Heihe-Daqing Natural Gas Pipeline, Adding 10 Bcm/Year of Transmission Capacity

China has reportedly begun construction on a natural gas pipeline linking Heihe to Daqing in Heilongjiang province. A groundbreaking ceremony was reportedly held on August 26 in Sunwu County, Heilongjiang province. The pipeline will reportedly span about 570km with a D1422mm diameter, along with three compressor stations and two pig-launcher/receiver stations, it is reported. The […]

Egypt’s ECHEM Reviews Startup Readiness of Damietta Suez Methanol Derivatives Plant, 71% Complete

Egypt’s state petrochemical holding company ECHEM has reportedly reviewed the pre-commissioning readiness of the Suez Methanol Derivatives (SMD) plant under construction in Damietta. ECHEM’s chairman reportedly visited the construction site on August 10 to review remaining EPC work, safety, and commissioning readiness. The plant is expected to produce value-added petrochemical products for fertilizer, MDF (medium-density […]

Shandong Dongming Petrochemical Publishes First Environmental Disclosure for Its RMB71.3bn, 10-Million-Tonne Refining-Petrochemical Integration Project

Shandong Dongming Petrochemical, China’s largest private (“teapot”) refiner, has reportedly published its first environmental impact assessment for a large refining-petrochemical integration project. The project is reportedly being pursued within the company’s industrial park in Heze, Shandong province, with crude distillation capacity revised down to 10 million tonnes per year from an originally planned 15 million […]

Doosan Enerbility Signs EPC Contract for Oman’s 1,700MW Misfah Combined-Cycle Power Plant, Consortium with SEPCO3

Doosan Enerbility, in a consortium with China’s SEPCO3, has reportedly signed an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract for a 1,700MW gas-fired combined-cycle (CCGT) power plant to be built near Muscat, Oman. The client is reportedly Oman’s Nama Power and Water Procurement Company (Nama PWP), while actual project operation will be handled by an independent […]

Doosan Fuel Cell Secures First US Order, Supplying KRW501.4bn (~$360M) of PAFC Fuel Cells to Power AI Data Centers via HyAxiom

Doosan Fuel Cell has reportedly signed a KRW501.4 billion (about $360 million) supply agreement with HyAxiom, Doosan’s US affiliate, for phosphoric acid fuel cells (PAFC). HyAxiom will reportedly deliver the fuel cells to US AI data centers, with the supply period running from the second half of 2026 through the first half of 2028, it […]

PKN ORLEN’s Grudziądz CCGT Power Plant Delivers First Electricity to National Grid, Moving Toward Commercial Operation

It is reported that the Grudziądz CCGT (Combined Cycle Gas Turbine) power plant, developed by Poland’s state-owned energy company PKN ORLEN, has achieved first ignition of its gas turbine and synchronization with the national grid, delivering its first electricity to the grid. The plant has an installed capacity of 560MW, reportedly sufficient to supply around […]

Chinese Consortium Holds Kick-Off Meeting for Vietnam’s Dung Quat Refinery Upgrade EPC

The EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract for the upgrade and expansion of Vietnam’s Dung Quat refinery has reportedly moved into full execution following a kick-off meeting. The project owner is Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Corp. (BSR), and construction is being carried out by a consortium of China’s China Chengda Engineering and Beijing Petrochemical […]

MT Group Wins Infrastructure Construction Contract for Germany’s Brunsbüttel LNG Terminal

MT Group has reportedly won a Balance of Plant infrastructure construction contract for Germany’s Brunsbüttel LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) terminal project. The overall EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) for the terminal is being led by a consortium of Cobra IS and Sener, it is reported. The work awarded to MT Group reportedly covers construction of […]

Vietnam’s Thai Binh LNG-to-Power Project Signs Technical Advisory Contract with AFRY

The Thai Binh LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas)-to-Power project in Hung Yen province, Vietnam, has reportedly signed a technical advisory contract with Sweden’s AFRY. The project is being developed by Thai Binh LNG Power JSC, a joint venture between Japan’s Tokyo Gas and Kyuden International and Vietnam’s Truong Thanh Vietnam Group, it is reported. Under the […]

Yichang Xiaoxita Gas-Fired Cogeneration Plant in Hubei Begins Full Commercial Operation

The Xiaoxita natural gas cogeneration project in Yichang, Hubei province, China, reportedly began full commercial operation on August 25, 2026. The project owner is Jingyi Thermal Power, and the EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contractor is Shanghai Electric Power Construction No. 2 Company, it is reported. The project consists of two 75MW-class combined cycle gas […]

National Energy Group’s Shenhua Baotou Coal-to-Olefins Upgrade Project Targets Late-August Completion

A demonstration upgrade project for the coal-to-olefins (CTO) facility operated by Shenhua Baotou Coal Chemical, a subsidiary of China National Energy Group, has reportedly entered its final stage, targeting completion by the end of August 2026. The project reportedly upgrades existing coal chemical facilities to expand production capacity for methanol and polyolefins (PE/PP). The applied […]