Petrochemicals

Processes and products related to upstream chemical production, including steam cracking and refining operations.

Projects in petrochemicals

chemXplore tracks 238 projects in petrochemicals, of which 130 are active.

29 Announced / Concept 24 FEED / Pre-FID 14 FID / Sanctioned 53 Under Construction 10 Commissioning & Start-up

84 new construction, 28 expansion, 15 revamp / retrofit, and 2 conversion / repurposing.

Expected to start operating, per year; 45 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.

What moved recently
  • 23 September 2026 TotalEnergies Ima Gas Development, OML 112/117 Nigeria · FID / Sanctioned · Nigeria
  • 22 September 2026 MOL Danube Refinery AV3 Unit Reconstruction, Százhalombatta · Commissioning & Start-up · Hungary
  • 21 September 2026 BASF MDI Production Complex, Dahej · FEED / Pre-FID · India
  • 17 September 2026 Tecnimont FEED Contract for Asian Petrochemical Project · FEED / Pre-FID
  • 16 September 2026 OMV Essar Oil Field Development, Sirte Basin, Libya · Announced / Concept · Libya

Owners and developers: Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (7), Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Group (6), KazMunayGas (6), QatarEnergy (6), Sinopec (6), Eni S.p.A. (5)

Investors: Eni S.p.A. (6), TotalEnergies SE (5), China National Petroleum Corporation (4), Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (4), Shell (4), XRG P.J.S.C. (4)

Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on 96 of these 130 projects For subscribers

Targeting: Natural gas (33), Crude oil (25), Carbon dioxide (14), Ethylene (14), Ethane (13), Hydrogen (12)

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Latest news in petrochemicals

24 September 2026
Eni awarded 100% Sapukala exploration licence in Kutei Basin

100% Sapukala deep-water block awarded; adjacent to major gas discoveries and covered by new seismic to speed evaluation.

24 September 2026
BioBTX and Rain Carbon to supply renewable aromatics

Convert plastic waste into about 10,000 t/y of renewable aromatic oil and downstream benzene, phthalic anhydride and aromatics for circular supply chains; first plant operational early 2028.

24 September 2026
European Commission T&Cs for €1bn industrial heat decarbonisation auction

€1bn Europe-wide auction for industrial process-heat decarbonisation; bidding opens early Dec 2026. Supports electrification, renewable heat and SMRs with a fixed premium per tCO2.

23 September 2026
TotalEnergies takes FID for Ima gas development in Nigeria

FID taken for Ima field offshore Bonny Island to feed NLNG Train 7; start-up 2028, plateau 350 MMscfd, single-platform 22 km tie-back, low-emissions design.

22 September 2026
Shell completes sale of Na Kika and Coulomb interests

Sold 50% Na Kika interest and 100% Coulomb tieback for about $840m; effective date July 1, 2025; buyers are a Talos subsidiary and a Ridgewood affiliate.

22 September 2026
Petrobras uses technical corn oil in asphalt production

Revap has produced 95,000 t of CAP Pro R asphalt using technical corn oil, a semi‑refined residual from corn ethanol processing sourced from Inpasa.

22 September 2026
ORLEN seeks AI partners from large tech firms and R&D specialists

RFP open to AI vendors with generative AI, ML, data science and industrial deployment experience; Polish firms encouraged; details on Connect platform.

22 September 2026
Sulzer supplies DEVO purification unit to BeyondPoly's 100,000 t/y POE plant in China

DEVO™ purification unit commissioned and operating at planned capacity in a new 100,000 t/y POE plant; system reduces residual volatiles while using less energy than alternatives.

22 September 2026
Evonik refocuses portfolio and German sites, funds growth via Tailor Made cuts

Aligns businesses by role, assigns roles to six German sites, and shifts investment to Asia/Americas; launches growth projects in Canada and Slovakia, funded by cost cuts.

22 September 2026
MOL completes reconstruction of AV3 unit at Danube Refinery

Fire-damaged crude distillation unit rebuilt with an 18 billion‑forint repair budget; phased restart and safety testing will begin, with production returning in October.

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