Petrochemicals

projects tracked
317
active
158
countries
59

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

Projects in petrochemicals

chemXplore tracks 317 projects in petrochemicals, of which 158 are active.

  1. 38 projects Announced / Concept
  2. 30 projects FEED / Pre-FID
  3. 14 projects FID / Sanctioned
  4. 62 projects Under Construction
  5. 14 projects Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 95 new construction, 39 expansion, 21 revamp / retrofit and 3 conversion / repurposing.

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66 active projects carry no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.

What moved recently

  • 30 October 2026 Sasol ISOSIV Paraffin Unit Restart, Augusta, Italy · Operational / Completed · Italy
  • 30 October 2026 MOL Danube Refinery AV3 Unit Reconstruction, Százhalombatta · Operational / Completed · Hungary
  • 19 October 2026 Noventra Port Qasim PTA technology upgrade retrofit · Announced / Concept · Pakistan
  • 15 October 2026 PetroChina Tarim 1.2 Mt/yr phase II ethylene project · Operational / Completed · China
  • 13 October 2026 Rompetrol Quality Control Laboratory Equipment Modernization, Petromidia and Vega · Under Construction · Romania

Latest news in petrochemicals

2 November 2026
Sinopec and BASF verify product carbon-footprint accounting via JV cross-validation

Joint cross-validation used identical methodology, data and metrics to align footprints for ethylene, butadiene and EVA and support mutual recognition across the industry.

2 November 2026
ADNOC partners with OpenAI and G42 to deploy OpenAI Frontier across its energy value chain

Deploys frontier AI to connect decisions from well to market, starting with integrated field master planning and per‑barrel valuation, using UAE sovereign AI infrastructure.

2 November 2026
SOCAR Q3 2026: drilling, production, processing and export results

Drilled 21,176 m; produced 1,717,082 t oil and 1,696,518,000 m3 gas; exported 3,916,748 t oil; processed 1,626,513 t oil and 631,732,641 m3 gas; 657,421 t product exports.

30 October 2026
INERATEC's ERA T.H2 wins EU Innovation Fund support

A power-and-biomass-to-liquid process uses renewable hydrogen and carbon from forestry residues to produce synthetic fuels and hydrocarbons using modular units for scalable local supply.

30 October 2026
ExxonMobil Q3 2026 results

Third-quarter results show strong cash flow, production milestones, record refining performance, CCS progress, and a $20B 2027 share-repurchase program.

30 October 2026
LyondellBasell agrees to sell former Houston refinery site to Valero

Sale of former Houston Refinery to Valero for $320.5 million; buyer assumes operations, environmental and pension liabilities; deal expected to close in Q4 2026 pending approvals.

30 October 2026
Eni starts gas production from Maha field offshore Indonesia

Maha field begins production at 250 MMSCFD via two subsea wells tied to Jangkrik FPU; gas routed to domestic market and Bontang LNG, lifting combined plateau to 750 MMSCFD.

30 October 2026
Moeve 9M 2026: Clean CCS EBITDA €2,409m and record €885m capex

Robust operations and refining raised product volumes; large Spain-focused capex ramp-up for energy transition; net debt fell to €2.1bn; construction begun on Europe’s largest green hydrogen project.

30 October 2026
INA posts EUR 548m EBITDA in first nine months of 2026; Rijeka DCU operational

EUR 548m EBITDA on EUR 3.84bn sales; capex EUR 250.5m; hydrocarbon output +1% with Croatian offshore gas +21% and Egyptian oil +18%; Rijeka DCU online since September.

30 October 2026
MOL restarts AV3 crude distillation unit at Danube Refinery

Unit restarted after nearly year-long repair following an Oct 20, 2025 fire; restoration cost ~18 billion HUF (USD 56M) and returned the unit to its original capacity, strengthening regional supply security.

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