Project of the week
Northern Lights Phase II CO₂ transport and storage expansion, Norway
Øygarden, Norway · Under Construction
Worley Rosenberg has been awarded the fabrication scope by Subsea7 to deliver subsea spools and structures for Northern Lights Phase II.The contract was reported on 14 October 2026. The project reached final...
Milestones this week
- Agiba Petroleum Meleiha Phase 2 Gas Processing Expansion, Egypt (Egypt) Commissioning started · 20 October 2026
- Essar Oil & Gas Raniganj East CBM Acreage Expansion, West Bengal (India) Announced · 15 October 2026
- Covestro Antwerp Polycarbonate Consolidation and BPA Closure (Belgium) Closure announced · 15 October 2026
- dsm-firmenich Fine Fragrance Flagship and Lab, Chelsea, New York (United States) Started operating · 14 October 2026
- BPCL Mumbai Refinery kerosene hydrotreater SAF co-processing revamp (India) Construction started · 14 October 2026
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Project and plant news
Energy
- Equinor completes Troll electrification but omits second Troll C export compressor Equinor Troll West Electrification (TWEL), Troll B and C Revamp
- Sinopec's 'Four New' Strategy for Energy, Materials, Business Formats and Frontier Tracks Sinopec Qilu-Shengli Oilfield Million-Ton CCUS Project
- Eni launches start-up of Meleiha Phase 2 in Egypt’s Western Desert Agiba Petroleum Meleiha Phase 2 Gas Processing Expansion, Egypt
- Petrobras P-82 Platform Begins Voyage to Búzios Field Petrobras FPSO P-82 Newbuild for Búzios Field
- Eni completes Bouri Gas Utilization Project in Libya Eni-NOC Bouri Gas Utilization Project, Offshore Libya
Biobased & Circular
- UPM opens Leuna biorefinery for wood-based renewable chemicals UPM Leuna Biorefinery
- MOL Group opens first biomethane plant in Szarvas MOL Szarvas Biogas Plant biomethane upgrading unit
- Air Liquide to supply Rectisol™ and Lurgi™ Methanol technology for Perpetual Next biomethanol plant Perpetual Next Delfzijl DeltaTorr DeltaNor Biomethanol Project
- LanzaJet secures at least $20 million financing to scale SAF output at Freedom Pines Fuels LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels alcohol-to-jet plant, Soperton, Georgia
- Decameal turns surplus shore crabs into protein and chitosan ingredients Decameal industrial shore-crab protein and chitosan plant, Denmark
Basic Chemicals
- BioBTX wins €20.8m EU grant for PETRA circular aromatics plant BioBTX Delfzijl PETRA Circular Aromatics Plant
- Covestro NV to consolidate polycarbonate production at Antwerp Covestro Aniline Production Expansion Antwerp
- BHP operational review for quarter ended 30 September 2026 BHP Escondida New Concentrator Copper Project, Chile
- Trafigura: Metals supply chains are becoming more connected Trafigura Egyptalum Nag Hammadi Aluminium Smelter and Anode Plant
- Danantara and INA back Chandra Asri CA‑EDC project Chandra Asri Cilegon Chlor-Alkali and EDC Plant
Specialties
- BASF expands Kuanyin site in Taiwan for sub‑2 nm semiconductor materials BASF Kuanyin semiconductor materials site expansion, Taoyuan
- Symrise expands Globalide® production capacity in India Symrise Globalide Musk Ingredient Capacity Expansion, India
- Arkema expands Shanghai R&D Center, adds about 20% more lab space Arkema Changshu R&D Center battery materials lab modernization
- dsm-firmenich opens 44,000-sq-ft Fine Fragrance flagship in Chelsea, New York dsm-firmenich Fine Fragrance Flagship and Lab, Chelsea, New York
Polymers
- Sinopec strengthens the ‘two wings’ of refining and chemicals for high-end upgrading Sinopec Zhenhai Phase II Refining and Advanced Materials Expansion
- Koch Technology Solutions and Noventra sign PTA upgrade license for Port Qasim facility Noventra Port Qasim PTA technology upgrade retrofit
- Honeywell Technologies to supply UOP process tech for Hengyi’s PMB Phase II Hengyi Industries PMB Phase II Refinery and Petrochemical Expansion, Brunei
Pharma
- Merck opens ADVANCE bioanalytical facility at West Point, Pennsylvania Merck ADVANCE bioanalytical research facility, West Point
Textiles
- ANDRITZ to supply Shandong Huazhe with high-speed needlepunch line for PTFE filtration Shandong Huazhe Jinan PTFE Filtration Material Needlepunch Line Expansion
Also this week
- EU–New Caledonia strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials
- GSK's Hibsago (bepirovirsen) approved in US for chronic hepatitis B
- Petrobras backs ANP postponement of Gas Release hearing to 19 November 2026
- Nextchem (MAIRE) to acquire MEAB AB and MEAB GmbH
- EU adopts first union-wide mass balance rules — Perstorp endorses
- BASF and HSCC explore 50:50 joint venture for European polyamide 6 value chain
- GSK’s Jemperli approved by FDA for MSI‑H/dMMR stage II–III locally advanced rectal cancer
- Tengizchevroil (TCO) signs over US$200 million in contracts with Kazakh suppliers
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