Air Products and Chemicals Inc said on Thursday it had signed a $1 billion deal with the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Uzbekneftegaz JSC to acquire, own and operate a natural gas-to-syngas processing facility in the country. (Reporting by Ankit Kumar; Editing.
China's Sinopec and Kazakh state-owned oil and gas company KazMunayGaz have agreed key terms for a potential investment in a polyethylene plant in Kazakhstan's western Atyrau region, a statement by Sinopec said on Thursday.
Chile's President Gabriel Boric said on Thursday he would nationalize the country's lithium industry, the world's second largest producer of the metal essential in electric vehicle batteries, to boost its economy and protect its environment.
China's mega private refineries are expected to operate at official full processing rates or higher until April as their margins have improved after the government lifted COVID-19 restrictions, company officials said on Wednesday.
Brazilian petrochemical company Unipar Carbocloro will receive $80 million in the fourth quarter after an agreement related to the acquisition of Indupa, the company said in a securities filing on Tuesday.