CNPC chooses UOP technology for PX production plant
20 Jan '07
3 min read
CNPC was ranked 9th among the world's top 50 petroleum companies by U.S. Petroleum intelligence Weekly in 2005, based on indices of oil and gas reserves, production, crude processing capacity, and sales of refined oil products and reported over 690 billion Yuan ($86.3 billion) in sales in 2005.
PetroChina is CNPC's largest subsidiary and is responsible for its domestic operations in the areas of oil and gas exploration and development, oil refining and petrochemical production, marketing, pipeline transportation, and natural gas sales and utilization.
UOP LLC, headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois, USA, is a leading international supplier and licensor of process technology, catalysts, adsorbents, process plants, and consulting services to the petroleum refining, petrochemical, and gas processing industries. UOP is a wholly–owned subsidiary of Honeywell International Inc and is part of Honeywell's Specialty Materials strategic business group.