http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/june-2024/refinery-and-petrochemical-integration/a-multi-objective-optimization-study-for-an-integrated-oil-refinery-petrochemical-plant-part-2/ In this research, the integration of an oil refinery and an ethylene-producing facility was examined using a mixed-integer nonlinear programming model that prioritized maximizing ethylene and propylene production and net profit. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/mammoet-successfully-transportsinstalls-record-breaking-hydrocracker-for-orlen-lietuva-refinery/ The ORLEN Lietuva refinery in Mažeikiai, Lithuania, entrusted Mammoet with the transportation and installation of a massive residue hydrocracking unit (RHCU), weighing 1,500 t and standing over 50 m tall. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/05/russias-tuapse-oil-refinery-resumes-operations-after-attack/ Rosneft's Black Sea oil refinery in Tuapse resumed operations on Sunday after a drone attack. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/02/axens-successfully-starts-up-hydrocracking-units-at-shenghongs-integrated-refinery-in-china/ Axens successfully started several new units at Shenghong Refining & Chemical (Lianyungang) Co. Ltd’s crude-to-paraxylene complex in China’s province of Jiangsu. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/january-2024/process-optimization/izmit-fccu-revamp/ Tüpraş utilizes proprietary fluid catalytic cracking units^a (FCCUs) at its Izmit and Izmir refineries. The Izmit unit was designed in 1968 and started up in 1972 with a side-by-side style reactor/regenerator. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2023/december-2023/process-optimization/how-to-gain-an-advantage-from-the-propylene-production-gap-part-2/ This work will detail the available processing routes capable of maximizing propylene yield in refineries, allowing refiners to gain advantage from the propylene market. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2023/10/zeopore-enables-breakthrough-in-hydrocracking-by-leveraging-zeolite-mesopore-quality/ Over recent years, Zeopore has introduced innovative technologies to increase mesoporosity and retain intrinsic zeolitic properties. Now, after having completed a high-throughput testing campaign at a major refining company, Zeopore demonstrates excellent hydrocracking performance in comparison to un-mesoporised zeolite catalysts http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2023/09/online-exclusive-advanced-hydrocracking-unit-flow-scheme-optimization-and-integration-approach-to-maximize-refinery-margins-for-a-residue-upgrading-project/ The integration of a solvent deasphalting (SDA) and hydrocracking upgrading complex provides a favorable techno-economic return for residue upgradation at relatively lower capital expenditures vs. other alternatives for a brownfield project. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2023/07/digital-exclusive-refineries-pandemic-turmoil-knpc-s-gasoline-demand-opportunities-and-challenges/ In this exclusive digital article, KNPC provides a comprehensive analysis of the difficulties and challenges that the company experienced during the COVID-19 epidemic and how its refineries adapted during this challenging time. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2023/05/technip-energies-lyondellbasell-and-chevron-phillips-chemical-sign-mou-for-electric-steam-cracking-furnace/ Technip Energies, LyondellBasell and Chevron Phillips Chemical announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the design, construction and operation of a demonstration unit for Technip Energies’ electric steam cracking furnace technology (eFurnace by T.EN) to produce olefins.