Americas
IRPC Americas '17: FCC process history driven by war, competition
HOUSTON—Phillip Niccum, Senior Vice President, Process Engineering for KP Engineering, opened the second day of Gulf Publishing Company's International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC) Americas 2017 with a keynote talk on the history and development of the fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) process.
MHI completes large-scale 2-train polyethylene plant for Exxon
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. (MHIA), a fully owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has completed the construction of a large-scale two-train polyethylene plant in the US.
BP mulling IPO of US Midwest and Gulf Coast pipeline assets
(Reuters) — BP Plc is considering an initial public offering of its vast US Midwest and Gulf Coast pipeline assets, the company said on Tuesday, a move that would raise cash.
IRPC Americas '17: IMO 2020 panelists advocate bunker sulfur removal "at the source"
HOUSTON—On Day 1 of Gulf Publishing Company's International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC) Americas 2018, Hydrocarbon Processing Technical Editor Bob Andrew moderated a late-morning panel discussion on IMO 2020 regulations.
IRPC Americas '17: US supply growth creates opportunities for refining/petchem
HOUSTON—Robert E. Trubac, Technology Director–Petrochemicals, Aromatics and Higher Olefins for CB&I, kicked off the opening of Gulf Publishing Company's International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC) Americas 2018 with a keynote address on paraxylene (PX) production via double reslurry crystallization.
Oil climbs as firm demand absorbs ample supply
LONDON (Reuters) — Oil rose on Tuesday as demand soaked up some of the surplus supplies from OPEC and the United States, but traders said the market was trading in a tight range and showed few signs of big short term moves.
US outlines priorities for NAFTA negotiations, API see benefits of modernization
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States on Monday outlined its priorities for renegotiating the NAFTA trade agreement and said it would focus on ensuring better access for US goods exported to Canada and Mexico in order to reduce the US trade deficit.
OPEC's Ecuador says plans to gradually increase oil production
QUITO (Reuters) — OPEC member Ecuador will no longer comply with an agreed OPEC production cut due to the country's financial difficulties and plans to gradually raise its oil output, the government said on Monday.
ExxonMobil, University of Wisconsin-Madison to advance research into fuel from biomass
IRVING, Texas & MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison and ExxonMobil have announced a 2-yr renewal of an agreement to research the fundamental chemistry of converting biomass into transportation fuels. The research is part of a broad effort to identify scalable and commercially viable solutions to help meet increasing global energy demand with a renewable resource.
India BPCL makes its first US oil purchase, buys Mars, Poseidon
NEW DELHI (Reuters) — India's Bharat Petroleum Corp has made its first purchase of US oil, buying high sulfur crudes Mars and Poseidon in a tender, its head of refineries R. Ramachandran said.
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