Americas
ALTIVIA Petrochemicals buys former Sunoco units in Ohio for phenol, acetone
The Haverhill facility is the third largest producer of merchant phenol and acetone in the Americas, after Ineos and Shell. Phenol and acetone are petrochemical intermediates.
Shell opens Quest CO2 capture project in Alberta
Quest draws on techniques used by the energy industry for decades and integrates the components of CCS for the large-scale capture, transport and storage of CO2.
Fluor erects tallest lift for new CPChem cracker
Over the past three months, Fluor has executed nine mega-lifts at the site by erecting the major pieces of equipment that will be used in the plant’s operations. Each lift was more than 275 tons.
KBR forms technology alliance with RRT Global on isomerization in refining
"This agreement is a great opportunity for KBR to license isomerization technology in addition to our other refining technologies," said John Derbyshire, president of technology at KBR.
Improve alkylation operational safety using operator training simulators
Although simulators have been deployed widely in process industries, unique thermodynamic and physical phenomena are involved in the process that made modeling such systems very difficult in the past.
Case study: Refinery mercury chemical decontamination in preparation for decommissioning
Initial mercury management strategies began in 2010 at a US refinery processing approximately 200 Mbpd of North Slope crude oil.
HP Industry Metrics
A sharp drop in the gasoline crack spread following the end of the US driving season and increasing inventories caused refinery margins to fall.
DuPont opens world’s top cellulosic ethanol plant
This biorefinery is the world’s largest cellulosic ethanol plant, with the capacity to produce 30 million gal/year of clean fuel that offers a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions as compared to gasoline.
Technip licenses ethylene technology for PTT’s grassroots Ohio cracker
Key technology components include Technip’s proprietary USC furnaces preferred for high-capacity, low-cost gas cracking capabilities as well as Technip’s well-established ethylene recovery system.
Syngas plans $360MM methanol plant in Louisiana
After securing permits, Syngas anticipates beginning construction in the second quarter of 2016, with completion expected at the end of 2018 and an initial production capacity of 500,000 tpy.
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