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The complex nature of turnaround maintenance projects leads to the development of various methods of managing plant turnarounds. To discover the strengths and weaknesses of each approach during plant ..
REG to buy, restart east Texas biodiesel refinery
The New Boston facility began production in June 2008 and has been idled for approximately four years. Brad Albin, REG vice president of manufacturing, said the plant will undergo some construction and minor upgrades prior to the facility's start-up, which is expected in the first quarter of 2013.
Enterprise Products launches new NGL fractionator at Mont Belvieu complex
Expected capacity is 85,000 bpd, increasing total fractionation capacity at Enterprise's Mont Belvieu facility to 485,000 bpd. The sixth fractionator will facilitate rising NGL production from domestic shale plays, including the Eagle Ford and other basins in the Rocky Mountain and Mid-continent regions.
Northeast US refineries nearly back to full strength after Hurricane Sandy
Sandy, which made landfall in New Jersey Monday, caused refineries with a total of 1 million bpd in capacity to shut down or cut operating rates. Most refineries are back to normal, although power outages have made getting supply to gas stations difficult and forced drivers to wait in long lines to refuel.
TransCanada to build $1bn gas pipeline in Mexico
The Calgary, Alberta-based pipeline company said the deal includes a 25-year natural-gas transportation service contract. It said the El Encino-to-Topolobampo pipeline will have contracted capacity of 670 million cubic feet a day and is expected to be in service in the third quarter of 2016.
Nearly half of US East Coast refining capacity returns to normal
Two of six refineries in the Sandy-stricken region along the US East Coast were operating at normal rates on Wednesday, while two others remained shut down. Two refineries in Delaware City, Del., and Paulsboro, N.J., both owned by PBF Energy Inc. were running at reduced rates.
BP to cut production at Indiana refinery as major upgrade project starts
BP will replace the largest of the refinery's three crude distillation units and expects the work to be completed by the second half of 2013, chief financial officer Brian Gilvary said. "This will temporarily reduced the crude capacity of the refinery by more than 50%," Gilvary added.
US shale gas boom poised to weaken domestic butadiene market – study
The percentage of C4 hydrocarbons required for the production of butadiene is very low in natural gas compared to crude oil or naphtha. As a result, growing demand may require a boost in imports.
BP reports hydrotreater fire at Texas City refinery
BP spokesman Scott Dean said Tuesday afternoon that the fire occurred in one section of the residual hydrotreater unit, and company personnel are responding. Mr. Dean said that all workers around the unit were safely evacuated and there have been no reports of injuries.
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