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Safety experts form Reese-Colston Energy Training
Three of the nation's leading energy and safety experts have combined forces to create Reese-Colston Energy Training (RCT), a knowledge-based provider of high-end private and public energy and safety seminars uniquely designed for virtually every level of employee.
Excelerate Energy working on LNG import project in Argentina
Excelerate Energy L.P. has signed a term sheet with a consortium formed by Argentina’s ENARSA S.A. and YPF S.A. to develop a second Argentinean liquefied natural gas (LNG) importation facility in Escobar, approximately 30 miles north of Buenos Aires.
AVEVA responds to customer demand for migration-ready instrumentation solution
This capability enables process plant businesses to more easily upgrade entire instrumentation and control design systems from smart plant instrumentation (SPI/INtools) to AVEVA instrumentation technology.
Foster Creek receives approval to expand oil sands production
Cenovus Energy Inc. is moving forward with the expansion plans for its Foster Creek oil sands operation after receiving regulatory approval from the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB).
Eastman expanding 2-EH capacity at Longview facility
Eastman Chemical Co. plans to expand 2-EH capacity at its Longview, Texas, site. The expansion will increase capacity by approximately 32,000 metric tons and will include a 4,500 metric ton debottleneck in October of this year for a total capacity increase near 37,000 metric tons.
Conduit body features double coating
The newly designed OCAL-BLUE Type 4X Form 8 conduit bodies from Thomas & Betts offer double-coated exteriors for enhanced protection in corrosive environments, as well as extending the service life of the conduit bodies.
EPA investigating BP Texas City refinery benzene release
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has initiated an investigation of the British Petroleum (BP) plant in Texas City, Texas. By launching this effort under federal law, EPA brings another set of investigative procedures to help federal and state regulators review the incident.
CITGO opens ultra-low-sulfur diesel unit at Lemont refinery
CITGO Petroleum Corp. has completed the construction and startup of a major processing unit to produce ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) at its refinery in Lemont, Illinois.
Update from the National Petroleum Council’s September meeting
The National Petroleum Council (NPC) is a federal advisory committee to the US Secretary of Energy. The sole purpose of the NPC is to advise, inform and make recommendations to the Secretary of Energy, at his request, on matters pertaining to oil and natural gas or to the oil and gas industries.
Diesel lobby touts its contributions to success of Clean Air Act
Allen Schaeffer, the executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum, issued the following statement today highlighting the role of clean diesel in the ongoing success of the Clean Air Act. Schaeffer made his comments after attending activities in Washington, DC hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Act.
- Ineos to invest £150 MM at Grangemouth site 12/17
- KBR’s methanol technology selected by Fikrat Al-Tadweer for the first biomethanol plant in Saudi Arabia 12/17
- Digital Exclusive: Root cause analysis on hydrochloric acid corrosion in a diesel hydrotreater unit 12/16
- Digital Feature: Enabling growth through strategic cost optimization for petrochemical and refining companies 12/16
- Rohm awards NextChem feasibility study for PMMA-polymer chemical recycling plant project 12/16
- Westlake to rationalize certain North American chlorovinyl and styrene assets 12/16

