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Valero starts up production on new Port Arthur, Texas coker

Valero Energy Corp is starting up production on a new coker at its 335,000-bpd Port Arthur, Texas, refinery.

Exxon says its decarbonization business could outgrow oil, in multi-trillion market

Exxon Mobil Corp's Low Carbon business has the potential to generate hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue and outperform the company's traditional oil and gas as soon as a decade from now.

Cummins to invest over $1 B to upgrade U.S. facilities to new clean energy tech

Cummins Inc said it would invest more than $1 B across its U.S. engine manufacturing network to upgrade some facilities to support new clean energy technologies.

The market for adipic acid is expected to develop at a consistent CAGR of 4.9% per year by 2032

Due to the production of waste nitrous oxide, the current commercial petrochemical process that produces adipic acid from KA oil and is catalyzed by nitric acid seriously pollutes the environment.

Valero's Port Arthur refinery prepares small CDU restart

Valero Energy Corp is preparing to restart the small crude distillation unit at its 335,000 bpd Port Arthur, Texas refinery after completing a planned overhaul.

Capstone Industrial Training Solutions joins Solaris Management Consultants Inc.

Capstone Industrial Training Solutions is pleased to be joining Solaris Management Consultants Inc. and their group of companies to create a complete turnkey services partnership for the energy industry.

Chevron Lummus Global selected for Brazil's Petrobras Gaslub Hub

Chevron Lummus Global LLC announced a recent contract award from Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. for a new 12,580 bpd hydroisodewaxing unit at the GasLub Hub, a lubricant plant in Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.

How companies can take advantage of APM solutions to reduce planned maintenance

AspenTech: Brooks, M.

According to Löfsten, “the costs of maintenance are estimated to be between 15% and 40% of production costs.” Consequently, efforts to reduce such costs without compromising risk to equipment, personnel safety and environmental integrity are welcomed.

Steam-surface condensers: Lessons from the field

Graham Corp.: Lines, J. R.

Steam-surface condensers are used throughout the refining, petrochemical and chemical industries.

Primoris Services Corporation awarded contract to supply fractionator reboiler for Diamond Green Diesel’s Port Arthur SAF project

Primoris announced that its OnQuest business has been selected to supply a fractionator reboiler for Diamond Green Diesel’s SAF project at its Port Arthur, Texas plant.