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Digital Feature: Relief valve sizing for two-phase flow
This article will present the sizing technique for two-phase flow through relief valves and orifices. The procedure is simple but rigorous and generally applicable.
Syzygy Plasmonics and RTI Inetrnational sign agreement to demonstrate sustainable fuels production system
Syzygy Plasmonics, a deep decarbonization company, announced an agreement today with the nonprofit research institute RTI International to demonstrate sustainable fuel production at the RTI facility in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.
Phillips 66 achieves ISCC PLUS certification to turn oil from waste plastics into feedstocks
Phillips 66 announced it has received International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS certification for its Sweeny Refinery in Texas to process oil made from waste plastics into feedstocks for new plastics.
Operations at Exxon's Baytown, Texas refinery normal after storms
ExxonMobil Corp said operations at its Baytown, Texas refining and petrochemical complex were normal on Wednesday following severe storms including at least one tornado on Tuesday.
Mexico's newest oil refinery to begin crude processing in July
Mexican state oil company Pemex's newest refinery, which is still under construction in Mexico's southeast, will begin to process crude oil in July 2023.
NASA awards $425 MM to Boeing for fuel-efficient airliner research project
The White House is targeting 20% lower aviation emissions by 2030, as airlines facing pressure from environmental groups to lower their carbon footprint pledged to use more sustainable aviation fuel.
U.S. crude stockpiles post surprise large build
U.S. crude oil stockpiles last week posted a large build that took analysts by surprise, as inventories in the Cushing, Oklahoma, storage hub gained while the market continued to recover from a winter storm last month.
Aramco announces launch of Aramco Trading Americas
Aramco announced the 100% acquisition of Motiva Trading by the Aramco Trading Company and the launch of Aramco Trading Americas LLC , a wholly-owned subsidiary of ATC based in Houston, Texas.
Chevron readies next naphtha delivery to Venezuela joint venture
Chevron Corp has shipped its next cargo of heavy naphtha to an oil project it shares with Venezuelan state-run company PDVSA, according to a shipping document, data and sources.
Six injured in fire at Phillips 66 Texas refinery tank farm
U.S. crews extinguished a fire on Tuesday at Phillips 66's 149,000-barrel-per-day joint-venture refinery in Borger, Texas, and six people were treated for injuries, the company said.
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