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Converting a petroleum diesel refinery for renewable diesel

Hydrocarbon Processing / April 2021
Burns & McDonnell: Chan, E.
Environment & Safety / Process Optimization / Project Management / Refining / Biofuels / Construction / Crude oil / Desulfurization / Diesel / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Heat Transfer / Hydrogen / Sulfur / Treating / Americas

As refiners consider renewable, low-carbon alternatives, renewable diesel—refined from agricultural products using petroleum refinery processes—is gaining traction.

Industry Metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing / March 2021
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike
Petrochemicals / Refining / Crude oil / Diesel / Economics / Gasoline / Natural Gas

U.S. refinery margins extended their upward trend for the fifth consecutive month, exhibiting the largest upturn relative to other regions.

Fuels and chemicals: Finding the right refinery configuration for a less predictable world

Hydrocarbon Processing / March 2021
Bechtel India: Chaudhuri, S.  |  Singh, R.
Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Project Management / Refining / Aromatics / Carbon Management / Construction / Crude oil / Desulfurization / Diesel / Distillation / Economics / Engineering & Design / Equipment / Gasoline / Naphtha / Polymers / Products / Reactors / Sulfur / Valves / Asia/Pacific

The refining industry links the upstream production of crude oil with the end markets for fuel products, as well as for the petrochemical/chemical industry.

Industry Metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing / February 2021
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike
Petrochemicals / Refining / Crude oil / Diesel / Gasoline / Natural Gas

Global refining margins showed mixed results.

Construction

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2021
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Gas Processing/LNG / Petrochemicals / Refining / Biofuels / Carbon Management / Construction / Crude oil / Desulfurization / Diesel / Distillation / Engineering & Design / Environment / Gasoline / Natural Gas / Octane / Polymers / Products / Sulfur / Treating / Africa / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Europe / Middle East

TechnipFMC has begun construction on Assiut National Oil Processing Co.’s new hydrocracking complex in Egypt.

Editorial Comment: Will 2021 be a rebound year?

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2021
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Maintenance & Reliability / Petrochemicals / Refining / Construction / Crude oil / Diesel / Economics / Gasoline / Polymers / Products

Needless to say, 2020 was an unprecedented year.

Ras Tanura: The creation of a clean-fuels complex

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2021
Saudi Aramco: Halvaci, M.  |  Subaie, E. A.  |  Fudhail, N. A.
Axens: Pierre, C.  |  Rousseau, E.
Environment & Safety / Project Management / Refining / Carbon Management / Catalysts / Construction / Desulfurization / Diesel / Economics / Engineering & Design / Equipment / Gasoline / Greenhouse Gases / Loss Prevention / Products / Sulfur / Treating

The primary objective of the Ras Tanura Refinery Clean Fuels Project is to enable the Ras Tanura refinery—the largest refinery in Saudi Arabia—to produce transportation fuels that will be compliant with future specifications.

Hydrocarbon Processing Top Project Awards 2020

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2020
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Environment & Safety / Gas Processing/LNG / Petrochemicals / Refining / Aromatics / Construction / Crude oil / Desulfurization / Diesel / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Gas to liquids (GTL) / Gasoline / Hydrocracking / Hydrogen / Natural Gas / Polymers / Products / Reactors / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Europe / Middle East

The global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) continues to expand and modernize to efficiently meet growing demand for energy, transportation fuels and petrochemicals.

Hydrocarbon Processing Awards 2020—FINALISTS

Hydrocarbon Processing / September 2020
Environment & Safety / Gas Processing/LNG / Maintenance & Reliability / Petrochemicals / Process Control / Process Optimization / Project Management / Refining / Analyzers / Aromatics / Biofuels / Carbon Management / Catalysts / Corrosion / Desulfurization / Diesel / Distillation / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Furnaces / Gasoline / Greenhouse Gases / Heat Transfer / Hydrogen / Hydrotreating / Information Systems / Loss Prevention / Management / Natural Gas / Octane / People / Polymers / Products / Pumps / Reactors / Rotating Equipment / Safety / Sulfur / Treating / Valves / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Europe / Middle East

This special section details all finalists within each category for the fourth annual <ital>HP</ital> Awards. The winners will be announced on Oct. 1.

Conventional FCC to maximum propylene production

Hydrocarbon Processing / September 2020
TechnipFMC Process Technology: Singh, R.  |  Lai, S.  |  Dharia, D.
W. R. Grace: Cipriano, B.  |  Hunt, D.
Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Refining / Catalysts / Diesel / Distillation / Economics / Engineering & Design / Equipment / Gasoline / Hydrogen / Polymers / Products / Reactors / Americas

Fluid catalytic cracking is one of the most important conversion processes used in refineries. This process converts heavy petroleum fractions into lighter, higher-value products, such as gasoline, propylene and others.