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Husky building new hydrotreater at Ohio refinery

Husky Energy has begun construction on a new 20,000 bpd kerosene hydrotreater at its refinery in Lima, Ohio. The hydrotreater should help the company increase jet fuel production. The refinery has a capacity of 155,000 bpd, making it the 48th-largest in the US.

EIA raises most US price forecasts for crude, petroleum products

The US government on Tuesday raised its predicted prices for most crude oil and petroleum products in the latest edition of its monthly energy forecast. With crude prices serving as the fuel feedstock for petroleum products, forecasts for gasoline and diesel were also up as well.

Improve diesel quality through advanced hydroprocessing

Fushun Research Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemicals: Peng, C.  |  Huang, X.  |  Liu, T.  |  Zeng, R.  |  Liu, J.  |  Guan, M.

New upgrading technologies help meet fuel quality specifications

HP Insight: Government, environment and taxes, oh my!

In this issue of HPInsight, the global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) still battles some very familiar and present day challenges, such as economic cycles, feedstock spikes, government over reg..

UOP technology chosen for diesel, lube production at Pakistan refinery expansion

Honeywell’s UOP says that its new process technology designed to help refiners get more product from each crude barrel has been selected by National Refinery Limited (NRL) to maximize diesel and lubricant production in Pakistan. The facility will produce 40,000 bpd of diesel fuel and 4,500 bpd of lube base oils.

US oil industry seeks policy changes as EIA unveils annual energy outlook

With changes in policy, America's oil and natural gas industry could produce at home far more of the energy the nation requires, further enhancing its energy security and providing very large benefits to the economy, according to the CEO of the American Petroleum Institute.

US fuel demand tanks amid low gasoline use - API

US petroleum deliveries in December 2011 were down 5.9% from December 2010, declining to an average of 18.6 million bpd to hit their lowest December level in 15 years. Overall, total petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) fell 1.2% in 2011 to an average of 18.9 million bpd.

Sunoco completes spinoff of SunCoke Energy unit

US-based transportation fuels firm Sunoco completed the spinoff of its metallurgical coke manufacturing business SunCoke Energy. The planned separation was first announced in January 2011.

Samsung lands EPC contract for clean diesel unit at Qatar refinery

South Korea's Samsung Engineering has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract for a clean diesel-producing unit at the Qatargas-operated Laffan refinery, as the Gulf state looks to increase refined product exports. The project will come on-stream in the 2014 first quarter.

European refinery shutdowns open doors for Indian diesel exports

HP Editorial Staff: HP News

Indian refiners are likely to increase their presence in Europe's diesel market as smaller, less complex European refineries come offline amid weak refining margins.