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Industry Metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

US margins fell due to the slowing of domestic gasoline demand, as the driving season ended amid high inventories.

Business Trends: Global refining overview—Part 3

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> continues its series on the global refining industry. This series provides a detailed outlook on the state of the global refining sector, active and new project developments, and an overview of major refining trends in each region. Part 3 provides an overview of the refining sectors of Canada, Latin America and the US.

Chinese refiner to use Honeywell UOP technology to meet growing fuel demand

China’s Dongying Qirun Chemical Co. will license Honeywell UOP’s Unicracking technology for the production of diesel and naphtha at its refinery in China’s Shandong Province to meet growing domestic demand for transportation fuels.

BP to set up fuel stations in India, challenge state refiners

Global oil major BP plans to open up to 3,500 fuel stations in India, becoming the second overseas firm drawn to rising demand for gasoil and gasoline in the world's fastest growing major economy.

Remove sulfur and nitrogen from liquid hydrocarbons with absorption process

Auterra Inc.: Litz, K.  |  Edison, K.  |  Rankin, J.

Adsorption is a well-known and simple separation technique finding application in water treatment, specialty chemicals production, gas separation and removal of trace impurities.

Build a diesel fuel performance additive, the right way—Part 1

Amalgamated, Inc.: Pipenger, G. G.

Many diesel fuel additive companies in North America supply different additive products formulated for diesel-powered equipment.

Industry Metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

US gasoline demand contributed to falling inventories. Operational problems at several refineries and the potential impact of a tropical storm strengthened margins.

Business Trends: Global refining overview—Part 2

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> continues its series on the global refining industry.

Glencore unit to pay $27 million for biofuels compliance

Glencore’s bunker fuel unit has agreed to pay a $27 MM penalty and retire over $71 MM worth of credits for compliance with the US biofuels program to resolve charges it violated the policy.

ASTM seeks participants to develop cetane test method

ASTM International is welcoming participants to create the first constant volume combustion chamber test method that would measure the generic cetane number of diesel fuels.