Environment & Safety
Novel use of sulfiding agent prevents refinery shutdown
When an insufficient supply of acid gas threatened to shut down operations at a US refinery, quick thinking, along with the novel use of a sulfiding agent and a strong supply chain made all the difference.
HP Viewpoint: Renewables from the refiners’ viewpoint
Recently, I had the opportunity to testify before the US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, representing our company and our industry that employs approximately 108,000 American workers..
HP Impact: US energy sector vulnerabilities exposed
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released a report that assesses how critical US energy and electricity infrastructure is vulnerable to the impacts of climate trends.
HP Innovations: Innovations
Noncorrosive bearings have high load capacityEDT Corp. has added Type E Solution bearings (Fig. 1) to its Solution line of severe service bearings. Type E Solution bearings have high load capacity and..
HP Construction Profile: US Midwest refinery nears completion of major modernization project
In early July 2013, BP announced that it has completed the commissioning and startup of a new, 250,000-bpd crude distillation unit at the Whiting refinery, marking a major achievement in the multi-bil..
HP Industry Perspectives: A sad turn of events
Many pages in Hydrocarbon Processing have and continue to discuss the technical solutions required by the US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and similar legislation. At a time when developed nations str..
California issues new recommendations to improve refinery worker safety
The document calls for stricter oversight of oil and chemical facilities, strengthening of emergency preparedness programs, and other measures to better protect refinery workers and the public.
China suspends approvals on new refining projects
China National Petroleum Corp. didn't meet its chemical oxygen demand target and China Petrochemical Corp. didn't meet its nitrogen oxide target, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said in a statement on its website. The targets refer to pollution from CNPC and Sinopec's refineries.
Total Safety taps Western Refining site in Texas for safety innovation award
Total Safety, a global company focused on integrated industrial safety services, awards its Safety Innovation Award to companies that cutting-edge advancements in areas of safety.
Japan's JX to fuel power plant from refinery waste
Japan's JX Nippon plans to install equipment within the refinery to solidify and extract heavy oil left over after gasoline and light oil are produced from crude. It will also modify idle turbines and boilers on adjoining land to use the oil for power generation. The project will cost a total of Y25 billion.
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- KBR’s methanol technology selected by Fikrat Al-Tadweer for the first biomethanol plant in Saudi Arabia 12/17
- Digital Exclusive: Root cause analysis on hydrochloric acid corrosion in a diesel hydrotreater unit 12/16
- Digital Feature: Enabling growth through strategic cost optimization for petrochemical and refining companies 12/16
- Rohm awards NextChem feasibility study for PMMA-polymer chemical recycling plant project 12/16
- Westlake to rationalize certain North American chlorovinyl and styrene assets 12/16
