Environment & Safety
What are the strategies for sustainable chemical production?
New environmental challenges require a new way of thinking by the hydrocarbon processing industry
Considerations for blast-resistant electrical equipment centers
Guidelines explore protecting critical systems from disaster
Safe detection of small to large gas releases
Look at these advantages in using ultrasonic leak detectors
Going ‘green’ with FCC expander technology
New options recover waste gas energy as steam and electricity for plant use
HP Innovations: HPInnovations
New alternative technologies for oil spill cleanupC.I.Agent Solutions, a global leader in solutions for fuel and oil spill cleanup and containment, exhibited at Clean Gulf 2010 and featured its latest..
Refinery explosion in Oklahoma, no injuries reported
Gary-Williams Energy Co. suffered an explosion and fire yesterday at its refinery in Wynnewood, Oklahoma.
EPA outlines plan to set GHG standards for refiners
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its plan for establishing greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution standards under the Clean Air Act in 2011.
HIMA's safety system passes Shell's assessment test
Shell recently performed comprehensive assessment tests of the HIMax safety system from HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH + Co KG. With successful completion of the tests, HIMax can be used worldwide in the oil company's future projects, without additional evaluations.
NTSB updates investigation into fatal pipeline rupture
This is an update on the continuing investigation of the natural gas pipeline rupture and explosion that killed eight people in San Bruno, Calif., on September 9, 2010.
RasGas Selects GE emission-reducing technology
Demonstrating its commitment to supporting Qatar’s regulatory requirements regarding nitrogen dioxide (NOx) emission levels, RasGas is applying GE’s dry low NOx (DLN) combustion technology to reduce gas turbine emissions at its LNG complex in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar.
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- Neste, HELLENiQ ENERGY collaborate to boost the availability of blended SAF in Greece 7/30
- Air New Zealand scraps 2030 carbon goals citing high SAF prices 7/30
- SUEZ and hte collaborate for the catalytic valorization of biomass 7/30
- KT - Kinetics Technology has finalized the purchase of APS Evolution engineering company 7/30
- Angola's new 30,000-bpd Cabinda refinery to start up later this year 7/30
- Digital Exclusive: SPECIAL FOCUS: Digital Technologies—Utilize process simulation digital twin to optimize condensate yield
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- Alarm rationalization at Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) refineries
