Environment & Safety
Tenaska chooses Fluor's carbon capture technology
Tenaska has chosen Fluor's Econamine FG Plus carbon capture technology for use at the company's proposed Tenaska Trailblazer Energy Center being developed near Sweetwater, Texas.
New oil spill containment system planned by major oil companies
A plan to build and deploy a rapid response system that will be available to capture and contain oil in the event of a potential future underwater well blowout in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico was announced today by Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell.
Senate Democrats give up on climate change legislation
The Washington Post is reporting that Senate Democrats have given up the push for comprehensive climate change legislation.
New edition of electrical safety code of practice published by the Energy Institute
Model Code of Safe Practice Part 1 is a guide for anyone involved in the manufacture, supply, and management of certified Ex equipment used in hazardous areas. It provides up to date guidance on the selection, installation, inspection and maintenance of explosion protected Ex electrical and non-electrical apparatus, primarily used in both the onshore and offshore petroleum industry.
Criterion Catalysts & Technologies opens manufacturing facility in Louisiana
Criterion Catalysts & Technologies L.P., officially opened its catalyst manufacturing facility in Port Allen, Louisiana. The event featured dignitaries including Louisiana Economic Development (LED) S..
Neste Oil sells its Sines plant in Portugal
Neste Oil Portugal S.A.,has sold its ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE) in Sines, Portugal, to Repsol Polimeros LDA. The acquisition price was not disclosed.
Liquefied natural gas terminal with low environmental impact
Implement these steps to mitigate performance risks
Finetune boil-off gas generation from refrigerated storage facilities
Improved estimation methods accurately calculate vaporized product for LNG and LPG storage and transfer systems
Discover new trends in oily wastewater reclamation
Refiners can find profits by ‘upgrading’ treatment and recycling process water
Automation improves asset reliability for refiners
Several case studies illustrate how automating boiler systems can yield tremendous improvement in equipment uptime and lower total operating costs
- Clariant, OMV aim to reduce carbon footprint of ethylene and ethylene oxide derivatives 7/31
- Ampol, Graincorp collaborate for potential renewable fuels plant in Australia 7/31
- Brazil's JBS supplies animal waste for production of sustainable aviation fuel 7/31
- Egypt aims to keep diesel prices subsidized 7/31
- EIA: U.S. refining capacity increased in 2023 with expansions and existing facilities 7/30
- Neste, HELLENiQ ENERGY collaborate to boost the availability of blended SAF in Greece 7/30
- Digital Exclusive: SPECIAL FOCUS: Digital Technologies—Utilize process simulation digital twin to optimize condensate yield
- Digital Exclusive-Flare system design: Liquid pockets in flare headers
- Hydrogen-rich content gasoline: A new concept for paraffinic gasoline reformulation
- Alarm rationalization at Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) refineries
