Environment & Safety
Audubon launches unprecedented vapor recovery & reuse system for EPA compliance
Audubon Engineering Company introduced its patented Vapor Upcycle System as a sustainable-energy solution for capturing and reusing hazardous air pollutants.
Safety study demonstrates the need for new safety rules for methanol-fueled vessels
A new fire safety study by global Survival Technology solutions provider Survitec has revealed that existing firefighting methods used to extinguish machinery space spray and pool fires on conventionally fueled vessels are inadequate when dealing with methanol-based fires.
Colombia cops seize 7.3-MM gallons of crude in raids on illegal refineries
Colombian police have seized more than seven million gallons of crude oil in raids on illegal refineries, in an operation targeting production of bootleg fuel in Norte de Santander province.
bp's Indiana (U.S.) refinery back to normal operations after Feb outage
bp’s 435,000-bpd Whiting, Indiana (U.S.), refinery has returned to normal operations for the first time since a February plantwide power outage.
Ukrainian drones attack Russian oil refinery in Kaluga region
Ukraine attacked a small oil refinery in Russia's Kaluga region with drones, causing damage in an operation that was conducted by the GUR military spy agency.
Report: 80% of Petrochemical Process Engineers Concerned Power Equipment Could Affect Refinery Operations
New reports exploring the European petrochemicals industry has discovered over 80% of its process engineering professionals are concerned their current power equipment could affect refinery operations.
South Korean authorities probe origins of naphtha imports
South Korean authorities are investigating imports of naphtha, a petrochemical feedstock, looking into whether supply from Russia was being mislabeled as fuel from elsewhere, multiple sources familiar with the matter said.
Ukraine knocks out Russian refinery in major attack
Ukraine pounded targets in Russia with dozens of drones and rockets in an attack that inflicted serious damage on a major oil refinery and sought to pierce the land borders of the world's biggest nuclear power with armed proxies.
Fire at Exxon Mobil French refinery under control, authorities say
A fire at Exxon Mobil's Port Jerome-Gravenchon refinery in northern France, which broke out earlier, has been brought under control, local authorities said.
Work at Lukoil's refinery in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod temporarily suspended
Work at the refinery of Russia's Lukoil in Nizhny Novgoorod was temporarily suspended due to an "incident," Russia's RIA state news agency reported, citing the oil company.
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- Stockholm Exergi taps Inprocess to deliver advanced process simulator for BECCS project 3/27
- Japan to relax rules from April to boost coal-fired power amid LNG import risks 3/27
- Velan releases upgrades to its delayed coker isolation valves 3/27
- AFPM: ‘Baffling’ final RFS will break cost records. In fact, it already is 3/27
