Environment
Aramco, ENI, United Airlines invest in UK-based low-carbon fuel venture
The venture units of oil firms Saudi Aramco and Italy's ENI have joined the world's largest passenger carrier United Airlines to invest in British start-up OXCCU's efforts to slash the prohibitively high cost of lower-carbon aviation fuel.
U.S. EPA to remove proposed EV volumes from biofuel blending rule
The Biden administration will abandon a proposal to include the electric vehicle industry in the U.S. biofuel blending program and withdraw potentially billions of dollars worth of tradable credits that had been attributed to the scheme.
Airlines urge co-operation to help curb emissions
Airlines called for co-operation on a broad front to reach "very tough" emission targets and pledged at the end of a three-day summit to release interim climate targets next year.
Naphtha tank at Calcasieu Refining catches fire due to lightning
A tank containing naphtha at Calcasieu Refining in Lake Charles, Louisiana caught fire due to a lightning strike, local media reported.
Rio Tinto's California mine shifts trucks to run on renewable diesel
Rio Tinto Plc said it has converted trucks and other heavy equipment at its California mine to run on renewable diesel, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 45,000 tons per year, or roughly the equivalent of 9,600 cars.
Global airlines target Europe over green policies
Airlines took aim at Europe over green fuel mandates and its failures to stem France's air traffic control strikes as they weigh on carrier capacities at a global airlines meeting in Istanbul.
Malaysia Aviation Group inks sustainable aviation fuel deal with Petronas Dagangan
Malaysia Aviation Group has signed a sustainable aviation fuel offtake agreement with Petronas Dagangan, as part of efforts to develop the green fuel on a commercial scale in Malaysia, the two firms said.
Risk identification and management
Operations within the hydrocarbon industry involve numerous hazards to be identified, mitigated and maintained at as low a level as reasonably practicable.
Added benefits of control-valve environmental packing
Packing selection used to be a straightforward task that played a small part in a valve specification process that was much more involved.
Business Trends: The journey to sustainable profitability: How to benchmark the efficiency of your investment
Because it provides the energy and materials required for global development, the refining industry is critical to the world economy.
- ExxonMobil plans 1 Blbs/yr of advanced recycling by 2027 11/22
- Gauging the likely Trump effect on U.S. energy and power sectors 11/22
- Russia's Lukoil restoring cracker at NORSI refinery, gasoline output rising 11/22
- Nigeria's local currency crude sales fall short of target, Dangote refinery says 11/22
- U.S. October gasoline imports hit post-pandemic low on slump in European shipments 11/22
- Clean Hydrogen Works awards McDermott FEED contract for Ascension Clean Energy (ACE) project 11/21
