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Oil and gas web client computing devices facilitate integration of web-based HMI/SCADA applications

Operators in oil and gas manufacturing facilities have long depended on human machine interfaces (HMI) to offer a visual summary of process systems that simplifies the monitoring of crucial status and control data. A well-crafted graphical user interface enhances situational awareness, decreases workload and empowers operators to oversee the entire process, facilitating their focus to quickly address any abnormal scenarios.

Mitsubishi to buy low-carbon ammonia from ExxonMobil's hydrogen facility in Texas (U.S.)

Mitsubishi said it has reached a preliminary agreement to buy a stake in and offtake low-carbon ammonia from ExxonMobil's hydrogen facility in Texas. Part of its decarbonization drive, Japan is aiming to increase usage of hydrogen and its derivative, ammonia, for co-firing at power plants, usage in the steel and automobile industries and other areas.

Effective inventory management during a turnaround

Valin Corp.: Kohonen, K.

Nothing will impede a successful plant turnaround like improper planning. One aspect of this planning is effective inventory management, and the keys to achieving this are properly identifying and communicating maintenance needs.

Louisiana (U.S.) oil refineries start recovering from Hurricane Francine

Six oil refineries in Louisiana in the path of Hurricane Francine began recovering on Thursday from the storm's passage overnight, companies and sources familiar with operations at the plants said. 

Polyplastics launches biomass-balanced LCP for reduced CO2 emissions

Polyplastics Co. Ltd., a global leader in engineering plastics, has announced the launch of LAPEROS (R) bG-LCP, a sustainable solution based on biomass-derived materials (mass balance approach) which reduces carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and improves the renewable content ratio.

Occidental's 1PointFive secures funding of up to $500 MM from U.S. DOE

Occidental Petroleum's carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) unit 1PointFive said on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) has committed up to $500 MM to support the development of its South Texas Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hub.

Singapore's largest data center to use Neste renewable diesel to power generators

Neste has helped ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) to become the first data center operator in Singapore to power its backup generators with renewable diesel.

Ceres Power Holdings signs SOEC systems license with Thermax to decarbonize hard-to-abate industries

The partnership will accelerate solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) system development within the hard-to-abate green ammonia, petrochemical and steel industries in India and other territories.

NewEnergyBlue acquires Inbicon biomass conversion technology and international patent portfolio

NewEnergyBlue, the clean-technology designer of biomass refineries that turn agricultural waste into highly decarbonized biofuels and biochemicals, has finalized its purchase of Inbicon biomass-conversion technology from Ørsted, a renewable energy company based in Denmark.

Pertamina NRE ready to build bioethanol plant, optimizing domestic resources

Pertamina New & Renewable Energy is demonstrating its commitment to developing the bioethanol business through two cooperation agreements, one with PT Sinergi Gula Nusantara (SGN) and the other with the provincial government of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).