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Environment

Defossilizing the FCCU via co-processing of biogenic feedstock: From laboratory to commercial scale

bp Energía España Castellón refinery: Fernández, A.  |  Mena, A.  |  Rivas, C.
W. R. Grace: Bescansa, M  |  González, R.

Oil demand is expected to reach record highs this year1 after a sharp rebound following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Direction of cost-effective carbon capture and storage technologies

Saudi Aramco: Al-Qahtani, A.  |  Al-Sanad, A.  |  Mulgundmath, V.

Around the world, many nations and companies are transitioning toward the decarbonization of energy.

Advancing the feature sets of field instruments to improve connectivity, diagnostics and user-friendliness

Emerson: Wiens, M.

Anyone observing process industries these days recognizes that they are very competitive.

Editorial Comment: Advancing catalyst technologies and a focus on plant optimization/efficiency

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

For nearly 100 yr, catalysts have been used within the processing industries.

Business Trends: Tier 3 gasoline production: The value of flexibility in volatile fuel markets

Hoekstra Trading: Hoekstra, G.
Petrobras: Da Silva, M. W.
Valuation Risk & Strategy LLC: Murphy, T.

Despite the forecasted trend of declining demand for transportation fuels, many markets still depend heavily on these crude oil derivatives to sustain economic activity.

Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

Flowserve Corp., a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, has released its SIHI® Boost UltraPLUS dry-running vacuum pump.

Fashion industry driving demand for green shipping, Maersk says

Fashion brands are a key driver of demand for green shipping fuels, according to shipping group Maersk, as the sector faces pressure from consumers and regulators to reduce their climate footprint.

Biden administration to spend $450 MM on higher-blend biofuels

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend $450 MM to expand the production and availability of transportation fuels that are blended with higher volumes of biofuels, the agency said.

Yara, BASF assess low-carbon blue ammonia project on US Gulf coast

Norway's Yara and chemicals giant BASF are looking into developing and building a low-carbon blue ammonia production facility in the U.S Gulf coast region, the two companies said in a joint statement.

Mexican airlines look to future SAF use

LATAM Airlines is considering issuing a so-called "green bond" as part of its sustainability strategy leading to SAF use.