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Improve refining of tight oil via enhanced fluid catalytic cracking catalysts

Crude oils from tight formations are relatively light, low in concarbon, and contain different contaminants. They have high naphtha and distillate yields, lower vacuum gasoil (VGO) content and almost ..

Can the downstream achieve growth and sustainability?

Center for Green Technology and Management: Sukumaran Nair, M. P.

The global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) is transforming beyond typical technical and management forms. This industry is making progress, and it is achieving more sustainability practices. Suc..

HP Boxscore Construction Analysis: Refining overview: Leading nations by capacity

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

BP’s Statistical Review of World Energy 2014 showed total global refining capacity of just under 95 MMbpd. The top five countries with the highest refining capacities are the US, China, Russia, India and Japan. Combined, these countries account for nearly 45 MMbpd of capacity, which represents almost half of the world’s total refining capacity.

HP Global: Review of the Middle East refinery industry

FACTS Global Energy: Moradi, S.

The refining business in the Middle East (ME) is very different. The average utilization rates in the ME generally run at maximum and regularly exceed 90%. Also, unlike other regions, refining margins..

HP Viewpoint: Refining industry developments—Growing opportunity and uncertainty

American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM): Drevna, Charles T.

The U.S. has seen a dramatic change in energy production in just a relatively short period. Crude oil output has increased by about 55% in the last five years, according to data from the Energy Inform..

HP Industry Perspectives: New development for drop-in fuels

Future fuels must have a unique “drop-in” capability. They must also be compatible with present vehicle engines and fungible within the distribution system. Finding alternatives to corn-base..

Global refining: What is the future?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany

Demand for transportation fuels will continue to increase over the next 15 to 25 years. These fuels will still be primarily based on crude oil. Developing nations are driving growing demand for energy..

Turkmenistan starts building gas-to-gasoline plant

The plant will be based on Haldor Topsoe’s TIGAS (Topsoe improved gasoline synthesis) technology and will become the first full-scale, large commercial facility using this technology.

Gasoline rises, crude falls as US refiners cut rates

Gasoline headed for the biggest one-day gain since June, widening the profit refineries make from processing a barrel of crude into the fuel. Plants cut their operating rate by the most since June.

Examining the ecological and profitable uses of refinery residues

EDL Anlagenbau Gesellschaft mbH: Gambert, R.

With prices pressured and stricter environmental legislation being implemented, refineries are being increasingly forced to look at new ways of processing heavy residues.