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Gasoline

Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

Industry Metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

US margins recorded losses as crack spreads declined for all products except fuel oil, despite lower refinery crude intakes.

Refining: Chinese refining industry eyes production cuts, consolidation

Contributing Writer: Gerden, E.

The Chinese refining industry is on the verge of massive production cuts and consolidation. A new tax rule aimed at curbing alleged tax evasion by independents and the end of an era of liberalization in the industry are driving the downsizing.

Corrosion impact of the mixture of butanol-blended gasoline

Saudi Aramco: Nagu, M.  |  Al-Ajwad, H.  |  Al-Jabran, A.  |  Al-Malki, A.  |  Shaik, K.  |  Zhu, X.

The role of octane boosters on the corrosivity of petroleum products for gasoline/diesel engines has attracted more attention in the auto fuel market due to the depletion of fossil fuels in the world’s feedstock.

Technical considerations for the Heydar Aliyev refinery revamp

SOCAR Turkey Enerji: Alkhasli, E.
Fluor Energy and Chemicals: Baerends, M.  |  Baars, F.
SOCAR: Khidirov, B.
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences: Asgar-zadeh, S.

The following case study describes the early development phases of SOCAR’s ongoing major revamp project at the Heydar Aliyev Refinery (HAR) in Baku, Azerbaijan, and its interface with the associated Azerikimya (AZK) steam cracking complex near Sumgait. References are made to the related SOCAR polymer project in Sumgayit, as well.

Industry Metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

With the exception of fuel oil, US product markets showed losses against pressure from across the barrel and high crude oil prices.

Hydrocarbon Processing Awards

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication, has announced the finalists for its second annual awards.

Better practices for tank overfill prevention

Carmagen Engineering, Inc.: Blundell, R.

The 2005 Buncefield and 2009 CAPECO terminal explosions are two of the most significant storage tank incidents in history.

Viewpoint: Toward a world of cleaner fuels

Puma Energy: Pegler, J.

Fuel is a necessary requirement of global economic development.

Viewpoint: Electric vehicles vs. the perfect battery

Honeywell UOP: Liebert, R.

It is no surprise that electric vehicles (EVs) are getting a lot more attention, now that carmakers have announced plans to increase production of them.