Naphtha
Critical considerations for retrofit designing a platformer reactor’s partial bypass piping in a NHT plant
The naphtha hydrotreater/continuous catalyst regeneration (NHT/CCR) platformer produces reformate to be utilized as a blending stock in the gasoline pool (FIG. 1).
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Because it provides the energy and materials required for global development, the refining industry is critical to the world economy.
Indian Oil eyes processing bio-naphtha for petrochemicals
Indian Oil Corp., the country's top refiner, said it is looking to decarbonize its petrochemical feedstocks by introducing bio-naphtha at its crackers.
Asia petchem producers plan to switch to LPG after price slump
Several Asian petrochemical producers plan to switch a portion of their feedstock from naphtha to cheaper liquefied petroleum gas late in the second quarter as the price gap between the two fuels has widened.
Asian refiners to raise gasoline output, cut diesel to ease oversupply
Several Asian refiners are likely to maximize gasoline output from May and reduce gasoil output, cashing in on higher profits for the motor fuel ahead of the peak summer driving season.
Western curbs on Russian oil products redraw global shipping map
Global fuel suppliers are turning to longer and costlier routes that produce more carbon emissions to move their diesel and other products as Western restrictions on Russian cargoes have reshuffled global energy shipping patterns.
Singapore imports of Russian naphtha surge as EU ban shifts flows
Singapore's imports of Russian naphtha nearly tripled in the first quarter of 2023, government data showed, after the European Union banned oil products imports from Russia.
VOC reduction at Raffineria di Milazzo’s SRU complex—Part 2
Based on new environmental regulations focusing on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at the emissions point of a refinery’s sulfur recovery unit (SRU), Raffineria di Milazzo—a JV between Eni and Kuwait Petroleum Italia—carried out troubleshooting activities to identify and implement suitable actions to minimize the concentration of VOCs at the emissions point of the SRU complex.
Automation: Overhead automation and analytics lead to improved optimization of production and reliability
The efficient operation of crude oil distillation units (CDUs) improves profits and distillate yield while optimizing production costs and reliability.
Vietnam's Long Son petrochemicals complex to start operations by mid-year
Long Son Petrochemicals will start commercial production at its petrochemical complex in southern Vietnam by mid-2023.
- U.S. West Coast refinery demand for hydrogen increasingly met by merchant suppliers 5/7
- BASF invests in capacity expansion of Basoflux® range of paraffin inhibitors in Spain 5/7
- Shell in talks to sell Malaysia fuel stations to Saudi Aramco 5/7
- India's fuel demand increases more than 6% y-o-y 5/7
- Asian refiners eye output cuts due to diesel surplus 5/7
- Kazakh refinery to export gasoline made from Russian oil 5/7
