Process Optimization
SOCAR contracts Axens on Baku refinery upgrade
Axens is recognized by SOCAR as a key provider for clean fuel technologies after its involvement in the STAR refinery project in Turkey, where it supplied the naphtha, kerosene and diesel hydrotreating processes.
Improve acetylene hydrogenation selectivity using dynamic deactivation estimation
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (SSPC) has been closely working with the East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) on technical research to improve operational efficiency, reduce energy consumption and increase ethylene production.
Improve FCC margins by processing more vacuum residue in feed
With the greater processing of heavy crude oils in refineries, the importance of fluid catalytic cracking units (FCCUs) has increased.
G2 LNG contracts KBR for Louisiana export FEED
KBR will perform FEED engineering for a two-train LNG facility using Air Products and Chemicals technology. KBR will also provide technical documentation required during the pre-filing process.
Pemex awards EPC work to ICA Fluor to upgrade Tula refinery at Hidalgo
Once the upgrade is completed, the refinery’s processing capacity will increase from 315,000 bpd to 340,000 bpd. The project’s mechanical completion is scheduled for the second quarter of 2018.
Saudi Aramco, Hyundai Heavy to align on new downstream, EPC business
The agreement lays out a comprehensive, multi-faceted business cooperation framework in areas such as engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) and downstream.
Fluor erects tallest lift for new CPChem cracker
Over the past three months, Fluor has executed nine mega-lifts at the site by erecting the major pieces of equipment that will be used in the plant’s operations. Each lift was more than 275 tons.
KBR forms technology alliance with RRT Global on isomerization in refining
"This agreement is a great opportunity for KBR to license isomerization technology in addition to our other refining technologies," said John Derbyshire, president of technology at KBR.
HP Engineering Case Histories: Case 87: How an engineering consultant can help your company
While engineering consultants are available for a wide range of client requirements, such as developing or reviewing specifications for new equipment, this article is only concerned with analyzing equipment failures.
Technip licenses ethylene technology for PTT’s grassroots Ohio cracker
Key technology components include Technip’s proprietary USC furnaces preferred for high-capacity, low-cost gas cracking capabilities as well as Technip’s well-established ethylene recovery system.
- ITT to acquire SPX Flow for > $4.77 B, expanding leadership in highly engineered components and adjacent flow technologies 12/5
- MOL Group introduces eco-friendly Bag-in-Box packaging for lubricants 12/5
- Addis Energy secures $8.3 MM to scale its transformative approach to low-cost ammonia production 12/5
- World Fuel Services supplies cruise line with waste-based biofuels 12/5
- Chevron announced $18 B-$19-B CAPEX budget for 2026 12/5
- Russia and India sign deal to build urea plant in Russia 12/5
