Process Optimization
Online Feature: Crude C4 alternatives for a successful grassroots petrochemicals project
The C4 value chain configuration chosen for a new petrochemical complex greatly depends on key project business case drivers, such as steam cracker feed slate, commercial and market conditions, and product value-uplift potential.
Neste and CargoAi partner to offer freight forwarders, clients an option to reduce the carbon emissions of their air cargo transports
As of November 2022 onwards, CargoAi offers the possibility to purchase Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel when booking a cargo transport. This can be done in the booking flow - either after a booking is confirmed or when the cargo is being tracked.
Honeywell and Aramco partner for new intelligent operations software solution
Honeywell and Aramco have announced the signing of a joint venture agreement to provide a set of end-to-end business process automation solutions, under the Aramco Namaat Industrial Investments Program.
Neste and Sunweb Group announce partnership to reduce Sunweb customers’ flight emissions with SAF
The partnership follows Sunweb’s earlier announced decision to stop CO2 compensation; instead, the company invests in reducing CO2 emissions of its organized travel with Neste’s SAF that will be used by Sunweb’s partner airlines.
BMDV-funded M2SAF development project for the production of SAF from methanol successfully launched
The demand for hydrocarbon-based aviation fuel, which is currently almost exclusively produced conventionally from crude oil (Jet A1), will increase significantly in the next few years as airline operations continue to grow.
Decarbonizing your fired heaters with hydrogen fuel
Hydrogen has long been considered a high-value product, but not typically as a fuel for fired equipment.
Why sulfur plants fail: An in-depth study of sulfur recovery unit failures—Part 2
Equipment malfunction or an unplanned shutdown of a sulfur recovery unit (SRU) can have a significant effect on a production company’s profitability, along with an equally serious impact on personnel safety and the environment.
Implement advanced level control techniques to improve crude distillation unit stabilizer performance
The performance of refinery operations depends on the stable operation of the plant.
Reliability analysis of analyzers bridges the gap between assessing and addressing risk
For most refinery facility managers, the demands of running plants efficiently, meeting environmental regulations and maximizing returns on product specifications challenge even the most disciplined professionals.
Integrated remote operations drive collaboration and autonomy
Sensors, equipment and devices are becoming more intelligent, opening the door for autonomous operations, which is the ability for machines and processes to run while self-diagnosing and handling problems.
- Valero Energy Q4 profit beats estimates; shares surge 1/30
- Dow launches "Transform to Outperform" to raise the competitive industry benchmark for productivity and growth to enable improved returns 1/30
- Russian oil refineries' peak maintenance expected in January and September 1/30
- U.S. lifts some Venezuela sanctions to ease oil sales 1/30
- Keppel, Aster plan sustainable aviation fuel project in Singapore 1/30
- Boeing, Israel's Technion to develop sustainable aviation fuel, as sector grapples with 2050 goal 1/30

