Project Management

Equinor selects Aker for Mongstad refinery upgrade project

Aker Solutions has been awarded an EPCIC contract by Equinor to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant facilities and lower the environmental impact of the Mongstad refinery in Norway.

Topsoe awarded contract to support FEED study for new low-carbon ammonia plant in Louisiana (U.S.)

Topsoe will license its SynCOR Ammonia™ technology to CF Industries for a low-carbon ammonia project in Louisiana (U.S.).

ClearSign Technologies receives burner contract for California (U.S.) refinery

ClearSign Technologies announced the receipt of two purchase orders for detailed engineering of burners for a California refinery.

Sinopec's $4.5-B refinery in Sri Lanka to challenge India's fuel export market share

Sinopec aims to establish its first fully-controlled overseas refinery at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port. This move, driven by changing global strategy and slowing domestic demand, intensifies competition with India's efforts to expand its energy presence in the region.

Optimization for the trigeneration of industrial waste

Many corporations are moving toward sustainable operations for their processes. One alternative pathway to reduce fossil fuels consumption in a processing plant is through harvesting waste heat from industrial waste through combined heat and power (CHP), or what is commonly known as cogeneration or polygeneration.

Artificial intelligence for engineering a better tomorrow—Part 1

Artificial intelligence (AI) in engineering a better tomorrow refers to the concept of utilizing AI technologies to enhance and innovate the field of engineering. This concept includes the integration of AI into various engineering disciplines to improve efficiency, accuracy and innovation.

Decarbonization opportunities in refinery and petrochemical complex-organic Rankine cycles

In an organization’s pursuit of decarbonization, significant opportunities exist in recovering waste heat from high-temperature streams instead of rejecting it to heat sinks. This article analyzes the economics of using the organic Rankine cycle (ORC) to recover waste heat and generate electricity.

Global Project Data

Gulf Energy Information’s Global Energy Infrastructure (GEI) database is tracking more than 1,200 active projects in the hydrocarbon processing industry.

Improve energy efficiency of assets

An innovative process for simultaneously producing high-purity benzene and U.S.-grade gasoline from FCC C₆ heartcut

Mobile Source Air Toxics (MSAT) II regulations restrict the average benzene level in gasoline sold in the U.S. to 0.62 vol%. In India and in several other countries, benzene in gasoline is presently restricted to 1 vol%. Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) gasoline contributes to nearly 10%–20% of the gasoline pool in a typical refinery.