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Refining

Industry Metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

High refinery runs contributed to high inventories, pressuring US product markets despite healthy summer driving season demand.

Industry Perspectives: The global reach of Hydrocarbon Processing

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Since the beginning of this year, Hydrocarbon Processing has published more than 200 articles and columns. These publications include technical and trends-based articles on the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) within the magazine, online, in show dailies, etc.

Supply Chain: Rail’s speed of change is all about efficiency

Argo Consulting: Donofrio, T.

Railroads have long played a major role in safely and efficiently moving freight from origin to destination. However, for more than a decade, they have faced declines and slow growth in coal and other bulk commodities transported by carload service.

Global: Russian oil majors eye Western expansion

Contributing Writer: Gerden, E.

Amid declining profits in the domestic market, Russia’s national oil company and leading oil producer, Rosneft, is considering expanding in the European Union (EU) and US refining markets.

Reliability: Identify top ways to weather weak market conditions

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

New Jersey-based Carmagen Engineering Inc., a member of Mistras Group Inc., is a highly respected consulting engineering and project management firm comprising experienced subject matter experts (SMEs).

Editorial Comment: Is the industry ready for IMO 2020?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

In mid-July, hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) professionals from around the world met in Houston, Texas for Hydrocarbon Processing’s International Petrochemical and Refining Conference (IRPC).

Online Exclusive: Sunset Boulevard for delayed coking?

The following is an overview of Giacomo Rispoli’s presentation “Eni slurry technology: Achieving the goal of residue conversion.” Mr. Rispoli, Executive Vice President of Eni, presented this material at Hydrocarbon Processing’s International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC), which was held in Vienna, Austria, from June 6-8, 2017.

African government asking Dangote to complete refinery before 2019

LAGOS, Nigeria — The federal government in Africa has said it relies heavily on the Dangote refinery to fulfill its promise to Nigerians to end fuel importation by December 2019.

Refiner Phillips 66 quarterly profit beats estimates

(Reuters) — US independent oil refiner Phillips 66 reported a bigger-than-expected rise in quarterly profit helped by strength in its chemicals and refining units.

Asia traders consider sending diesel, jet fuel to Europe after Dutch refinery fire

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Traders in Asia are considering shipping diesel and jet fuel to Europe after a fire at that region's largest oil refinery disrupted supplies and boosted fuel margins, five traders and shipbrokers said on Tuesday.