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Refining

Wood Group chosen as owner’s engineer on Texas syngas-to-liquids project

The project includes an integrated 30,000 bpd syngas-to-liquids facility. The facility, which will produce jet fuels, will be located in Hudspeth County, Texas, east of El Paso.

ICA Fluor wins EPC for new clean diesel project at Pemex’s Madero refinery

ICA Fluor will provide detailed engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and start-up services for two 25,000-bpd diesel hydrodesulfurization trains and associated facilities.

Marathon appoints new leader for US refining

Raymond L. Brooks began his career with Marathon in 1983, and has held several senior management positions throughout the company, including at MPC's refineries in Catlettsburg, Kentucky, Robinson and Texas City, as well as senior management positions at its headquarters in Findlay.

Tesoro to expand fuel sales network in Nevada

The region is strategic for Tesoro, as it provides supply flexibility from Tesoro's Los Angeles and Salt Lake City refineries and establishes a platform for the expansion of its ARCO and Mobil brands.

Indian refiners need to invest $4.5B to produce Euro VI fuels by 2020

India has advanced the date for nationwide implementation of Euro VI fuels by four years to April 1, 2020, in an effort to curb pollution, according to the report.

CRI Catalyst licenses IH2 biofuel plant in Europe

The license covers IH2 technology, a continuous thermal catalytic process which produces liquid hydrocarbon transportation fuels from forest residues, and other renewable resources.

Fueling Alberta oil sands fleets with natural gas

Hatch Ltd.: Salehi, E.  |  Save, S.  |  Almquist, G.  |  Zuliani, C.

Natural gas for diesel replacement is an excellent opportunity for mineable oil sands operations to realize considerable fuel savings.

Improve facility safety by understanding process and personal safety

Fluor: Luna, V. B.

The lack of knowledge and understanding about process safety is still apparent in many industries where hazardous materials are processed and handled.

Control fouling on preheat trains with a two-stage approach

Fouling in heat exchanger preheat trains is a well-known problem in the refining industry.

Industry Metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

Asian margins showed a strong recovery due to higher winter heating fuel demand, supporting middle distillate crack spreads.