Refining
Shell opens advanced bitumen solutions center in China
Shell Bitumen officially opened its new Shell Bitumen China Solutions Centre, located within the Hongyi Technology Industrial Area, Songjiang District in Shanghai. It replaces Shell Bitumen’s solutions center in Beijing, China.
Shell Indonesia producing marine lubricants, increasing production
Shell’s newest lubricant oil blending plant, located in Marunda Centre, near Jakarta, Indonesia, has more than doubled its production slate and is now producing 99 different products.
Hellenic Petroleum plans Elefsina refinery turnaround in 2Q of 2017
Hellenic Petroleum plans maintenance work at its 100 Mbpd Elefsina refinery in 2Q next year.
Rockwell Automations analytics solutions scale from device through enterprise
Rockwell Automation is releasing expanded and scalable analytics offerings to help customers more quickly and easily gain insight from their investments in automation technology.
US EPA moves to deny refiner requests to change biofuels program
The US Environmental Protection Agency said it plans to deny several petitions from oil groups to change the country's biofuels program, an issue that has deeply divided the petroleum industry.
Two Florida men convicted and sentenced in biodiesel fraud scheme
Two men have been convicted of participation in a multi-state scheme to defraud biodiesel buyers and US taxpayers by fraudulently selling biodiesel credits and fraudulently claiming tax credits.
Air Products delivers hydrogen generator to Russian biorefinery
Air Products recently made delivery of its 40th PRISM Hydrogen Generator, which provides economical on-site gas production for a broad range of supply requirements.
Albanian refinery fire contained, fatality reported
An explosion at an Albanian-US-owned refinery in the southern area of Ballsh killed one person and wounded seven others, causing an enormous fire that has been contained.
ExxonMobil forms JV with Sunoco Logistics to expand crude supply to its refineries
Sunoco Logistics Partners has formed a strategic JV with ExxonMobil, Permian Express Partners LLC., to combine certain of their key crude oil logistics assets.
OPEC output curbs could be undone by China slowing crude storage
The sharp drop in China's crude oil imports in October can be ascribed to a combination of factors, but one of them should be a red flag to OPEC, threatening the success of any deal to curb production.
- UPM unlocks new bio-based markets as Leuna biorefinery produces its first commercial product 12/19
- Stamicarbon awarded technology licensing contract for new urea plant in Eastern China 12/19
- Ford takes $19.5-B writedown on EV business 12/19
- Babcock & Wilcox awarded $40-MM contract for advanced wet gas scrubbing technology at Canadian petroleum refinery 12/19
- Aarti Industries secures methanol and toluene feedstock supply through multiple long-term contracts 12/19
- bp picks first outsider CEO Meg O'Neill after abrupt Auchincloss exit 12/19
