Refining
Global refining: What is the future?
Demand for transportation fuels will continue to increase over the next 15 to 25 years. These fuels will still be primarily based on crude oil. Developing nations are driving growing demand for energy..
India’s ONGC commissions new FCC unit at MRPL refinery in Mangalore
Commissioning of the FCC will increase the refinery’s production of LPG, light distillates, and propylene to be used as feedstock for an integrated polypropylene (PP) unit, MRPL said.
Neste Oil to repair Porvoo refinery hydrogen unit
The damage to the Porvoo refinery unit, one of two at the site, has resulted in reduced output and required the shutdown of Production Line 4, which produces diesel.
BP confirms explosion, fire at Whiting refinery as production continues
BP said operations at the 413,500 bpd Whiting refinery "were minimally impacted as a result of the incident and the refinery continues to produce products for customers".
Axens to revamp mild hydrocracking for Hungary’s MOL at Danube refinery
For the new revamping, Axens offered its latest catalyst series which enables conversion increases without significant reactors and main equipment modifications.
Turkmenistan starts building gas-to-gasoline plant
The plant will be based on Haldor Topsoe’s TIGAS (Topsoe improved gasoline synthesis) technology and will become the first full-scale, large commercial facility using this technology.
Loose pipe fittings blamed for sulfuric acid spill at Tesoro refinery in California
The technical report from the CSB concluded that a February 2014 spill at Tesoro's Martinez refinery resulted from insufficient tightening between a tube and a compression joint.
Worker injured in Reman refinery blast in Brazil
The explosion took place in the industrial waste treatment unit of the Reman refinery on Saturday night, and was controlled by the Petrobras on-site emergency services team.
SABIC to convert UK naphtha cracker for imported shale ethane from US
SABIC did not specify the level of investment or whether it has supply deals lined up with US companies. The decision follows similar moves by INEOS in Norway and the UK and Borealis in Sweden.
United Refining, Enbridge strike cost-sharing deal for US crude pipeline
Enbridge and United Refining reached an agreement for the Line 10 pipeline that carries crude from Canada to URC’s Kiantone line in West Seneca, New York, serving its refinery in Warren, Pennsylvania.
- BASF’s Intermediates division produces entire portfolio of acid chlorides and chloroformates at its Ludwigshafen site using renewable electricity credits 3/23
- LG Chem shuts down 800,000-tpy Yeosu naphtha cracker 3/23
- French Energy Ministry considers increasing oil refining capacity 3/23
- Schneider Electric global study shows energy industry ramping up investment in autonomous operations by 2030 as AI reshapes performance 3/23
- Middle East shock gives Dangote refinery leverage as cheap imports dry up 3/23
- HWI officially opens state-of-the-art Fulton (U.S.) lightweight monolithics facility 3/23
