Refining
CVR Refining shuts Kansas plant after fire, injuries
The 115,000 bpd refinery in Coffeyville, Kansas, was shut down after an overnight fire in an isomerization unit. Four employees were injured and transported to a local hospital.
ExxonMobil mulls expanding Beaumont refinery into largest in US
If carried out, the rumored expansion could more than double the size of the 344,600 bpd Texas Gulf Coast refinery with the addition of a third crude distillation unit (CDU).
Wison begins deep conversion work on PdVSA’s Puerto la Cruz refinery
Wison Engineering secured the $834 million procurement and construction contract with PDVSA for the Puerto La Cruz refinery deep conversion project in Venezuela.
ExxonMobil licenses methanol-to-gasoline process to ZeoGas on US Gulf
Coupled with 5,000 tpd of methanol production, ZeoGas will produce more than 16,000 bpd of ASTM-spec, 87 Octane gasoline with zero sulfur and about 50% less benzene than allowable standards.
Chevron starts up new US Gulf base oils plant
Base oils produced at Pascagoula will add to capacity from the company's refinery in Richmond, California and a joint venture facility in Yeosu, Korea, approximately doubling Chevron's production capacity and positioning it to be the world's largest producer of premium base oil.
BP awards Jacobs work to replace coker heaters at Cherry Point refinery
Jacobs was awarded a contract with BP to provide engineering, design and procurement services for the coker heater project at BP's Cherry Point refinery in Blaine, Washington.
Elevance, Genting plan new Malaysia biorefinery
The collaboration aims to produce renewable, high-performance olefins and specialty chemicals that can be used in multiple end products, including lubricants, surfactants and detergents.
New crude-rail terminal may bring more Canadian oil to US Gulf refiners
The waterborne terminal, which will be constructed on a 200-acre parcel, will serve initially as a destination for heavy crude from Western Canada utilizing 340,000 bbl of initial storage capacity.
GE unveils chemical crude stabilizers for refineries
Unlike many traditional products, GE says its new crude stabilizers are ashless and do not contain any metals that could contribute to catalyst contamination or equipment fouling.
BioAmber wins grant on Canada succinic acid plant
The C$7 million in funding will be used to support the ongoing construction of the C$135 million ($125 million) bio-succinic acid plant that is under construction in Sarnia, Ontario.
- 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
