Refining
Pemex says Cadereyta refinery partially restarted
Pemex’s Cadereyta refinery partially restarted operations Sunday, allowing it to resume production.
Refiner Valero's profit beats but margins stay under pressure
US refiner Valero Energy Corp. reported a quarterly profit that beat analysts' reduced estimates, even as the company's refining margin continued to be gutted by a spike in gasoline and distillate inventories.
Vietnam province scraps $20 B refinery project with Thai PTT
Vietnam's Binh Dinh province has scrapped a $20 billion refinery and petrochemicals plant with Thai oil company PTT because of project implementation delays.
CB&I awarded license and engineering design for alkylation technology in Indonesia
CB&I has been awarded the license and engineering design of a grassroots alkylation unit by PT Pertamina.
Pemex to speed fuel imports as refinery closure continues
Mexico's state-owned oil company, Pemex, will speed up already scheduled fuel imports as the complete shutdown of its fourth-largest refinery enters its fourth day.
US refiners switch to winter brew
In a summer of discontent with high inventories and an unseasonably weak demand, some refiners have started blending winter grade gasoline earlier than usual to sell later in the year.
Non-phosphorus corrosion inhibitor optimizes cooling tower uptime for environmental compliance
Cooling water systems play a critical role in the efficient operation of hydrocarbon processing facilities.
Experimental study of flow-induced pipe vibrations with guided end conditions
A study has been performed on the vibrations and stability of fluid-conveying pipes with guided ends. Guided ends are the most common type of pipe ends, as they enable the pipe to have free movement.
Secure the best benefit from C4 hydrocarbon processing—Part 2: Economic evaluation
Summarizing the outcome of the technical evaluation in Part 1 of this technical study, a tailor-made process route should be chosen for proper C<sub>4</sub> hydrocarbon processing to obtain the best benefits from case to case.
Minimize industrial cyber security risk in plants in 12 steps
Most companies and plants have taken steps to implement some degree of industrial cyber security control.
- Valmet to acquire Severn Group to strengthen Process Performance Solutions segment 12/22
- World’s first dynamic green ammonia plant starts operations in Denmark 12/22
- Baker Hughes to supply liquefaction equipment for Commonwealth LNG export project 12/22
- South Korea petrochemical firms on track to cut up to 3.7 MM tons of output 12/22
- MOL and JERA sign HoAs for the charter of ammonia carriers 12/22
- China's November fuel oil imports up 15% from October 12/22
