Refining
Jacobs to upgrade Singapore Refining Co.’s Jurong Island refinery
Jacobs Engineering Group received a contract from Singapore Refining Company to provide services for an upgrade project at their Jurong Island refinery.
Valero Port Arthur refinery shuts large CDU, coker
Valero Energy Corp. shut the large crude distillation unit and a coking unit at the 335 Mbpd Port Arthur, Texas, refinery as part of an ongoing plant-wide overhaul.
MSA Safety acquires laser-based gas detection technology provider Senscient
Safety equipment manufacturer MSA Safety Inc. has acquired Senscient, Inc., a provider of laser-based gas detection technology, useful in industrial, oil and gas production and petrochemical processing applications.
Brazil's Petrobras to exit biofuels production
Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA said it will exit the biofuels sector, as the heavily indebted company seeks to prioritize investment in crude oil and gas production.
Callidus Technologies inaugurates flare testing facility
Callidus Technologies has inaugurated a new facility for the testing of gas combustion flares at its manufacturing facility in Beggs, Oklahoma.
GE to provide power solution for Petronas’ Pengerang complex
GE will supply 17 emergency diesel generator packages, five transportable switch rooms and the electrical balance for Petronas’ Pengerang Integrated Petrochemical Complex.
Saudi Aramco contains fire at Ras Tanura, eight injured
Eight workers were injured in a fire of unknown origin at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura terminal.
India to buy 6 MMbbl of Iran oil for emergency reserves
India is set to buy 6 MMbbl of Iranian crude for its strategic oil reserves as negotiations with the United Arab Emirates' national oil company for supplies are stuck over commercial terms.
Curacao inks deal with China firm to run Isla refinery
The government of Curacao has signed a preliminary agreement with China's Guangdong Zhenrong Energy to operate the aging Isla refinery and invest some $10 B to upgrade the facility.
- 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

