Refining
Industry Metrics
The impact of Canadian and French refinery outages caused margins to fall slightly in the Atlantic Basin and Europe, despite stronger gasoline demand and higher inventories.
Business Trends: Asia’s smaller downstream players have big plans
Most of the focus on Asian downstream capacity construction revolves around large consuming nations, such as China and India.
Viewpoint: Envisioning a “future-proof” refinery of the future
Trying to predict how global refining markets will look in 2026 is a losing proposition. The only thing we can count on with any real certainty is uncertainty.
Codes and Standards: Explore alternative engineering options for code requirements
This article is the second under the “Codes and Standards” series.
Refining: Tackle operational challenges in refining unconventional crudes
Fuel refineries in earlier decades would preferentially process light sweet crudes, for the right price, to maximize gasoline and distillate production and to meet sulfur specifications with less cost.
US refinery margins rise in three of five regions
Credit Suisse’s weekly report says refining margins increased in three of the five US petroleum districts for the week of July 15.
Pemex Tula refinery briefly halts production after power outage
A power outage Pemex’s second biggest refinery briefly interrupted production, but the company expects no long-term effects.
PTT postpones FID on Ohio ethane cracker project
Even though PTT has postponed their FID on the Ohio ethane cracker project, preparation for the site is still underway.
Honeywell process controls implemented at Russian refinery
Honeywell Process Solutions’ Experion HS process automation system has been implemented at Kuban Oil and Gas Co.’s Ilsky refinery.
Nigerian oil trade union begins strike
A Nigerian trade union representing oil workers said it had begun a strike, but added that the effect of its industrial action would not be felt for some time because it started on a public holiday.
- Consortium creates world's first supply chain for the production of renewable plastics 2/6
- Valmet to deliver advanced process analytical solutions to Dow’s Path2Zero ethylene project 2/6
- Tampnet brings mission-critical connectivity to hydrocarbon processing industries 2/6
- Cheniere submits application to build massive LNG plant in Texas 2/6
- OQ and Kuwait Petroleum sign PDA for Duqm petrochemical complex project 2/6
- Phillips 66 to lay off workers as Los Angeles (U.S.) refinery shuts down 2/6
