Refining
US snow may delay oil shipments to East refiners
East coast refiners may see delays in Bakken oil supplies
PBF offers insight into US, global refining trends
PBF Energy's executive chairman Thomas O’Malley focused on three topics―the US crude oil export ban, pricing environment on oil and the state of the refining industry.
Praxair to supply hydrogen at Repsol Peru refinery
The new steam methane reformer (SMR) will be constructed at Repsol’s La Pampilla Refinery, in the Callao district, near Lima, and is expected to start up in 2016.
CB&I to build hydrogen plant for Kansas refinery
The project scope includes the engineering, procurement, fabrication and field construction of a 22 million standard cubic feet/day hydrogen plant at its refinery in Coffeyville, Kansas.
Technip forms new alliance with Biochemtex for bioethanol technologies
Proesa technology is one of the world's leading processes for converting cellulosic feeds into petroleum products. The second-generation bioethanol product will also meet future regulatory specifications.
UK’s Milford Haven refinery to close as sale fails
Murphy Oil is now closing the Milford Haven refinery in Wales after the sale to Klesch Group collapsed, ending a four-year search for a buyer and resulting in “significant” redundancies.
Heater training improves safety and operations
As a part of an initiative to conserve energy and other valuable resources, an independent petroleum refiner began a two-year training program in the summer of 2013 for more than 900 operators at six ..
Environmental regulations: How much do they really cost?
Processors should instead grasp some understanding of the costs and benefits by asking themselves: “How much will these changes really cost, and what’s in it for me?”
An examination of three recent accidents in the downstream industry
With these accidents, has refining internationally fallen sub-standard in terms of safety? Such a question is likely best addressed by examining the existing HPI standard.
Optimize olefins and aromatics production
Petrochemical yields from the FCCU is an area of increasing interest as more companies try to integrate refining and petrochemical operations.
- Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan announce open season extension for Western Gateway refined products pipeline 3/25
- Econotherm awarded contract for heat pipe heat exchanger in a Thai refinery 3/25
- Tecnimont awarded $50-MM rehab study contract for Guaracara refinery upgrade project 3/25
- Japanese refiners raise runs as stockpile release begins 3/25
- HyOrc signs binding agreement for European waste-to-methanol project 3/25
- Vietnam's Nghi Son refinery has crude oil for uninterrupted operations until end of May 3/25

