Refining
Criterion Catalysts & Technologies opens manufacturing facility in Louisiana
Criterion Catalysts & Technologies L.P., officially opened its catalyst manufacturing facility in Port Allen, Louisiana. The event featured dignitaries including Louisiana Economic Development (LED) S..
Refinery and petrochemical construction costs continue steady rise
The costs for designing and constructing downstream refining and petrochemical projects rose 1.5 % from Q3 2009 to Q1 2010, according to the latest edition of the IHS CERA Downstream Capital Costs Ind..
US National Biodiesel Board weighs in on RFS2 lawsuits
 In late May, lawsuits were filed in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit regarding the renewable fuels standard (RFS2) included in the 2007 energy bill. The National Biodiesel Board recent..
KBR and Petrobras come together for ammonia project
KBR has a contract with Petrobras to provide licensing, basic engineering and extended basic engineering, and technical consulting services for the development of a grassroots ammonia plant in Tres La..
Mustang selected for North Dakota refinery study
Mustang, is partnering with Corval Group to study the feasibility of increasing oil refining capacity in North Dakota.
Design your sulfur facility with market uncertainty in mind
These strategies can effectively deliver sulfur to the marketplace
Heat-exchanger failure analysis in a naphtha cracking unit
This case history analyzed the failure and makes recommendations to prevent future failures
Strategize preshutdown work to enhance productivity
Adopt these principles from a refinery revamp project
Consider CFD analysis to support critical separation operations
This modeling method can help eliminate chronic problems caused by feed mal-distribution and poorly designed feed devices
HP Viewpoint: How refiners can thrive in an uncertain market
Süleyman M Özmen  Comments? Write:editorial@HydrocarbonProcessing.comWhile there was much talk in the media at the end of 2009 of "green shoots" and possible signs of recovery from..
- Vyterra Renewables receives funding to advance its Nova Scotia low-carbon fuel oil project 3/26
- BASF inaugurates €8.7-B Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China 3/26
- Partners sought from construction and engineering for program to decarbonize £1 T/yr global market for low-carbon jet fuel 3/26
- OCI Global completes handover of Beaumont New Ammonia to Woodside 3/26
- Iran war chokes petrochemical supply, sends plastic prices soaring 3/26
- Russia's vast Kirishi oil refinery halts operations after drone attacks 3/26
