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Regulators approve Cerilon's $3.2-B GTL plant in North Dakota (U.S.)
North Dakota utility regulators have approved a $3.2-B gas-to-liquids plant project by Canadian company Cerilon, to be built near Trenton in Williams County. The plant will convert natural gas into higher-value products like diesel fuel and lubricants.
Digital Exclusive: Unlocking the power of hydrogen processing: Ensuring safety and driving profits
Harnessing the potential of hydrogen for energy generation requires a deep understanding of the associated safety considerations. When it comes to hydrogen processing, it’s important to examine hydrogen’s unique challenges and the innovative approaches that business leaders can adopt to ensure safety while driving profitability in the hydrogen processing industry.
Big U.S. oil companies reveal massive payments to foreign governments
The three largest U.S. energy exploration companies paid more than $42 B to foreign governments last year, about eight times more than what they paid in the U.S.
Exxon director joins Elliott group seeking to acquire Citgo Petroleum
ExxonMobil board director Gregory Goff recently joined a newly formed Elliott Investment Management-backed company seeking to acquire control of Venezuela-owned oil refiner Citgo Petroleum.
Lyondell restarts Houston refinery's gasoline unit
Lyondell Basell Industries has restarted the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker unit (FCCU) at its 263,776-bpd Houston, Texas (U.S.) refinery on Thursday.
IATA announces Matchmaker platform for airlines and SAF suppliers
The U.S. International Air Transport Association (IATA) will create the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Matchmaker to link airlines and SAF suppliers.
Citgo's Lemont, Illinois (U.S.) refinery shuts down due to power outage
Citgo Petroleum shut down its 177,000-bpd refinery at Lemont, Illinois, on Wednesday afternoon due to a power blip by its electricity supplier.
About 29% of U.S. crude production shut in Gulf of Mexico due to Hurricane Helene
About 29% of U.S. crude production and 17% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico were shut in response to Hurricane Helene.
Truly effective reliability requires predictive maintenance
To navigate this new digital world, organizations must find ways to bring in new technologies to support the limited personnel they have, but without increasing the complexity of those people’s jobs or overwhelming them with raw data they are not trained to use. The solution is to implement a predictive maintenance technology plan founded on a boundless automation vision of seamlessly moving contextualized data wherever it is needed.
Montana Renewables supplies first SAF-fueled flight at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport (U.S.)
The first Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) flight departure fueled by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) takes to the skies today.
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- Russia's Lukoil restoring cracker at NORSI refinery, gasoline output rising 11/22
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- Clean Hydrogen Works awards McDermott FEED contract for Ascension Clean Energy (ACE) project 11/21
