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Refineries’ pandemic turmoil—KNPC’s gasoline demand: Opportunities and challenges
Kuwait National Petroleum Co.: Matar, M. B.  |  Alqallaf, D. A.  |  Alesmail, I.  |  Al-Mutairi, F.

The COVID-19 pandemic is regarded as one of the most exceedingly difficult challenges faced in the oil and gas industry's history.

Racing to find the right separation technology
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems: V. Scalco

The global pandemic, economic slowdown and instability caused by regional conflicts have significantly impacted the approximately 735 petroleum refineries worldwide.

Advanced integral vanadium-trapping technology for FCC catalysts
W.R. Grace & Co.: Kundu, S.  |  Cipriano, B.  |  Bougrat, L.  |  Holder, D.  |  Cooper, C.

Transportation fuel demand is predicted to peak in the next 10 yr–20 yr. This is being driven by efforts to improve the fuel efficiency of vehicles as well as a decline in the demand for fuel in mature economies.

Gas flaring system design and optimization with commercial simulation tool
Centre for Green Technologies/Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia: Tiew, S. T.  |  Foo, D. C.
IGL Services Sdn Bhd.: Razalli, R. M.

In the chemicals, petroleum refining and natural gas industries, gas flaring systems are commonly installed for safe operation to burn associated and non-associated gases.

Implement innovative corrosion management solutions for biofuel refining—Part 1
Emerson: Fazackerley, W.

The production of carbon-neutral and renewable transportation fuels is growing rapidly, driven by the need to find feedstocks beyond fossil resources.

Beyond sequestration: Changing CO2 from a problem to a solution—Part 1: CO2 as a refrigerant
Fluor: Gould, C.  |  Joyner, R.  |  Deshmukh, A.

As the world continues along its energy transition trajectory, demand for blue hydrogen and reduced carbon emissions will make high-purity carbon dioxide streams available in many process plants.

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Project: Long Son Petrochemicals Complex
Location: Long Son, Vietnam
Operator: Siam Cement Group
Cost: $5.4 B
Capacity: 1.65 MMtpy
Completion date: completionDate
Status: Under Construction
Project: Huizhou Petrochemical Complex
Location: Huizhou, China
Operator: ExxonMobil
Cost: $10 B
Capacity: 1.6 MMtpy
Completion date: completionDate
Status: Under construction
Project: Visakh Refinery
Location: Visakhapatnam, India
Operator: Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.
Cost: $3.1 B
Capacity: 134,000 bpd
Completion date: completionDate
Status: Under Construction
Project: LyondellBasell PO/TBA Complex
Location: Channelview, Texas (U.S.)
Operator: LyondellBasell
Cost: $2.4 B
Capacity: 1.47 MMtpy
Completion date: completionDate
Status: Under Construction
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