Sulfur
Singapore fuel oil stockpiles extend slide to five-week low
Singapore's onshore fuel oil stockpiles extended declines to a five-week low, although inventory levels continued to average higher compared to last month.
An innovative process for simultaneously producing high-purity benzene and U.S.-grade gasoline from FCC C6 heartcut
Mobile Source Air Toxics (MSAT) II regulations restrict the average benzene level in gasoline sold in the U.S. to 0.62 vol%. In India and in several other countries, benzene in gasoline is presently restricted to 1 vol%. Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) gasoline contributes to nearly 10%–20% of the gasoline pool in a typical refinery.
Vietnam's largest refinery to boost operating capacity by 15%-20%
Vietnam's largest refinery Nghi Son said it will boost its operating capacity by 15% to 20% in order to ensure stable supplies.
Evonik expands sustainable catalyst offerings with new product Octamax
Evonik has launched a highly sustainable new catalyst product, Octamax, that improves sulfur removal performance for refinery fuel.
Optimize process performance and reduce emissions by using process analyzers
Whether a refinery process involves the creation of fuels from crude oil or the production of biogas, process analysis can help to address the many challenges involved in operations.
Plastic pyrolysis oils as feedstock for steam crackers: Opportunities and challenges—Part 2
Plastic waste is a worldwide challenge. To reduce its carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) footprint, the plastics industry is striving to increase circularity by using plastic pyrolysis oils (pyoils) from waste plastics as steam cracker feedstock.
China's 2023 low-sulfur marine fuel exports up 3% from 2022
China's exports of low-sulfur marine fuels last year rose 3.2% from 2022.
Plastic pyrolysis oils as feedstock for steam crackers: Opportunities and challenges—Part 1
Plastic waste is a global challenge. Today, only a minimal amount of plastic waste is recycled, mostly mechanically.
Innovative approach to accelerating the startup of a gasoline block and associated units at Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery complex
This article elaborates on the startup of a refinery’s heavy naphtha reforming unit with an alternative approach to the initial unit design, including an evaluation of several startup techniques to ensure the adequacy and practicality of the selected option.
Kuwait's KPC offers high sulfur fuel oil for Feb-Apr
Kuwait Petroleum Corp has issued a semi-term tender offering high sulfur fuel oil for loading between February and April.
- Emerson to join the Margo initiative, an open-standard pathway to optimize edge applications 9/16
- Russia's oil refining capacity seen rising in 2nd half of September, data shows 9/16
- Germany to increase Kazakh crude oil imports, won't circumvent Russia sanctions 9/16
- Nigeria's NNPC raises petrol prices again as Dangote fuel hits market 9/16
- Oil India aims to operate Numaligarh refinery at 180,000-bpd capacity by 2027 9/16
- China's refinery output falls for a fifth month as fuel demand disappoints 9/16
