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HP Industry Perspectives: It is not dirty oil, just oil with dirt in it

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany

There are an estimated 8 trillion bbl of heavy oil reserves located throughout the world, as shown in Fig. 1. The quest now is how to cost-efficiently bring these reserves of “dirty oil” to ..

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Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

 Irving Oil refinery begins $60-million turnaroundA major turnaround is underway at Irving Oil’s refinery in Saint John, Canada. It began in early March and is expected to last until mid-Ap..

Siluria unveils new commercial technology to make liquid fuels from gas

"The successful scale-up of a commercially-ready process for producing fuels from natural gas represents another key milestone in our strategy," said Siluria chief executive Ed Dineen.

Valero buys Aventine corn ethanol plant in Indiana

The Mount Vernon ethanol plant has been shut down for approximately two years, but Valero plans to begin a restart program and resume production within the next several months.

Keep liquid analysis invisible in refineries

Rosemount Analytical: Joseph, D.

The hidden heroes of hydrocarbon processing plants are the liquid analyzers, especially the pH and conductivity loops. Unlike their flashier cousins in gas analysis, these analyzers operate behind the..

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Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

Country spotlight: KazakhstanAccording to data from the Kazakhstan Ministry of Oil and Gas, the country’s three oil refineries processed nearly 14.3 million tons (MMt) of crude in 2013. The 2013 ..

Renewable energy policy in Germany could crush economy, study finds

Reengineering Germany’s Energiewende would secure a competitive path to a low-carbon future while generating 1 million more jobs, €138 billion (B) in additional GDP, according to a new IHS study.

Elevance picks URS to build Mississippi biorefinery

Elevance Renewable Sciences has selected URS Corp. to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for its second world-scale biorefinery in Natchez, Mississippi.

Marathon Petroleum acquires Ohio biodiesel plant

The Ohio plant currently produces several products including biodiesel and glycerin, with a total capacity of about 4,100 bpd. The transaction is expected to close in April 2014.

A biofuels roadmap for Europe to 2030

E4tech: Bauen, A.

What will the transport sector use as an energy source in 2030? If you answered gas, electricity or hydrogen, you could be on the right track. These sources are becoming increasingly useful to meet cl..