Cracking
Europe's chemical industry seeks a lifeboat to stay in business
Europe's petrochemical industry is unravelling under a wave of plant closures after years of losses and a rapid expansion of global capacity led by China.
Technip Energies' develops low-emission furnace design to reduce the carbon footprint of ethylene production
Technip Energies has developed the low-emission furnace (LEF) design, a groundbreaking technology aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of ethylene production.
Russia`s Tatneft launches new hydrocracking unit on TANECO refinery
Russian mid-sized oil producer Tatneft has launched a new hydrocracking unit at its TANECO refinery.
Honeywell, Johnson Matthey, Gidara Energy and Samsung E&A form SAF technology alliance
Honeywell, Johnson Matthey, GIDARA Energy and SAMSUNG E&A announced the formation of a strategic technology alliance to bring a groundbreaking end-to-end global solution to market for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from biomass and municipal solid waste.
INEOS €4-B Project ONE ethane cracker in Antwerp reaches 70% completion
Construction is progressing at full pace, with major equipment, including giant furnaces and modular plant components, already installed. Civil works are nearing completion, and utility integration is well underway.
Irving Oil invests $100 MM in Saint John refinery upgrade
Irving Oil said on Thursday it plans to invest $100 MM to upgrade a key crude oil processing unit at its 320,000-bpd Saint John facility in New Brunswick, Canada's largest refinery.
Emulsion breaker increases refinery profitability and treating performance
This article details a novel emulsion breaker that was used at Reliance Industries Ltd.'s Jamnagar refinery in India.
ExxonMobil ramps up unit at 250,000-bpd refinery in Joliet, Illinois (U.S.) to full capacity
ExxonMobil's 250,000-bpd refinery in Joliet, Illinois (U.S.) brought the catalytic cracker unit back to full capacity.
Uniper, thyssenkrupp Uhde partner to build large-scale ammonia cracker in Germany
thyssenkrupp Uhde and Uniper are entering into a strategic partnership to bring a key technology for global hydrogen trading to industrial maturity: the large-scale ammonia cracker. In a first step, a demonstration plant with a capacity of 28 tpd ammonia will be built at Uniper’s Gelsenkirchen-Scholven site in Germany.
ExxonMobil Joliet refinery (U.S.) running unit at reduced rate
ExxonMobil was operating the catalytic cracker unit at its 275,000-bpd Joliet, Illinois (U.S.) refinery at reduced rates earlier this week. The refinery ran its 98,000-bpd catalytic cracker unit at approximately 50% capacity due to unspecified mechanical issues.
- Transitional Industries and CFEnergia sign feedstock supply contract for $3.3-B Pacifico Mexinol project 2/17
- Neste and World Fuel Services extend partnership, expanding SAF availability at more than 100 airports in Europe 2/17
- U.S. refined product exports by tanker increase to > 6.3 MMbpd in January 2/17
- Japan's oil and gas independence climbs to highest since 2009 2/17
- Dangote signs $400-MM equipment deal with China's XCMG to speed up refinery expansion 2/17
- Former Lukoil-owned ISAB refinery in Sicily exits crisis procedure 2/17
