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Neste changes its guidance due to unplanned shutdown of Rotterdam refinery

Neste’s Rotterdam refinery has been shut down due to a fire on 8 November 2024. The fire has been extinguished and did not cause any injuries.

Fire at Tupras oil refinery in Turkey wounds 12

A fire at the site of Turkey's top oil refiner Tupras during work on a compressor lightly injured 12 people in the country's northwest. The fire was under control and the unit was deactivated.

ADNOC, AIQ developing first-of-a-kind agentic AI solution for global energy transformation

ENERGYai will combine large language model technology with cutting-edge ‘agentic’ AI – AI ‘agents’ that are trained in specific tasks across ADNOC’s value chain. These specialized AI agents bring a new level of autonomy and precision to critical tasks, from seismic analysis to energy efficiency and real-time process monitoring.

SEEC to use thyssenkrupp nucera’s electrolyzer for caustic soda production

Fujian Southeast Electrochemical Co., LTD. and thyssenkrupp nucera have reached another milestone in their collaboration. The Chinese chemical company is now utilizing thyssenkrupp nucera’s latest e-BiTAC v7 electrolyzer with a production capacity of 300,000 tpy of caustic soda at their chlor-alkali plant in the Chinese Fujian province. This marks the commencement of the fourth phase of the project, serving for expanding of downstream application.

Cannon Artes breaks ground on massive industrial wastewater treatment/water reuse plant in Qatar

Cannon Artes is building a large-scale, advanced wastewater treatment and water reuse plant in one of the top three petrochemical complexes in the Middle East region. The system will treat up to 25,000 m3d of effluent water and cooling-tower-blowdown water.

Sponsored Content: Demystifying industrial AI agents: What we can learn from Iron Man

An industrial agent is an agile and robust software entity that intelligently represents and manages the functionalities and capabilities of an industrial unit. This Digital Feature dives deep into industrial agents, and how they can be used to optimize plant operations.

Drone crashes on oil depot in Russia's Stavropol region

A drone fell on an oil depot in Russia's southern Stavropol region. It was the second suspected Ukrainian attack in consecutive days on Russian fuel and energy targets.

API updates Fire Protection Standard for refineries

The American Petroleum Institute (API) today has published Addendum 1 to API RP 2001, 10th Ed., “Fire Protection in Refineries.” This addendum strengthens existing fire safety measures by introducing new protocols for pre-planning and incident response in refineries.

Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN launch commercial licensing of the Rewind® PET process

The project partners launched the commercialization (licensing) of the Rewind® PET process, enabling the further acceleration of the energy transition and the circular economy of plastics. Axens teams will now be able to market a complete Rewind® PET license package to their customers all over the world.

BGEN signs five-year contract with INEOS O&P UK

BGEN has announced that it has signed a five-year contract with the petrochemical manufacturer INEOS O&P UK. BGEN will provide a range of services to help INEOS optimize plant efficiency at its site in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.