Environment & Safety

Ayuda en Acción, Indorama Ventures and IMG Group launch major recycling partnership to tackle waste crisis in Mali

In response to Mali’s escalating environmental crisis, three leading organizations—Ayuda en Acción, Indorama Ventures, and IMG Group—have joined forces to launch Bamagreen, a transformative recycling and reforestation project in the capital city of Bamako.

Emerson's Aspen Technology business releases new software with expanded AI capabilities, enhanced visualization and simplified workflows

Emerson announced a new release of the flagship software of its Aspen Technology business. The release introduces a significant expansion of industrial AI capabilities, enhances user experience, provides new capabilities to accelerate progress toward sustainability goals and improves operational performance. 

Chevron attempting to restart El Segundo, California refinery after taking units offline last week

Hunt Refining restarts Alabama (U.S.) plant after fire

Hunt Refining restarted its 50,000-bpd petroleum refinery in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (U.S.), over the past weekend after a fire shut down the entire refinery.

Ionikylation unit at PetroChina's Dagang refinery reaches 1,000 days of continuous operation

PetroChina Dagang Petrochemical Company has reached the milestone of 1,000 continuous days of operation for its 150,000-tpy Ionikylation unit.

thyssenkrupp Uhde successfully commissions EnviNOx® emission reduction system for Covestro’s NAUCI project in China

thyssenkrupp Uhde is proud to announce the successful commissioning of its EnviNOx® system for Covestro Polymers (China) Co. Ltd. at their nitric acid plant in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park. This state-of-the-art technology will significantly reduce nitrogen oxides and nitrous oxide emissions.

BASF becomes first producer of renewable ammonia in Central Europe

BASF produces the renewable ammonia grades at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen by feeding hydrogen into the ammonia plant which reduces the plant’s natural gas consumption

Digital Feature: How consensus-based standards are shaping the future of oil and natural gas worldwide

With its cross-border projects, interconnected supply chains and technical systems spanning continents, the global oil and natural gas industry is indeed complex. And while managing safety, sustainability, efficiency and reliability across these diverse environments has never been simple, the challenges continue to grow as expectations rise and technologies evolve.

India's MRPL to shut crude unit for maintenance in mid-May

India's Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd will shut its 144,000-bpd crude distillation unit from mid-May for maintenance.

Japan's Eneos restarts two crude distillation units at Kawasaki after shutdown

Japan's largest refiner, Eneos Corp, restarted two crude distillation units at its Kawasaki refinery near Tokyo following an unplanned shutdown.