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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.

Venezuela restarts Carbon refinery's FCCU after a year out of service

Venezuela's second largest refinery, Cardon, restarted its fluid catalytic cracker which had been out of service for more than a year due to a failure and lack of raw materials

Petrobras doubles processing capacity at UPGN in Boaventura Energy Complex

The second module of the natural gas processing unit of the Boaventura Energy Complex, located in Itaboraí, has begun commercial operations. In addition to the first module, inaugurated last year, the unit's total processing capacity reaches 21 million m³/day.

BASF partners with Plug Power to deploy purification solutions in their advanced hydrogen liquefaction plants

BASF announced the signing of a Cooperation Agreement with Plug Power, positioning BASF’s advanced DeOxo catalysts as an offer within Plug Power’s hydrogen liquefaction plants globally to enhance their market offerings, improving reliability and cost efficiency.

Messe Frankfurt and DECHEMA team up for new ACHEMA Middle East

DECHEMA, which organizes the ACHEMA, the leading trade show for the global process industry, launches ACHEMA Middle East in Saudi Arabia together with Messe Frankfurt. DECHEMA and Messe Frankfurt have reached the necessary agreements and the event will be held for the first time in Riyadh in 2026, and then every three years after that.

BASF’s Intermediates division converts European amines portfolio to 100% renewable electricity

The transition starts in May 2025 and will apply to all amines produced at the European production sites in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Antwerp, Belgium.

Koppö Energia Oy to license thyssenkrupp Uhde technology for Finnish e-methanol plant

Koppö Energia Oy has chosen uhde® green methanol technology and ordered a front-end engineering design (FEED) from thyssenkrupp Uhde. The planned e-methanol plant is part of a power-to-x (P2X) project developed by Koppö Energia in Kristinestad, Finland.

SunGas Renewables' $2-B Beaver Lake Renewable Energy Project enters final stage of development

SunGas Renewables Inc. announced the start of front-end engineering design (FEED), marking the beginning of the final stage of development for its flagship project, Beaver Lake Renewable Energy.

Repsol and Bunge to boost development of renewable fuels in Europe with intermediate crops

The companies will collaborate to process intermediate crops into low-carbon intensity oils to be used as feedstock for the production of renewable diesel or sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Common challenges in risk-based inspection for piping: Insights from experience

Becht: C. White  |  M. Caserta

This article will identify the top five common problems and concerns related to risk-based inspection assessments for piping, along with some thoughts on how to address these issues.