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Foster Wheeler to study planned upgrade of Statoil LNG plant in Norway

Foster Wheeler will define long-term solutions to achieve the Snøhvit partnership’s objectives of increasing the operating performance of the LNG facility and raising the capacity and feed gas flexibility of the plant.

Rosneft, GE form Russian engineering partnership

The first phase of Rosneft and GE's partnership would involve the creation of two specialized research and training centers in Russia, with investment of up to $400 million through 2020.

Linde to supply hydrogen for Nynas specialty oils refinery in Germany

Technology company Linde has signed a long-term contract with Nynas for the on-site supply of hydrogen at Nynas' specialty oils refinery in Hamburg, Germany. Nynas recently acquired the plant from Shell.

Neste Oil launches new system at Porvoo refinery for emission recovery

Located at Neste Oil's Porvoo refinery in Finland, the new system is capable of recovering up to 70% of the volatile organic compounds released into the atmosphere when loading gasoline.

Case history: Characterization of shale oils and heat exchanger performance

KBC Advanced Technologies, Inc.: Sayles, S.  |  Romero, S.

LTOs are paraffinic, low in asphaltenes but high in filterable solids. Understanding the impact of these mechanisms can shed light on preheat exchanger performance and the prediction of fouling rates.

Optimize hydrogen plant efficiency with new MTS catalysts

Technip: Hartono, T.

To study the impact on plant efficiency of using MTS catalysts, a comparison case study was held between the HTS-based and MTS-based H2 designs currently in operation.

Russian refiners use oxygenates to preserve octane

RAS, A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas: Levinbuk, M.
OAO Gazprom Neft: Kuznetsov, S. E.
Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas: Zolotarev, A. S.

A case study was conducted regarding the physical and chemical properties of key gasoline oxygenates, such as methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), tertiary amyl methyl ether (TAME) and other blending components.

Improve the isomerization of alkanes by catalytic distillation

St. Petersburg State Institute: Lisitsyn, N. V.  |  Chuparev, E. V.  |  Zernov, P. A.

The isomerization of light gasoline fractions is crucial to producing high-octane fuels and to reducing the benzene content in gasoline. One of the most promising options for isomerization is catalytic distillation.

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..

Project management: Construction of modern-day hydrogen capacity in the Middle East

Linde Engineering North America, Inc.: Shahani, G.  |  Shahani, S.  |  Crisler, M.  |  Kogan, L.

Refining heavier and high-sulfur crude oils consumes high volumes of hydrogen (H2). Most refineries have exhausted process-based H2 supplies and must use on-purpose sources. This article follows the d..