Europe
US to bypass Russia in liquid fuels production
The US is set to bypass Russia in the production of liquid fuels such as crude and ethanol this quarter, the IEA said, as global demand for oil is rising faster than expected.
Europe to cap biofuels in transport fuel mix at 6%
The European Parliament passed a bill to limit the amount of transport fuel such as gasoline and diesel that can be obtained from food and energy crops to 6% of total energy consumed for transport by 2020.
Poland delays LNG terminal, shows support for coal
The terminal, now due for completion at the end of 2014, and the development of Poland's shale gas deposits are important components of the government's strategy to reduce the country's dependence on natural gas imports from Russia. The country also wants to lower its carbon dioxide emissions.
Sasol taps Foster Wheeler to engineer Mozambique gas compression project
Foster Wheeler has been awarded an EPCm contract by Sasol Petroleum for the low-pressure compression project at Sasol’s central processing facility (CPF) in Temane, Mozambique.
Gazprom Neft makes bid to upgrade Dung Quat refinery in Vietnam
Gazprom Neft executives says it has experience in modernizing and expanding refineries not only in Russia but also in other countries. Vietnam supports Gazprom Neft's bid to participate in the Dung Quat project, adding that the company needs to commit to supplying crude oil for the refinery.
Total to shut Eastern France naphtha cracker, invest in polymers
The company's investments at Carling include the creation of a thermoplastics unit, reinforcing its polystyrene business and the upgrading of its polyethylene production unit.
Nigeria businessman plans to build new refinery, petrochemical plants
Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote, labeled by Forbes as Africa's richest man, announced plans to build a refinery as well as petrochemical and fertilizer plants worth some $9 billion, promising to cut Nigeria's dependency on imported fuel. The plans were announced by Dangote Industries.
EU approves Nynas takeover of Shell’s specialty oils refinery in Germany
The Commission said the Harburg refinery assets in the Hamburg region would be likely to close if there were no deal to buy them, which would significantly reduce production capacity in the European Economic Area, leading to higher prices for consumers of many oil-based products.
Case history: Optimization of FCCU with multivariate statistical modeling
Process models and simulation methods can be used to simulate the fluidized-bed catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) process.a,b Likewise, kinetic or multivariate statistical models have been used. Rigorous..
Processing shale oils in FCC: Challenges and opportunities
Detailed feed analysis and cracking studies aid refiners in understanding how best to optimize operations and maximize FCC value when processing shale oils.
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