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Consider advanced technology to remove benzene from gasoline blending pool

Calumet Superior LLC: Thom, T.
Badger Licensing LLC: Birkhoff, R.  |  Moy, E.
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co.: El-Malki, E-M

As more regions increasingly adopt clean-fuel regulations, the challenge for refiners is to meet these tightening gasoline specifications for benzene cost-effectively without significant octane loss.

Venice’s biorefinery: How refining overcapacity can become an opportunity with an innovative idea

eni S.p.A. Refining and Marketing Division: Amoroso, A.  |  Rispoli, G.  |  Prati, C.

Eni invested in an innovative project involving the conversion of the existing refining scheme of its Venice refinery into a “green cycle” to process very high-quality biofuels starting from biological feedstocks.

HP Boxscore Construction Analysis: 2013 global construction outlook

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

The downstream industry is investing billions of dollars in the development and construction of grassroots facilities, along with expansions and upgrades to existing plants.

HP Viewpoint: Interview with UOP

UOP, A Honeywell Co.: Gautam, R.

Hydrocarbon Processing had the opportunity to meet with Dr. Rajeev Gautam, president and CEO of UOP, A Honeywell Co., and discuss several high-level factors impacting the global hydrocarbon processing..

HP Industry Perspectives: Energy industry expects approval on the Keystone XL

With US President Barack Obama’s second four-year term now secure, most in the global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) expect the Obama administration to ultimately approve the controversial..

US gasoline exports to Venezuela hit record high

The volume was more than double the October level of 39,000 bpd. The gasoline exports come as Venezuela has suffered persist operating problems at some refineries. The country's largest refinery, Amuay, still has recovered only a little more than 50% of capacity since it was shut down after an August accident.

US could become world's biggest liquid fuels producer by 2014

HP Editorial Staff: HP News Services

Total US production of liquid fuels could equal or surpass Saudi Arabia as early as next year, but crude oil output will still remain short, according to an EIA administrator.

Refiners now have a new biofuel option

Butamax Advanced Biofuels: Schubert, A.

Biobutanol is coming to market as a gasoline blendstock and can be efficiently made by a range of renewable feedstocks.

HP Industry Perspectives: 2012: Is it over yet?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany

According to a year-end report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the global economy is still stumbling three years after the “great recession of 2008.” The Euro area is challenged t..

HP Impact: US crude production hits 15-year peak

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that US crude oil production (including lease condensate) averaged almost 6.5 million bpd in September 2012, the highest volume in nearly 15 year..