Gasoline

LyondellBasell to lay off 86% of workforce at shuttered Houston refinery, filing shows

LyondellBasell will lay off 345 workers, or 86% of the workforce, at its shuttered Houston refinery on April 17, according to a filing with the Texas Workforce Commission.

Hybrid model using first principles and AI/ML for analyzer-less fuel blending

This article discusses first-principle blend model architecture used traditionally by refineries, including its pros and cons. This text also explores the concept and trend of using artificial intelligence and machine-learning hybrid models for blending for cases where online analyzers may not be installed or may be nonfunctional, sometimes causing quality giveaways and violations.

Use AI to replace spectrometric analyzer chemometric modeling

This article compares the two approaches in blending practices—classic chemometrics and AI—highlighting the superiority and practicality of using AI. 

Synergize FCCUs and hydrocracking processing units to maximize refining margins

Argus Media to launch new Middle East gasoline assessment

Price assessment agency Argus Media will create a new Middle East gasoline benchmark in part due to rising output and trading in the region.

U.S. crude stockpiles fall as refining picks up, fuel inventories build, EIA says

U.S. crude oil stockpiles fell unexpectedly last week as refining activity ticked higher, while gasoline and distillate inventories posted surprise builds.

API pushes U.S. for national ethanol policy after EPA okays Midwest expansion

The American Petroleum Institute (API) trade group on Monday pressed for a nationwide policy on higher-ethanol blends of gasoline after President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday it would move ahead with expanded sales of the product in certain Midwestern states.

Russia's Ryazan oil refinery halts operations after drone strike

Russia's Ryazan oil refinery has suspended operations after an attack by Ukrainian drones on Monday.

BPCL and National Sugar Institute collaborate to advance sweet sorghum as a sustainable biofuel source

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Sugar Institute (NSI) in Kanpur to collaboratively develop sweet sorghum as an eco-friendly feedstock for bioethanol production.

LiqTech receives supplier approval for water treatment system for WinGD dual-fuel engine

LiqTech International Inc., a clean technology company that manufactures and markets highly specialized filtration products and systems, has received supplier approval for its water treatment system (WTS) for WinGD 2-stroke, dual-fuel engines in gas- and diesel- mode.