Maintenance & Reliability
ANDRITZ to acquire Diamond Power Intl. businesses
International technology group ANDRITZ has signed an agreement to acquire Diamond Power Intl. LLC (Diamond Power) businesses, including its subsidiaries and manufacturing locations, from U.S.-based Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. (B&W).
Irving Oil invests $100 MM in Saint John refinery upgrade
Irving Oil said on Thursday it plans to invest $100 MM to upgrade a key crude oil processing unit at its 320,000-bpd Saint John facility in New Brunswick, Canada's largest refinery.
Idemitsu shuts No. 3 CDU at Yokkaichi refinery for maintenance
Japanese oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan shut the 155,000-bpd No. 3 crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Yokkaichi refinery in central Japan on May 19 for scheduled maintenance.
Japan's Eneos begins unplanned shutdown at 77,000-bpd unit at Kawasaki
Japan's biggest refiner, Eneos Corp., experienced an unplanned shutdown of the 77,000-bpd No. 3 crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Kawasaki refinery near Tokyo, starting June 4.
bp Rotterdam oil refinery's crude unit restarted on June 4 after unplanned outage
bp has restarted a crude distillation unit at its Rotterdam oil refinery on the morning of June 4, having shut the 200,000-bpd unit because of an unplanned outage the previous day.
Ebara Elliott Energy begins construction on new Abu Dhabi facility
Ebara Elliott Energy (EEE) has started construction on a new, state-of-the-art service center in Abu Dhabi, located in KEZAD with operations to launch in Q3 2026.
Petroecuador declares emergency at Ecuador's biggest refinery after fire damages
Ecuador's state oil producer Petroecuador declared a 60-day emergency at the South American nation's largest oil refinery, its second emergency in one month, after a fire this week caused damage to some fuel tanks.
Nigeria's Dangote refinery to run at reduced rates through October
The 650,000-bpd Dangote oil refinery in Nigeria is expected to operate its gasoline-making unit at reduced rates through October after a string of issues in recent months.
Japan's Cosmo Oil undergoes unplanned shutdown of No. 2 CDU in Chiba refinery
Japan's Cosmo Oil, a unit of Cosmo Energy Holdings, underwent an unplanned shutdown of the 102,000-bpd No. 2 crude distillation unit (CDU) at the Chiba refinery, near Tokyo
Japan's Eneos says unplanned shutdown began at 145,000-bpd Sendai CDU on May 23
Japan's biggest refiner, Eneos Corp., experienced an unplanned shutdown of the 145,000-bpd crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Sendai refinery in northern Japan, starting May 23.
- LyondellBasell to sell select European petrochemical assets to AEQUITA 6/9
- Rotork joins Rockwell Automation’s Technology Partner Program 6/9
- California (U.S.) fuel imports hit 4-yr high amid refinery outages 6/9
- Finavia's Helsinki Airport uses Neste MY Renewable Diesel to drive operations to net-zero carbon emissions 6/9
- Honeywell drives industrial transition from automation to autonomy with new AI-enabled digital suite 6/9
- Yokogawa releases next generation of CENTUM VP integrated production control system 6/9
