Refining
IATA launches FueIIS: Advanced fuel efficiency analytics solution
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the launch of IATA FuellS, an advanced analytics solution to optimize airline fuel consumption, using aggregated and anonymized flight and fuel data.
U.S. Department of Energy reopens $15-MM voucher program for clean energy technology
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Technology Transitions, in collaboration with the Offices of Clean Energy Demonstrations, Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, and Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announced the reopening of five voucher opportunities to accelerate clean energy technology adoption and launch two new VOs with $15 MM in available funding.
Azerbaijan's SOCAR to suspend refinery for month-long maintenance from Nov. 2024
Azerbaijan's state-owned oil company SOCAR plans to suspend operations at its only oil refinery for a scheduled one-month maintenance period from November 2024.
Verde Clean Fuels awards gas-to-gasoline FEED contract to Chemex Global
The proposed project aims to utilize Verde Clean Fuels’ proprietary STG+ process to convert natural gas from Diamondback Energy’s Permian Basin operations into gasoline.
Turning turnarounds into a competitive advantage through a digital ecosystem
This article, written by ExxonMobil, details how the company uses a digital reality ecosystem to optimize maintenance and turnarounds.
Two killed in Lukoil refinery fire in northwestern Russia
A fire on Sunday at an oil refinery owned by Lukoil in Russia's Komi Republic region killed two people and left another seriously injured.
Digital Feature: Can ships run on biofuel?
This article from ExxonMobil focuses on utilizing biofuels in the shipping sector.
Lukoil expects to restart damaged NORSI oil refinery units in June
Russian second-largest oil producer Lukoil plans to resume operations at its damaged CDU-6 primary unit and catalytic cracker at the NORSI oil refinery in June following maintenance.
EIA: U.S. crude stocks fall, fuel inventories climb as refining picks up
U.S. crude oil inventories decreased while fuel stockpiles rose last week, as refining activity jumped, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Thursday.
U.S. refiners boosting fuel output past 90% of capacity for summer driving season
U.S. crude oil refiners aim to operate above 90% of their combined processing capacity for the remainder of the quarter after completing planned overhauls.
- INEOS to invest €250 MM in Lavera cracker modernization project in France 11/19
- BASF adds ISCC EU certification to certified biomass-balanced methanol portfolio 11/19
- Siam Cement to invest an additional $500 MM in Long Son chemical complex 11/19
- LanzaJet produces first jet fuel from ethanol at a commercial scale 11/19
- Ducor Petrochemicals, Blue Circle Olefins partner to create a fully circular supply chain for polypropylene 11/18
- World's first: Air Liquide’s innovative technology converts ammonia into hydrogen at industrial scale 11/18
