Refining
Vietnam's largest refinery's RFCC unit shut for troubleshooting
Vietnam's largest refinery, Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical (NSRP), has shut a residual fluid catalytic cracking (RFCC) unit for "troubleshooting", two sources familiar with the matter said.
Petrobras' next CEO seen overseeing strategic shift with renewables focus
The nomination of a Brazilian senator and longtime energy consultant to lead Petrobras suggests President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wants the state-run firm to pivot to more renewable energy projects.
Decarbonization is at the forefront of environmental innovation
Earth’s carbon dioxide levels have increased appreciably within the last several decades, which directly correlates to rising environmental concerns of GHG emissions, pollution and disruptions of marine and terrestrial environments, among others.
Low-capital options to reduce energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions
Improving energy efficiency is an ongoing objective for refineries to benefit operability, throughput and profitability.
Used oil enhanced circularity for sustainable environmental benefits
Used oils generated through industrial and non-industrial (e.g., locomotives) sources are an industry segment that needs global attention for enhanced circularity.
Industry Perspectives: From talk to action: Why operators that act today will become the energy leaders of tomorrow
Time is running out on transformation for the oil and gas, refining and petrochemical industries.
Carbon Capture/CO2 Mitigation: Evaluation of the joint effect of uncertain parameters in CO2 storage in the Sleipner project
The Sleipner carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the North Sea off the coast of Norway was the first storage project on a commercial scale.
Innovations
Total organic carbon is an important quality parameter in the various manufacturing and process environments that depend on ultrapure water.
Sensitivity analysis of a shell-and-tube heat exchanger
Sensitivity analyses evaluate the effects of changes in certain variables on project simulations or investment economics.1
New state-of-the-art in sulfur recovery?—Part 2: Environmental benefits
It is widely accepted that state-of-the-art sulfur recovery technologies utilize the modified Claus process as well as some extension technology on the tail gas.
- Uniper and AM Green sign long-term offtake agreement for up to 500,000 tpy of renewable ammonia from India 1/12
- Indonesia president inaugurates Balikpapan refinery upgrade worth $7.4 B 1/12
- Carlyle, Chevron-Quantum partnership among frontrunners for Lukoil assets 1/12
- Brazil's diesel imports hit record in 2025 amid local production decline 1/12
- Vitol to load first diluent cargo under Venezuela supply deal last weekend 1/12
- Maersk explores more ethanol use for green fuel to cut reliance on China 1/12
