Refining
Diversification: The catalyst for the Middle East’s downstream transformation
Over the past several years, the Middle East has made substantial investments to increase its downstream processing capacity.
Optimize a refinery H2 network using spreadsheet tools
One of the major goals in every refining complex is to minimize the utilization of its hydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>) generation units by maximizing the H<sub>2</sub> recovery from residual streams.
Industry Metrics
US product crack spreads surged amid refinery outages as Hurricane Harvey affected US Gulf Coast (USGC) refinery operations.
Iran bans oil refinery products traffic with Iraqi Kurdistan
ANKARA (Reuters) — Iran has banned transportation of oil products by Iranian companies to and from Iraq's Kurdistan region, the semi-official Tasnim news agency said on Friday, after Tehran vowed to stand by Baghdad against Iraqi Kurds' independence vote.
Lukoil postpones maintenance of Volgograd refinery unit to 2018
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia’s Lukoil has postponed maintenance of hydro-cracking unit at its Volgograd refinery to March or April 2018, three trading industry sources told Reuters on Wednesday.
Dongming steps up crude purchases in 2017 for Shandong oil refiners
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Pacific Commerce, the trading arm of refiner Shandong Dongming Petrochemical, has purchased 66% more crude oil in 2017 than last year, both for its own system and for other independent Chinese refiners, a Dongming senior executive said on Wednesday.
Total says expects Port Arthur, Texas refinery output to return soon
HOUSTON (Reuters) — Total SA expects production soon from its 225,500-bpd Port Arthur, Texas, refinery, which has been shut since an Aug. 30 power outage during Tropical Storm Harvey, a company spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Monroe Energy sees delays unloading supertanker of W.African crude
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Monroe Energy, a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, ran out of crude oil at its 185,000-bpd Trainer, Pennsylvania, refinery after delays in unloading a supertanker called C. Innovator, according to a source familiar with the company's operations and Reuters shipping data.
JXTG to shut Muroran petchem plant as Japan gasoline demand fades
TOKYO (Reuters) — JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corp, Japan's biggest oil refiner, said on Wednesday it will shut its Muroran petrochemicals plant due to falling demand for gasoline in Japan.
India needs to double refining capacity by 2040 to meet fuel demand growth
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — India needs to double its refining capacity by 2040 to meet rising fuel demand as an expanding middle class buys more passenger vehicles and its economy grows, a top refinery official said on Wednesday.
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