Refining
Reliability: Reassess and redirect your approach to a long-term career
It was not too long ago that a prospective employee could expect a 30-year career within an oil refinery or a petrochemical plant.
US Water’s PhosZero chemistry named finalist in R&D 100 Award
US Water has been selected as a finalist by the R&D 100 Award Program for PhosZero, its unique antiscalant and corrosion inhibitor, cooling water chemistry.
Glencore unit to pay $27 million for biofuels compliance
Glencore’s bunker fuel unit has agreed to pay a $27 MM penalty and retire over $71 MM worth of credits for compliance with the US biofuels program to resolve charges it violated the policy.
ASTM seeks participants to develop cetane test method
ASTM International is welcoming participants to create the first constant volume combustion chamber test method that would measure the generic cetane number of diesel fuels.
EIA: Pipeline disruption leads to record gasoline stock changes in Southeast US, Gulf Coast
The outage of Colonial Pipeline Line 1 between September 9 and September 21 resulted in record changes in motor gasoline stocks in both the Lower Atlantic and Gulf Coast states during the week ending September 16.
Much of 2017’s oil demand growth may bypass refineries
US shale gas may displace a growing portion of the world's expanding energy demand, cutting into the need for oil products from refineries.
German petroleum industry discusses future of electronic data exchange
Representatives of the major players in the German petroleum industry convened at Implico’s headquarters in Hamburg for the twelfth meeting of the IFLEXX Community.
EIA: US exports distillate from Gulf Coast, imports on East Coast
Patterns of US distillate trade can be explained by regional supply and demand imbalances within the East Coast and Gulf Coast regions.
Refinery maintenance eases diesel glut as Europe empties tanks
Traders are rapidly emptying diesel tanks in Europe's storage hub as refinery maintenance lowers global production, offering a brief respite for the heavily oversupplied market.
Iowa State, Chevron team up to develop pilot plant, advance biofuel technology
Iowa State engineers are working with Chevron to develop a pilot plant and study an advanced biorenewables technology called solvent liquefaction.
- Transition Industries signs agreements for the Pacifico Mexinol Project, an ultra-low carbon chemical production facility 7/3
- Bangkok Airways introduces SAF on commercial flights 7/3
- EcoCeres secures SAF contract with British Airways to help reduce carbon emissions 7/3
- Air Liquide to invest up to $200 MM in Louisiana, U.S. to support industrial growth 7/3
- MOL completes the acquisition of LBC Tank Terminals 7/3
- BHP awards charter contracts for two ammonia dual-fueled vessels 7/3
