Refining
Philippines refiner Petron picks Foster Wheeler for new coker unit training
Foster Wheeler was awarded a contract by Petron Corp. to provide operator training, commissioning, and start-up assistance services for the new delayed coking unit at Petron’s Bataan refinery.
Foster Wheeler to work with ZeoGas on US Gulf gas-to-gasoline plant
Foster Wheeler will support ZeoGas’ final site selection and project planning towards the development of ZeoGas’ first fuels manufacturing plant, to be located on the US Gulf Coast.
Western Refining buys Wingate NGL fractionation plant from Conoco
The Wingate facility includes rail loading and offloading capabilities and storage facilities in addition to NGL fractionation capability. The transaction is expected to close in early October 2014.
Technip to build new India industrial gases plant at BPCL’s Kochi refinery
The industrial gas complex is designed to cater to the requirement of industrial gases (hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen) of BPCL for its integrated refinery expansion project (IREP), which will increase crude refining capacity from 9.5 million tpy to 15.5 million tpy (from 190,000 bpd to 310,000 bpd).
Oberon’s bio-based DME wins EPA approval under renewable fuels rule
Oberon’s biogas-based DME is now eligible for high value D-Code 3 (cellulosic) and D-Code 5 (advanced) renewable identification numbers (RINs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
Harvest sells Newfoundland refinery to banker
The sale is comprised of a 115,000-bpd refinery in Come By Chance, Newfoundland, while marketing includes gas stations & assets that sell petroleum products to local markets.
CHS to expand diesel output at Montana refinery
Investments include a new hydrogen plant and crude unit modifications that will increase crude oil throughput and increase diesel production, as well as hydrocracker modifications.
BP unveils recruitment campaign for future downstream leaders
The program is run by BP for candidates around the world to work in refining and marketing, as well as within safety and operational risk, information technology and services.
BP buys Couche-Tard aviation fuels unit in Europe
The deal will add around 73 new airports in the Nordic countries and Northern Europe to Air BP’s global fuels network. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to close by late 2014.
Rosneft restarts Achinsk oil refinery after fatal fire
From September 1, the enterprise has commenced production of the main types of oil products: straight-run gasoline, diesel fuel, marine fuel and aviation fuel, as well as WLHF (wide light hydrocarbon fraction).
- IHI, Vopak to launch ammonia terminal project in Japan 7/11
- India's BPCL plans to shut Bina refinery unit for 15-day maintenance in August 7/11
- Soaring electric truck sales deal new blow to diesel use in China 7/11
- Russia`s Tatneft launches new hydrocracking unit on TANECO refinery 7/11
- IEA: Global oil market may be tighter than it looks 7/11
- India must boost its petchem output to counter China's dominance, Reliance says 7/11
