Refining
CHS to upgrade US refined fuel distribution lines
The projects include the final phase of an ongoing replacement of the company's refined fuels pipeline between Billings and Glendive, Mont., and a new pipeline connection at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Linde to supply hydrogen for Nynas specialty oils refinery in Germany
Technology company Linde has signed a long-term contract with Nynas for the on-site supply of hydrogen at Nynas' specialty oils refinery in Hamburg, Germany. Nynas recently acquired the plant from Shell.
Pakistan refiner Byco sees first profit in six years
Byco Petroleum forecasts sales will rise to 92 billion rupees ($872 million) in the year ending June, said Amir Abbassciy, CEO at Byco’s parent. Byco also plans to start a second refinery this month to process 120,000 bpd of oil, which will make the group Pakistan’s biggest refiner.
Flint Hills to close North Pole refinery in Alaska
Flint Hills will permanently shut its 85,000 bpd North Pole refinery, Alaska’s largest by capacity, citing poor economics and high costs for cleaning up soil and groundwater.
Elevance picks URS to build Mississippi biorefinery
Elevance Renewable Sciences has selected URS Corp. to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for its second world-scale biorefinery in Natchez, Mississippi.
Neste Oil launches new system at Porvoo refinery for emission recovery
Located at Neste Oil's Porvoo refinery in Finland, the new system is capable of recovering up to 70% of the volatile organic compounds released into the atmosphere when loading gasoline.
GE launches new global business for downstream technology solutions
GE Oil & Gas on Monday announced the launch of its new downstream technology solutions (DTS) business to more efficiently supply equipment and services to refining and petrochemical markets.
Marathon Petroleum acquires Ohio biodiesel plant
The Ohio plant currently produces several products including biodiesel and glycerin, with a total capacity of about 4,100 bpd. The transaction is expected to close in April 2014.
Case history: Characterization of shale oils and heat exchanger performance
LTOs are paraffinic, low in asphaltenes but high in filterable solids. Understanding the impact of these mechanisms can shed light on preheat exchanger performance and the prediction of fouling rates.
Optimize hydrogen plant efficiency with new MTS catalysts
To study the impact on plant efficiency of using MTS catalysts, a comparison case study was held between the HTS-based and MTS-based H2 designs currently in operation.
- 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
