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Ion Science tightens focus on petchemsIn a strategic move designed to boost market share and competitive edge, Ion Science, a global manufacturer of gas, leak and corrosion monitoring instrumentation,..

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Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

IHS has named two industry veterans to join its chemicals leadership team. Stein Raae, an international business executive and advisor with more than 30 years of experience at ExxonMobil, Statoil and ..

US military to use UOP renewable diesel process

Emerald is being supported by a $70 million contract from the Defense department project, which is focused on creating economically viable production capacity for advanced drop-in biofuels.

Wyoming Refining licenses Technip, ExxonMobil technology on new unit

The unit converts benzene contained in the gasoline pool into high-octane blendstock by reacting the benzene with propylene. The award includes technology license, process design, and start-up services.

GE to supply compressors at Total refinery off-gas expansion in Belgium

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The project will convert low-value Antwerp refinery off-gases into a low-cost petrochemical feedstock by recovering valuable hydrocarbons that would otherwise be burned as fuel.

Linde to provide more hydrogen for Husky refinery modernization in Ohio

LRC, a subsidiary of Husky Energy, is implementing a modernization project that willstrengthen the refinery and enable processing of a diverse set of crude oils to produce a range of products.

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).