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Branson sees Solazyme as a strategic investment

Solazyme, Inc., announced that Sir Richard Branson has invested in Solazyme's Series D financing. Branson has invested in Solazyme's financing in a personal capacity.

IOCL selects Axens' coker gas oil hydrotreating technology

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd (IOCL) has chosen Axens to supply the technology for its coker gas oil (CGO) hydrotreating unit at its refinery in Haldia, India.

Honeywell UOP technology to support biomass conversion in California

Honeywell UOP LLC’s technology was recently selected for use in Rentech, Inc.’s Rialto Renewable Energy Center for the conversion of biomass to transportation fuels.

Verenium closes sale of cellulosic biofuels business to BP

Verenium Corp. has closed the sale of its cellulosic biofuels business to BP Biofuels North America for $98.3 million, subject to the additional financial terms of the transaction announced on July 15, 2010.

Magellan Midstream purchases additional petroleum storage

Magellan Midstream Partners has completed its acquisition of 7.8 million barrels of crude oil storage and more than 100 miles of active petroleum pipelines from BP Pipelines (North America), Inc. for $289 million.

Fine-tune processing heavy crudes in your facility

Baker Hughes: Falkler, T.  |  Sandu, C.

A better understanding of asphaltene stability in crude oils allows refiners to increase blending of ‘opportunity’ feedstocks

Consider high-impact constructability issues for refineries

Fluor Constructors International: Carter, R.

Upfront investment has a positive effect on project execution

Biorenewables update: What is beyond ethanol and biodiesel?

Nexant: Cascone, R.
Nexant, Inc.: Burke, B.

New processing technologies have broadened potential ‘drop-in’ alternatives for transportation fuels

Improve vacuum tower revamp projects

Sulzer Chemtech USA, Inc.: Costanzo, S.  |  Pilling, M.  |  Wong, S. M.

A ‘balanced approach’ investigates separation of vapor and liquids in the flash zone/wash section design

Mitigate corrosion in your crude unit

Nalco Company, Energy Services Division: Hilton, N. P.

Real-time analyzers can provide improved monitoring of chloride levels and enable better corrosion control practices