Refining
Shell and Delek can’t get it done in Canada
Canada Products (Shell) and Delek US Holdings, Inc. have agreed to end negotiations regarding a potential sale of the Shell Montreal East refinery.
Flowserve green lit for Saudi Aramco’s Yanbu' project
Flowserve Corp. has received final approval from Saudi Aramco on a master purchase agreement to supply pumps, valves and services for the Yanbu' export refinery project (YERP).
Firm selected to provide a biomass pretreatment reactor system for US DOE
AdvanceBio Systems LLC, has a contract with the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, to provide a biomass pretreatment reactor system for its integrated biorefinery research facility.
Valve design reduces costs and increases safety for US refineries
The goals were achieved by using alloys with superior corrosion resistance
Pump aftermarket offers solutions for abrasive services
Upgrades substantially increased MTBR
Increase crude unit capacity through better integration
In revamp projects, better energy integration provides more benefits with less capital investment and lower operating costs
Xebec to build a biogas upgrading plant in Canada
Xebec Adsorption Inc. has signed a significant contract to build a complete biogas upgrading plant for Terasen Gas in western Canada.
Targa Resources Partners announces benzene treating project
Targa Resources Partners subsidiary Targa LSNG LP has executed a long-term contract with Marathon Petroleum Co. to install, own and operate treating equipment to reduce the benzene content of natural gasoline.
Algae: A potential source of future fuels?
Algae have been studied for many years as a potential renewable energy feedstock to produce motor fuels. Below, we discuss the attributes of algae that make it potentially attractive and some of the technological and economic challenges in algae cultivation, harvesting, and oil extraction that must be addressed before algae-based fuels can be commercially produced.
Coffeyville Resources extends crude oil supply pact
Independent petroleum refiner Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing, LLC, a subsidiary of CVR Energy, Inc., announced that it has agreed to extend by a year the term of its crude oil supply agreement with Vitol Inc.
- China's Shandong Yulong Petrochemicals to invest > $16 B to incorporate petrochemicals production at Yantai refinery 7/30
- Supertanker delivers oil to sanctioned Nayara Energy's Vadinar refinery 7/30
- Update: Microsoft restores services to Russia-backed Nayara Energy 7/30
- U.S. crude stocks and distillate inventories rise, gasoline inventories fall 7/30
- Mexico exports 39% less crude oil in June, refining and fuel production increase significantly 7/30
- CLG and INA successfully produce SAF from biogenic feedstock 7/29
