Safety
New alternatives for severe service urea letdown valve applications
This article describes recently introduced control valve designs for urea applications that extend service life while making any required maintenance much easier.
The implementation and automation of an alarm management system in a complex control environment at KNPC’s Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery
This work details how the integration and automation of alarm management system applications at Kuwait National Petroleum Co.’s Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery have resulted in numerous benefits that have optimized plant operations.
3t introduces landmark training to empower women in Saudi Arabia’s energy sector
3t, a global leader in training and blended learning for high-hazard industries, has unveiled a pioneering initiative to empower women in Saudi Arabia’s energy sector.
Israel's Oil Refineries says pipelines, transmission lines in Haifa damaged in strikes by Iran
Israel's Oil Refineries said its pipelines and transmission lines in Haifa had been damaged by missile strikes by Iran
Russia says it struck oil refinery that supplies Ukrainian army with fuel
Russian forces carried out an overnight strike on the Kremenchuk oil refinery that supplies fuel to Ukrainian forces in the Donbas region, Russia's defence ministry said on Sunday.
Shell reports June 4 fire at ethylene cracker plant in Pennsylvania (U.S.)
Shell on Friday said a fire occurred on June 4 at its ethylene cracker plant in Potter Township, Pennsylvania, and the furnace unit involved remained offline pending an investigation.
Petroecuador declares emergency at Ecuador's biggest refinery after fire damages
Ecuador's state oil producer Petroecuador declared a 60-day emergency at the South American nation's largest oil refinery, its second emergency in one month, after a fire this week caused damage to some fuel tanks.
Ecuador's biggest oil refinery stops operating as precaution due to fire
A fire that erupted in a fuel oil tank on Monday at Ecuador's biggest oil refinery is under control, state oil company Petroecuador and the country's energy minister said
Akselos tackles flange failures with breakthrough SPM module
Akselos has just launched SPM for Flanges, a new module in its Structural Performance Management (SPM) suite—designed to solve one of the most underestimated challenges in industrial operations: flange failures.
Stronger U.S. hurricane season could mean more oil supply outages
An expected stronger hurricane season than average raises the risk of weather-related production outages in the U.S. oil industry.
- Indian Oil buys first Colombian oil under Ecopetrol contract 12/31
- Ukrainian drone attack sparks fire, damages equipment at Tuapse refinery 12/31
- Chile's $2.5-B Volta green ammonia project wins environmental permit 12/31
- China begins issuing second batch of 2026 crude import quotas to refiners 12/31
- EIA: U.S. crude, fuel inventories rose in the week ended December 19 12/30
- Ghana's Tema oil refinery restarts after 9-yr shutdown 12/30
