Rapid turnaround of ageing refinery pumps
Kevin Fletcher, ClydeUnion Pumps, USA, and Eric Ford, Graphalloy, USA, highlight the importance of pump servicing solutions for rapid turnaround of ageing refinery units.
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In this latest Hydrocarbon Engineering Spotlight Interview, Senior Editor, Callum O'Reilly is joined by Sanjay Bhargava, Director for Global Process Optimisation at KBC, A Yokogawa Company.
JERA signs LNG supply agreement with QatarEnergy
JERA Co., Inc. has announced the signing of a long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement with QatarEnergy to secure the supply of 3 million tpy for 27 years.
Covestro, Fertiglobe, and TA’ZIZ sign MoU for ammonia collaboration
Covestro, Fertiglobe, and TA’ZIZ have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration across petrochemicals sector and the ammonia and nitric acid value chains.
Hydrocarbon Engineering Spotlight with KBC, a Yokogawa company
Sanjay Bhargava, Director for Global Process Optimisation at KBC, A Yokogawa Company, outlines why refinery profit improvement programmes are becoming both a business necessity and a sustainability enabler.
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Axens completes acquisition of Eurecat
Axens has announced the closing of the acquisition of 100% of Eurecat, following the completion of the required regulatory approvals.
Vietnam and US sign new energy cooperation agreements
Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical JSC (BSR) has signed several memoranda of understandings (MoUs) with leading US energy firms, marking a fresh step forward in bilateral energy cooperation.
New Zealand moving closer to LNG import terminal
New Zealand’s Energy Minister, Simon Watts, has said the government will contract to build an LNG import facility to strengthen New Zealand’s energy security and support economic growth.
Baker Hughes to provide downstream chemicals for Marathon Petroleum refineries
Baker Hughes has announced an agreement with Marathon Petroleum to become its preferred provider for hydrocarbon treatment products and services at refineries across the US.
Valmet to deliver process analytical solutions for Dow’s Path2Zero project
Valmet has received orders from Dow to supply turnkey process analytical solutions for its Path2Zero project at its Fort Saskatchewan site in Alberta, Canada.
OQ and KPI reaffirm commitment to Oman petrochemical project
OQ and Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI) have signed a Project Development Agreement of a jointly owned petrochemical complex in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD), Oman.