Downstream news updates

Implico has received SAP certification for its ‘Connected Truck’ and ‘Connected Depot’ apps.

Worley has announced that it has been awarded a construction and site maintenance service agreement by Syncrude.

The US EIA has reported that US natural gas storage capacity remained relatively unchanged in 2019.

Wood has announced that it will delivery concept selection and early design for the Humber Zero project in the UK.

LUKOIL has announced that its lubricants plant in Kazakhstan has begun delivering lubricants to China.

BASF has announced that it has begun piling for the first plants of its Verbund project in Zhanjiang, China.

Emerson outlines how the right instruments and system components combined with an effective strategy can help protect industrial plants and facilities.

GlobalData reports that the COVID-19 pandemic curtails the investment wave in petrochemical industry.

SGMF has published guidelines for the safe dry docking of vessels that use gas as fuel.

Excelerate Energy has announced the addition of Calvin Bancroft as its Chief Operating Officer.

Under the agreement, Vitol will operate the marine fuel bunker supply business at the GTIS terminal.

EIA has stated that biomass-based diesel imports in the US have increased due to renewable fuel programmes and standards.

The AFPM has prepared answers to some common questions about how its industries prepare for, and respond to, hurricanes and weather events.

Clariant and Shanghai Huaxi have announced a joint project to enhance a hydrogen production unit in China.

HollyFrontier Corporation’s Cheyenne Refinery will be converted to produce renewable diesel, with completion expected in 1Q2022.

CFturbo has announced the release of their upgraded turbomachinery design software.

Rotork has announced that its actuators have been specified for use on a pipeline in South India.

The global LNG industry is about to face its first seasonal demand contraction since 2012, according to Wood Mackenzie.

Refiners worldwide have been hit hard by fuel demand destruction caused by lockdowns and stringent travel restrictions, reports GlobalData.

Roeland Baan has officially joined Haldor Topsoe as the company’s new CEO.

The agreement includes a 135000 bpd refinery located in Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Neste and Covestro have started a strategic cooperation in Europe to promote the use of sustainable raw materials in plastics production.

ExxonMobil and INNIO sign long-term global lubricants collaboration agreement for Jenbacher gas engines.

The Summer issue of Tanks & Terminals covers tank inspections, protection and repairs; leak detection and overfill prevention; safety; and decommissioning projects.