Refining - 05 May 2016

Tesoro’s total refining throughput increased by 86 000 bpd compared to the first quarter of 2015.

LUKOIL has obtained an approval of the General Board of State Expert Review for the engineering project of light oil products delivery to the OAO AK Transneft pipeline transportation system in Kstovo.

Blends of petroleum-based gasoline with 10% ethanol, commonly referred to as E10, account for more than 95% of the fuel consumed in motor vehicles with gasoline engines.

US demand for corrosion inhibitors is forecast to rise 3.1%/y to US$2.8 billion in 2020, while volume will approach 1.7 billion lbs.

Harald Großmann, Sulzer Neuss Service Center, looks at the maintenance challenges facing petrochemical refineries and how to improve asset performance and reliability.