Refining

The EIA has reported that US crude oil and natural gas production in April had the biggest monthly decrease in years.

McDermott International Ltd has announced the appointment of Tareq Kawash as Senior Vice President for its Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

Alfa Laval will use advanced digital twin technology when expanding capacity in the production of separators in Sweden.

Mansfield Energy Corp. has announced the acquisition of the fuel transportation assets of Lubrication Technologies, including its tankwagon and transport fleet operations and bulk storage facilities.

BP has announced the start of its joint venture with Reliance Industries Limited, ‘Jio-bp’.

Dastur has been awarded a USTDA funded project for BPCL’s Kochi refinery to evaluate the feasibility of petcoke gasification and value added petrochemical and clean fuel products.

Honeywell has announced that Pertamina has selected Honeywell technology for its Cilacap refinery in Central Java, Indonesia.

The US EIA has reported that the drop in petroleum demand led to a rise in crude oil inventories and low refinery utilisation.

Sulzer has released a case study of a recent project undertaken in China to install 12 pumps for a refiner.

Mammoet has completed the heavy lifting and transport scope for the world’s largest single train petroleum refinery in Nigeria.

Clariant and Ineratec will jointly develop and commercialise technology for the production of renewable fuels and chemicals.

Honeywell cybersecurity research reveals the risk of USB threats to industrials has doubled over the past 12 months.

Linde has announced that it has started up plants in Texas to supply customers with industrial gases on the US Gulf Coast.

Chesapeake Utilities Corp. has announced a partnership with CleanBay Renewables to increase sustainable energy in the Delmarva community.

TechnipFMC has signed a major contract with Assiut National Oil Processing Co. (ANOPC) for a new hydrocracking complex in Egypt.