Refining

Kelvion has announced that an Asian refinery group has selected its heat exchangers as part of a modernisation programme.

GlobalData’s latest report has found that Asia is set to spearhead global refinery CDU capacity additions through 2024.

GlobalData reports that North American refiners have amended their strategies to tackle loss of fuel demand amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

This partnership will conduct research for a new project to be developed in Taranto, Italy, in addition to ongoing engineering studies for a waste-to-hydrogen production plant at the Eni bio refinery in Venice.

Chevron has completed the acquisition of Puma Energy (Australia) Holdings Pty Ltd for AU$425 million.

AVEVA has announced that it has been named in the Verdantix 2020 Green Quadrant for Asset Performance Management Solutions re-port.

The AFPM outlines why the COVID-19 pandemic underscores the importance of a proper cyber approach for fuels and petrochemicals.

The AFPM has issued a statement in support of recent appeals by two Mayors in Ohio seeking Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) relief for refineries.

The US EIA has reported that refinery capacity set a new record as of 1 January 2020.

Mammoet has announced the award of two contracts for the Duqm oil refinery.

Clariant has announced that it has doubled the capacity of its high-throughput catalyst R&D centre in Palo Alto, US.

The Port of Cardiff has announced the start of a new contract with Valero, which will help power the economy of Cardiff and the wider region.

Sulzer has published a case study of its recent restoration of a Croatian refinery’s crude distillation unit.

WEG has announced that it has been awarded contracts for a refinery project in Oman.

The API recently testified before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and discussed the challenges facing the US natural gas and oil sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.