Refining

Clariant recently celebrated the official opening of its new crude and fuel oil testing facility in Bradford, UK.

ExxonMobil Fuels has been found to have the highest crude oil refinery maintenance globally in 2019, according to GlobalData.

The oil and gas sector is to boost its investment in the energy transition, despite weakening confidence for 2020, suggests new research by DNV GL.

Research by AspenTech suggests that European refineries are the least prepared for the new IMO 2020 regulations.

Pipeline technology specialist STATS Group (STATS) has completed an extensive pipeline isolation campaign offshore and onshore Malaysia.

Eni and ADNOC have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to carry out joint research activities on sustainable energy for the future, and reducing CO2 emissions.

CIRCOR’s facility in the Weihai economic and technological development zone is due to open in 2020.

Parkland Fuel Corp. has recently announced its acquisition of Kellerstrass Oil Co. through Parkland USA.

The refinery, which is on schedule for inauguration in May 2020, was recently visited by Equatorial Guinea’s Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons.

Collaboration for diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) bulk dispensing agreed between IndianOil Corp. and Cummins India Technologies Ltd.

Buckhardt Compression wins first order for its new compressor product line from Hyundai Engineering Co.

TechnipFMC has confirmed its timeline for separation into two industry-leading pure-play companies, TechnipFMC and Technip Energies.

€72 million has been invested by Gazprom Neft subsidiary NIS to modernise production at the Pancevo refinery.

The alliance seeks to promote ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards to reduce industrial cyber risk.

The API has praised signing of US – China ‘phase one’ trade deal, and urges further negotiations to lift all tariffs.