Refining

With record profits and processing more crude oil than ever, the Polish company stands in good stead for 2019.

Collaboration will lead to improvements in delayed coking bottoms upgrading processes to improve reliability, efficiency and profitability.

GlobalData forecast that China and Nigeria will drive capacity growth in the global refinery CDUs industry over the next four years.

As demand for hydrogen increases, US Gulf Coast refiners are consuming more hydrogen from merchant suppliers than from their own production.

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Frames has been awarded a contract to supply two desalters to MOL Group for the Duna Refinery.

US net trade of petroleum has fallen in recent years, reaching 2.3 million bpd in 2018.

1.89 million bpd of coking units capacity will be added globally by 2023 from new-build and expansion projects.

Shell has opened a solar park at the Shell Moerdijk Chemical Plant in the Netherlands.

Roll Group awarded contract to transport 24 modules for Total ethane cracker project.

Emerson has received the industry’s first ISASecure SSA Level 1 certification for cybersecurity.

Sandvik’s Mehsana production unit in India has received approval from the Kuwait National Petroleum Co.

Tai Piazza, Industry Manager - Refining, VEGA Americas, explains why refineries should not wait to upgrade their displacer technology.

The region also has the highest CAPEX for new-build and capacity expansion projects.

James Morgan, Opportune LLP, discusses the incoming waves for refiners and shipowners as a result of IMO 2020.