Refining

ExxonMobil has announced greenhouse gas reduction measures that are expected to lead to significant improvements in emissions performance by 2020.

After a thorough qualification programme, Axens has qualified Avantium to perform independent testing of commercial naphtha reforming catalysts.

PARCO has awarded TechnipFMC a project management consultancy contract for Pakistan’s largest refinery project.

Valero has signed long-term agreements to supply refined products from US refineries to Northern Mexico.

Magellan Midstream is set to expand the western leg of its Texas refined petroleum products pipeline system.

LyondellBasell has announced that its Bayport Complex has received the Distinguished Safety Award (DSA) from the AFPM.

Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Co. Ltd (YASREF) has awarded WorleyParsons a General Engineering Service (GES) contract.

Transneft Diascan and Sonatrach discuss in-line inspection projects.

Mammoet has demolished and replaced five heater furnaces in the centre of a congested, 86-year old refinery in Texas City.

Air Products has inaugurated a new industrial gas complex within the Integrated Refinery Expansion Project of the BPCL Kochi Refinery.

The EIA reports that the US remains the world’s top producer of petroleum and natural gas hydrocarbons.

Novvi and Chevron enter agreement to develop new renewable base oil technologies.

Reuters is reporting the proposed US$44 billion Ratnagiri refinery on India’s west coast is running into substantial opposition from local farmers who are refusing to surrender their land.

The two companies will explore ways to upgrade and commercialise the non-prime product generated at Borouge, the joint venture between ADNOC and Austria-based Borealis. This process, known as compounding, would take place at the proposed facility, situated in the Ruwais Industrial Complex.

Kim Melton and Jack Bittner, Johns Manville, examine five challenges that maintenance teams may encounter that could significantly hinder the chances of a successful maintenance turnaround.