Refining

A report from ESAI Energy is warning that an excess of global refining capacity is likely to trigger a series of refinery closures after 2021.

Reuters is reporting that the Nghi Son oil refinery in Vietnam is seeking approval from the Ministry of Trade and Industry to export oil products, according to three industry sources.

S & B Engineers and Constructors has moved its Northeast Operations office to a larger space in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.

The planned biorefinery in Natchez, Mississippi, has been issued a Finding of No Significant Impact by the US Department of Agriculture.

TWI's project will aim to explore and validate detection methods for high temperature hydrogen attack in carbon steels.

The combined solution of Cost Engineering’s Cleopatra Enterprise and KBC’s Petro-SIM platforms is applicable to NGL processing, oil refining and petrochemical operations.

India’s oil imports from Iran amounted to a record 768 000 bpd in July, with state refiners responsible for most of the shipments.

The acquisition moves Ergon into the specialty chemicals market, building on its ambition to being a global leader in the refining and marketing of specialty products.

The GPCA Forum will take place in Dubai on 26 – 28 November.

The refinery, which will process 5 million tpy of crude oil, will use a range of technologies provided by Honeywell UOP.

A report from ESAI Energy concludes that global investment in ethane crackers and other olefin units will lead to overcapacity and inter-fuel competition.

Honeywell UOP’s R-364 catalyst is being used at Fuji Oil’s Sodegaura refinery in Japan to produce more aromatics from naphtha feedstock.

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. (IOCL) has chosen Honeywell UOP’s Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) technology to supply high-quality hydrogen at five of its refineries.

Saipem has been awarded contracts worth approximately US$800 million in total.

GlobalData believes that Mexico’s new government offers nothing new with its refining optimisation strategy.