Refining

AIQ and Kent have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to explore advanced artificial intelligence (AI) applications in engineering optimisation and digital transformation.

BASF has announced that it will invest in additional production capacity for its X3D® technology, a new additive manufacturing technology for catalysts based on 3D printing.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects US refinery capacity to be 17.9 million bpd at the end of 2025, about 3% less than at the beginning of 2024.

Halliburton has announced that it is opening new facilities in Namibia, highlighting the importance of the country’s growing oil and gas industry.

Travertine has announced a partnership with Sabin Metal Corp. to build demonstration plant in Upstate New York.

Akselos has announced the expansion of its Structural Performance Management (SPM) software offering for hydrotreaters in the refining and petrochemicals sector.

BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) has opened a new laboratory in Hannover, Germany, dedicated to advancing research on anode and cathode platinum group metal (PGM)-containing catalysts and components.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that US fuel ethanol exporters are on track to export a record amount of the fuel in 2024.

The partnership includes an investment from Lummus Venture Capital to accelerate the commercialisation of Advanced Ionics' hydrogen electrolyser technology and support the decarbonisation efforts in the refining, gas processing and petrochemical industries.

Dennis Rohe, Imubit, navigates the trilema of efficiency, security and environmental responsibility.

Wood has been awarded a FEED contract for cleaner, increased fuel production at the Dung Quat Oil Refinery.

The AFPM visited Flint Hills Resources’ Pine Bend refinery in Minnesota, US, which demonstrates how renewable energy and traditional energy can work together.

Technip Energies and Enerkem have formalised their collaboration to advance waste-to-sustainable fuels and circular chemicals technology.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) has announced the publication of Addendum 1 to API RP 2001, 10th Edition, ‘Fire Protection in Refineries.’

Integrated Global Services Inc. (IGS) has announced the acquisition of the engineered coatings and materials business of Liquidmetal Industrial Solutions.