Mammoet upgrades world’s largest crane at the Jamnagar Refinery
The PTC 200 DS crane has been upgraded in preparation for a partial shutdown at the world’s largest refinery.
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ExxonMobil starts new unit to increase ultra-low sulfur fuels production
The new unit relies on a proprietary catalyst system developed by ExxonMobil to remove sulfur and meet US Environmental Protection Agency specifications while minimising octane loss.
Chevron Lummus Global announces Residue Upgrading Award in India
Chevron Lummus Global LLC (CLG) has announced its selection by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to provide licensed technology for the new residue upgrading unit for its Visakhapatanam Refinery Modernisation Project in India.
German petroleum industry discusses data exchange at IFLEXX 2018
Annual meeting held to discuss the application, extension and adaptation of oil and gas industry data exchange format.
Residual heat from Shell's Pernis Refinery helps heat Dutch homes
The Pernis Residual Heat Initiative is an innovative project that could help the City of Rotterdam reduce carbon emissions by up to 35 000 tpy.
Reduction of maintenance overheads in dusty areas
In areas such as the Middle East, protecting gas turbines and compressors from challenging environmental conditions including dust, sand, moisture, salt and other contaminants is vital to performance and reliability.
KBR awarded license, catalyst and engineering services for olefins plant in China
KBR has been awarded technology license, basic engineering design services and proprietary catalyst supply contracts by Lihuayi Lijin Refining & Chemical Co. Ltd.
ONEOK announces additional NGL fractionation and processing capacity
New NGL and natural gas infrastructure to accompany an expansion of ONEOK’s Arbuckle II NGL pipeline.
Liberia wants early reporting of compliant fuel oil
Liberia has submitted a paper to the IMO MEPC calling for early reporting on 2020-compliant fuel availability.
Milestone for Seeq applications
Seeq has confirmed that its applications are now available as an SaaS offering on Microsoft Azure.
Bayport Polymers to double polyethylene capacity
The Total and Novealis Holdings JV has announced its FID to build a 625 000 tpy polyethylene unit in Texas.
Baker Botts represents Tallgrass Energy in US$500 million offering of senior notes
Tallgrass Energy has announced the pricing of an offering from Baker Botts.
ADNOC Refining achieves full production of polymer-grade propylene from newly commissioned Ruwais facility
The PDH unit processes propane from two major sources, ADNOC Gas Processing and Ruwais Refinery West, to produce half a million tpy of polymer-grade propylene.
Afton Chemical's S$380 million phase II expansion of its Jurong Island Plant is now complete
Afton Chemical Corporation have announced the completion of the Phase II expansion of its Chemical Additive Manufacturing Facility in Jurong Island, Singapore.
CNOOC becomes China’s first OPITO approved safety trainer
CNOOC safety facility is expecting 1000 OPITO certified personnel within 12 months.