Refining

Bayport Polymers LLC recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new ethane cracker at the Total Port Arthur Refinery.

Neste Engineering Solutions and Curious AI will collaborate to develop advanced AI technology for the process industry.

OMV Petrom is set to use Honeywell’s solution to improve the reliability of its Petrobrazi refinery operations.

Pemex has awarded a contract to a consortium for the rehabilitation of the H-Oil Plant in the Tula Refinery.

Rosneft Deutschland has started deliveries of PMB bitumen into the German market.

Lukoil has commenced bitumen production at the Perm Refinery.

A planned six-week turnaround of the company’s refinery in Kralupy nad Vltavou, the Czech Republic, has been successfully completed.

Calderys outlines a collaborative approach to the refurbishment of furnaces to supply the full scope of refractory lining and mechanical work.

Suez has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Rosneft.

Valero has acquired Pure Biofuels del Peru in a transaction that includes refined products terminals in northern Peru.

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.