Refining

A new report from DNV GL suggests that senior oil and gas professionals are concerned by a lack of investment in inspection and maintenance in the sector.

Gulf Island has delivered petrochemical modules for an ethylene plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana, US.

Marathon Petroleum Corp. and Andeavor have entered into a definitive merger agreement to create a leading US refining, marketing, and midstream company.

Saudi Aramco has announced the appointment of five new members to its Board of Directors.

ExxonMobil has agreed to purchase PT Federal Karyatama, one of Indonesia’s largest manufacturers of motorcycle lubricants.

SUEZ introduces new formulation of ProSolv HS to scavenge sour gas from oil and gas production streams.

Petrobras has announced that it has started the disclosure of divestment opportunities in refining and logistics.

CITGO Petroleum Corp.’s Lubricants Manufacturing Plant in Oklahoma City, US, has achieved a new record of no lost work days.

Duqm Refinery and Petrochemical Industries Co. has held a ceremony to mark the launch of construction work at the 230 000 bpd Duqm Refinery.

ExxonMobil is launching a mass flow metering system for marine gas oil in Singapore.

The US EPA has approved public participation changes to Texas’ clean-air plan.

McDermott has won a self-perform diving scope for a SAPREF Refinery in South Africa and BP Angelin Project in Trinidad and Tobago.

A total of 210 000 visitors attended HANNOVER MESSE, which focused on the interaction of humans with digitisation, robots and machine learning.

Shell has signed an agreement to sell its downstream business in Argentina to Raízen.

Albemarle Corp. has announced that it is the primary hydroprocessing catalyst manufacturer for the DuPont IsoTherming hydroprocessing technology.