Refining

Bestgrand Chemical Group has successfully started-up a wet gas sulfuric acid plant in China, with a production capacity of 300 000 tpy of sulfuric acid.

Petrofac has celebrated the completion of the Suhar Refinery Improvement Project in Oman.

Haldor Topsoe and JITRI have formed a joint R&D company to accelerate development of innovative technologies for Chinese market.

The new state-of-the-art center aims to strengthen regional cyber security preparedness for industrial and critical infrastructure.

CIRCOR Pumping Technologies will unveil its new two-screw pump series at StocExpo in March.

API has welcomed the Bureau of Land Management’s new proposal to fix an oil and natural gas venting and flaring rule.

Emerson and AspenTech have formed an alliance to deliver digital technologies.

Dangote Refinery returnee graduate engineers have promised an end to fuel scarcity when the refinery begins operations.

LOTOS’ Gdansk refinery is operating at full performance after being temporarily halted due to interruption in its electricity supply.

Iraq’s Ministry of Oil has signed an investment contract with Rania International Co. to build a 70 000 bpd refinery near Kirkuk.

CB&I has been awarded a contract for a crude flexibility project by ADNOC.

Analysis of the planned delayed coking units capacity of refineries has suggested that the Jieyang refinery in China has the highest planned DCU capacity globally.

ADNOC is set to introduce crude processing flexibility at its Ruwais Refinery in a US$3.1 billion investment.

The partnership with Dongming Petrochemical will allow BP to expand retail business in China.

MOL Group has selected Chevron Lummus Global for a master plan study to assist with a long-term strategy to increase its share of non-motor fuel products.