Refining

Pinnacle Midstream has selected Bedrock Automation’s control system as the automation platform for its crude oil receipt and delivery points.

Shell has opened its first service station in Mexico as part of its plans to invest US$1 billion in the country over the next 10 years.

Facility assessments and restart activities continue at ExxonMobil’s Baytown refinery, with pipelines beginning to transport fuel. Its Beaumont refinery remains shut down.

Mokveld Valves BV has become the first valve manufacturer in the world to receive Functional Safety Management certificate for IEC 61508 and 61511 standards.

The Linde Gases Division and Total Raffinerie Mitteldeutschland are extending their existing partnership by a further 15 years.

W. R. Grace & Co. explains how refiners can meet the need for higher octane gasoline while ensuring sulfur content remains within regulations.

ITM Power has agreed a joint project with Shell to install a 10 MW electrolyser at the Wesseling refinery.

Honeywell UOP and Crystaphase provide a case study in how refineries can proactively protect against unexpected silicon poisoning.

CB&I has been awarded contracts by four PetroChina refineries for the license, engineering design and proprietary equipment supply of alkylation units.

Following the impact of Hurricane Harvey on US Gulf Coast refiners, the EPA has exercised its emergency fuel waiver authority for Gulf and East Coast states.

Schneider Electric has signed a contract to provide comprehensive process automation systems, solutions and services to the Dangote greenfield refinery in Lagos, Nigeria.

Bapco is using GE’s mobile water technology to convert seawater into usable water at the Awali refinery.

KBC has acquired ebullated-bed kinetic reactor model technology from Princeton Process Engineers (PPE).

PEC has reported a net profit of S$13.9 million in FY17 compared to S$22.3 million in the corresponding period of last year.

Fluor Corp. recently celebrated 20 years of providing engineering, procurement and construction support services for Irving Oil Ltd.