Refining

Hytera Communications, a provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, has won the bid for Sinopec Group’s industrial two-way radio equipment procurement.

Asia is set to witness the highest refinery coking capacity additions among all regions during 2023 and 2027, contributing about 50% of the total global capacity additions by 2027, reports GlobalData.

The Downstream Fuel Distribution Forum (DFDF), formerly known as the Downstream Oil Distribution Forum, has announced a rebrand to reflect the evolution of the downstream fuel sector in the UK.

Unplanned refinery outages and lower gasoline production capacity are increasing the costs of producing summer-grade gasoline in the US.

In 1H23, natural gas spot prices at Texas hubs traded closer to the US benchmark, Henry Hub, than in the second half of 2H22.

The EIA has reported that refiners in China processed and imported record volumes of crude oil in 1H23, sourcing much of the additional crude oil runs from Russia, Iran, Brazil, and the US.

US natural gas pipeline exports to Mexico set a new record in June 2023, surpassing the previous record set in June 2021.

The EIA reports that energy trade between the US and Canada totalled US$190 billion when adjusted for inflation, compared with US$134 billion in 2021.

The production of renewable diesel has restarted at the expanded part of Neste’s Singapore refinery after operational shutdown.

Sarens has replaced the heat exchanger at Hengyuan Refinery's oil plant in Port Dickson, Malaysia, as part of maintenance works.

Shandong Haike Chemical Co. Ltd, has selected Axens’ Vegan technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

The API has released a statement after the Biden Administration failed to include representatives from the natural gas and oil industry in the White House Methane Summit.

Indonesia’s oil and gas sector must undergo a major overhaul in the way it operates if it is to realise the full potential of the country’s natural resources and support a successful energy transition, according to Wood Mackenzie.

US refining capacity has increased slightly for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, reversing two years of decline, according to the EIA's annual Refinery Capacity Report.

ClearSign Technologies' collaboration partner, Narion, has been awarded a US$250 000 grant from the US Department of Energy to develop a technology that will enable the efficient and complete combustion of flared waste gas.