Refining

In the first half of 2016, the US exported 4.7 million bpd of petroleum products, an increase of 500 000 bpd over the first half of 2015.

Amec Foster Wheeler has reported it has been awarded a contract by Singapore Refining Co.

Eaton has announced the successful implementation of its technology in a recently completed refinery upgrade in Saudi Arabia.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its Monthly Energy Review for September 2016.

According to GlobalData, Russia will continue to capture market share within the Former Soviet Union thanks to a strong pipeline of new projects.

Praxair announces it has signed a long term supply contract in South Korea for 4 VPSA plants.

ABB has announced it has won a major project to relocate a 108 000 bpd refinery.

According to a new report from GlobalData, slow markets have impacted refining capacity expansion with a reduction of 3 million bpd by 2020.

Honeywell UOP has introduced its new ionic liquids alkylation technology, which employs ionic liquids as a catalyst to produce high octane motor fuels.

ExxonMobil has released best practice guidance for oil and gas operators in selecting Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants.

The order consisted of exotic alloy API 610 VS4 pumps, which were on a tight 27 week delivery schedule for use in the STAR refinery in Turkey.

GE will supply 17 emergency diesel generator (EDG) packages, five transportable switch rooms and the electrical balance of plant.

UOP’s cloud-based offering helps to increase plant utilisation and performance, and avoid production interruptions.

The two regions with the largest gasoline supply and demand imbalances are the East Coast (581 000 bpd of imports in 2015) and the Gulf Coast (551 000 bpd of exports in 2015).

The assets to be acquired by Holly Energy include the newly constructed crude, fluid catalytic cracking and polymerisation units at HollyFrontier's Woods Cross refinery.