Refining

Meridian Energy Group has finalised its selection of Vepica USA, Inc. to perform the engineering definition for its Davis refinery.

Water Planet has introduced its new PolyCera® membrane water filtration technology for use in the oil, gas and petrochemical industry.

World energy production reached 13 800 million toe in 2014, up 1.5% from 2013.

Accelergy Corporation and Owensboro Grain LLC have announced their strategic alliance to develop and market advanced biospecialty production technologies and products.

TETRA Technologies, Inc. has announced its purchase of over 850 000 Series A Convertible Preferred Units From CSI Compressco LP.

Par Pacific highlighted the acquisition of the 18 000 bpd Wyoming oil refinery for US$271.4 million, and noted that its Hawaii refinery is in startup mode after a major four-week turnaround.

NF Energy Saving Corporation has signed four new international contracts to supply flow control devices.

As the industry comes to terms with the ‘lower for longer’ oil price situation, a number of smaller EPC contractors are emerging with specialism or regionally focused offerings for oil and gas operators.

Advocates celebrate the 11 year anniversary of America’s most successful biofuels programme, the Renewable Fuel Standard.

Jim Szczurek, Product Line Manager, Honeywell UOP, investigates wastewater treatment solutions for refinery operations.

Innovation Metals Corp. has announced the successful pilot scale separation of nickel and cobalt from laterite ores using the proprietary low cost RapidSX Process.

Over the next 2 - 3 years, Essar Oil will invest Rs.1200 crore to upgrade the naphtha hydrotreater (NHT), isomerisation unit and continuous catalytic reformer (CCR) units.

Amarinth has secured an order worth €500 000 from Siirtec Nigi for API 610 OH2 pumps for the ADCO Al Dabb’iya Facilities Development Phase III project.

Results in the second quarter of 2016 benefited from improved performance in retail and logistics, as well as lower operating and overhead expenses.

Increases in natural gas plant liquids will account for a significant share of total increases in petroleum and other liquid fuels production over 2015 - 2040.