Refining

A ceremony on 7 October marked the start of the CITGO Aruba activities that will reactivate operations at the 209 000 bpd facility that has been idled since 2012.

Ducon Technologies has secured a pet coke pipe conveyor contract from Indian Oil Corporation Ltd for the Guwahati refinery.

College bound students from three Lemont area high schools were awarded a CITGO Fuelling Education Scholarship for excellence in STEM.

REG has announced the completion of its US$34.5 million upgrade project at the Danville Biorefinery.

Axens has announced the signature of technology licensing agreements with Pertamina for its refinery projects in Balikpapan and Cilacap.

Zero-leakage severe service isolation valve provider ValvTechnologies has announced new appointments to its team.

Emerson has agreed to acquire UK-based Permasense Limited, a provider of non-intrusive corrosion monitoring technologies.

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.