Refining

The Senate has passed the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorisation with a provision that would allow UAS utilisation for oil and gas infrastructure.

Michael Höllermann and Johan P. Cnossen are to join the management board of the Industrial Solutions business area effective 1 August 2016.

Brenntag GmbH has confirmed its implementation of Implico’s OpenTAS to run its Berlin-based mineral oil terminal.

The Pilot Chemical Company has announced the successful acquisition of the Liquid Minerals Group, Inc. from Texas.

ABB has introduced a new set of service agreements aimed at helping process plant operators to maximise the performance of their installed instruments and analysers.

Valero Terminaling and Distribution Company has recently purchased the remaining 50% membership interest in Parkway Pipeline.

The American Petroleum Institute has applauded the Senate’s action to go to conference on S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act.

Worldwide energy intensity, measured as energy consumption per unit of GDP, decreased by nearly one third between 1990 and 2015.

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. has paid the second, and final, installment of US$1.0 billion to acquire 100% of the membership interests in EFS Midstream.

The Torrance Refining Company experienced a flaring event on the afternoon of 11 July, according to local news sources.

Orange Business Services is helping Sensile Technologies to remotely monitor oil and gas tanks worldwide with M2M connectivity.

Doug Anderson, Sales and Marketing Manager of Guttridge, discusses the importance of attracting future engineers and offers a few top tips along the way.

The EIA projects that US petroleum and other liquid fuels production will grow from 14.8 million bpd in 2015 to 18.6 million bpd in 2040.

Honeywell Process Solutions’ Experion HS process automation system has been implemented at Kuban Oil and Gas Company’s Ilsky refinery.

Oilsands growth will be supported by the size of the resource, the well established industry in Alberta, and the demand for heavy crude oil in the US refining market.