Refining

Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. has announced the election of Stephen P. Mawer to the Board of Directors of its general partner, Calumet GP LLC.

GE has introduced its new digital technology for onsite testing of crude oil at refineries.

Optimarin has signed a fleet agreement with UK shipowner and management company, Carisbrooke, for its market leading Optimarin Ballast System.

The new LoSALT Online and Onsite Amine Speciation technology has been designed to enable testing of critical amine contaminants on-site at the refinery.

Sound Energy has provided the following update on certain of its Moroccan and Italian gas portfolio assets.

BNK Petroleum has announced its reserves for 2015 year-end.

Since October 2015, crude-by-rail volumes have declined as production has slowed, as crude oil price spreads have narrowed, and as more pipelines have come online.

On day three of the StocExpo 2016 Conference, Eduard J. Smits, Manufacturing IT, MES at Accenture, is expected to a look the convergence of IT and OT in terminal operations. He has provided details of his talk.

Control Instruments Corporation has released advise on the minimum ventilation rate for industrial use dryers.

Rompetrol Downstream has started the extensive rollout of OpenTAS technology, including complete SAP integration, at several of its sites in Romania.

International crude oil prices have recovered remarkably in recent weeks, according to the IEA’s analysis.

BCC Research has released its annual aerogel technology report and forecast for 2015 - 2020.

Unitel will supply two computer controlled Octave research systems for a catalyst development and testing programme in Southeast Asia.

Hydrodec Group’s plant at Canton, Ohio, achieved an all time monthly production record of 2.45 million l in February 2016.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has set out proposals to reform the energy market and open up competition.