Refining

Following the update on 10 July, Hydrodec announces that Canton will have its first commercial sale on 3 August 2015.

Total global liquids inventories are estimated to have grown by 2.3 million bpd through the first seven months of 2015.

Sunoco is to purchase the distributor for US$57 million.

Caltex makes HCOP net profit after tax of $375 million for 1H15.

Refiners are expected to face a decade long global gasoline glut as early as 2017.

An unplanned refinery outage at the BP refinery in Indiana, US, has increased Midwest gasoline prices.

Unitel reports renewed interest in process technology upgrades to improve profit margins.

IHS report predicts a ‘Back to the Future’ experience for petrochemicals.

Solomon Associates has announced that Bruce Pretty has joined the company as Senior Consultant in CPA Refining.

Shandong Chambroad Holding Co. has become the first company in China to commission a combined dehydrogenation unit, using Honeywell UOP Technology.

ClearSign has announced the successful installation and operation of Duplex™ Technology at a refinery in California.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has announced that it has received a contract from ExxonMobil to perform EPCM services.

Hertel UK celebrates 5 million hours without a lost-time incident.

Mesa ETP has agreed to work with Marsher Inc. to expand into the Canadian market.

EIA reports on shipments of crude oil out of the Midwest to other US regions that have steadily increased, as a result of pipeline reversals and rail transport.