Refining

Fuhaichuang Petrochemical Co. Ltd has selected Axens’ ebullated-bed residue hydrocracking technology to help boost the profitability of its assets.

ValvTechnologies has welcomed Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Co. Ltd as the exclusive distributor of its valves in Saudi Arabia.

TotalEnergies and ENEOS Corp. will conduct a feasibility study to assess the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at the ENEOS Negishi Refinery in Japan.

Effective immediately, or as contracts permit, Clariant will implement price increases across its Catalysts portfolio.

Veolia is set to launch one of the world's largest biorefinery projects in Finland, which will produce CO2-neutral biomethanol from a pulp mill.

The AFPM concerned by the EPA’s denial of relief for small refineries.

The AFPM has announced the winners of the 2021 Annual Safety Awards – part of the refining and petrochemical industries’ ongoing mission to enhance and recognise outstanding workplace safety.

Elliott Group has announced that Takanobu Miyaki has been appointed CEO, and Shane Reph as COO.

hte has been awarded the supply of a high throughput unit as the result of a tender floated by AIST, and will commission and install the unit at AIST’s research centre in Japan.

GCMD was set up to help drive decarbonisation of the maritime industry and bp is pleased to be working with the organisation to help further this aim.

Around 110 000 tpy of fossil-based ingredients will be substituted with renewable carbon sources using BASF’s certified biomass balance approach. The measure will ramp up quickly and avoid around 200 000 t of CO2 emissions in total.

Petroperú, a hydrocarbon producer, refiner and distributor in Peru, has implemented Honeywell Forge Workforce Competency solutions to train its industrial workforce for safer and more efficient operations.

The EU Fund announced a grant decision of €88 million to Neste’s clean hydrogen project in Porvoo, Finland.

In response to the Biden Administration’s recent announcement of a release of crude oil from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) has issued the following statement:

The agreement, which was signed in October 2021, has now been approved by regulatory authorities.