Refining

GTC Vorro Technology, a provider of environmental services and process technologies to oil and gas, refining, petrochemical and chemical companies, has been acquired by US-based MBT Technology.

The EIA forecasts that US refinery utilisation will be relatively high this summer in response to strong wholesale prices for petroleum products, such as diesel and gasoline.

ABB has been selected by Braya Renewable Fuels to support the transformation of the idled Come By Chance oil refinery in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, into a renewable fuels production centre.

According to the latest report from ENISA, attacks increased in 2020 and 2021 – not only in terms of vectors and number, but also in terms of their impact.

According to the AFPM, refiners are bewildered by the Biden Administration RFS rule that will increase costs for refiners and consumers.

GE Digital has announced its new Accelerator product line – software tools to help empower companies in asset-intensive energy industries to quickly configure APM and other offerings.

Elise H. Nowee has been named President of Shell Catalyst & Technologies. She will succeed Andy Gosse, who has served in the role since 2018.

Woodside and BHP have completed the merger of Woodside with BHP’s oil and gas portfolio to create a global energy company.

In a recent blog post, the AFPM listed four main drivers behind the rise in diesel prices: the cost of crude oil, global refining capacity losses, the Russia/Ukraine crisis, and inflation.

Worley has been awarded the early front-end engineering services for a carbon capture facility at the Phillips 66 Humber Refinery in the UK.

According to GlobalData, Asia is expected to witness the highest crude distillation unit (CDU) capacity additions globally, contributing approximately 47% of the total CDU capacity additions by 2026.

Pertamina and Air Liquide Indonesia have agreed to collaborate on the development of carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) technology at the Balikpapan Refinery Processing Unit in Indonesia.

The Phillips 66 Humber Refinery in the UK is on track to become the first refinery in the world to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions using a technology pioneered by Shell Catalysts & Technologies.

Sulzer has been forced to wind down its two entities in Poland following a decision on an interpretation of the Polish sanction regulations, which were recently unilaterally introduced by the country.

Emerson has contributed US$6 billion to AspenTech in exchange for a 55% stake in the company, and the companies have entered into an enhanced commercial partnership that will enable AspenTech to enter new and existing markets.