Refining

Worley has been awarded a services contract for a residue upgrade project at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura refinery.

The EIA reports that motor gasoline exports from the US reached record highs in May, June and July.

Haldor Topsoe has announced that it has introduced a general price increase for its hydroprocessing catalysts.

The list of references associated with the MERYT Catalysts & Innovation's article, which featured in the November 2021 issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering.

Sandvik Materials Technology has announced that it has received the first-ever contract from a renewable diesel plant for its high alloy austenitic stainless steel.

Albemarle Corp. has announced the addition of ACTION+ Catalyst Technology following two successful commercial trials.

ExxonMobil has increased its participation in the proposed Acorn carbon capture project in Scotland by signing an expression of iInterest to capture, transport and store CO2 from its Fife Ethylene Plant.

In its ‘International Energy Outlook 2021’, EIA projects increases in global energy consumption and emissions through 2050.

BASF has announced the commercial launch of its next-generation carbon monoxide (CO) promoter additive.

Mammoet has completed the first lift using its innovative FOCUS30 crane; helping to reduce disruption during scheduled turnaround activity at a refinery in the UK.

Technip Energies and Siemens Energy have announced an exclusive agreement to jointly develop, commercialise, and license the Rotating Olefins Cracker (ROC) technology to decarbonise olefin production processes.

Lummus Technology has been awarded a contract from KINEF for two proprietary heaters that will be part of a refinery upgrade in Kirishi, Russia.

bp has announced plans for a US$269 million investment in three projects at its Cherry Point Refinery in Washington state, US.

Carboline has announced the launch of CarboNext: a programme that aims to educate, connect, support, and engage with the next generation of engineers and professionals.

Valmet has announced that it will rebuild the pretreatment system for RE Energy’s biorefinery in Denmark.