Refining

COVID-19 and sustainability are among the top themes set to impact oil and gas industry in 2021, according to GlobalData.

Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) with United Arab Emirates-based Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) and Masdar to pursue collaborations across the energy value chain.

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), in partnership with Aramco, have demonstrated a technology that results in the stable conversion of crude oil to light olefins in a single-reactor system.

A Rystad Energy report shows that natural gas flaring at US non-upstream onshore oil and gas facilities reached an 18-month high in February 2021.

The API has issued a statement regarding the Senate’s vote to confirm Administrator Michael Regan to lead the US Environmental Protection Agency.

Berndorf Belt Technology USA (BBT) has named Jeff Dallstream as Sales Executive of the Western Region North America.

Petrobras will carry out works at the Duque de Caxias refinery (Reduc) to adapt the Hydrotreatment Unit (HDT) for diesel and QAV. 

Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez, a subsidiary of Lukoil, will use a range of Honeywell UOP process technologies at its Kstovo refinery to produce cleaner-burning high-octane fuels.

Neste Corp., has completed the acquisition of Bunge Loders Croklaan’s refinery plant in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers recently released its first sustainability report.

The cold snap that affected much of the central part of the US in mid-February disrupted energy systems, particularly in and around Texas, US.

Lummus Technology have announced the startup of its CDAlky® C5 alkylation unit at Valero's St. Charles refinery in Norco, Louisiana, US.

The Prax Group has completed a supply arrangement to purchase crude oil and refinery feedstocks from Trafigura for all of its requirements for the Prax Lindsey oil refinery, UK.

Shell Catalysts & Technologies has signed a licensing and basic engineering agreement with PT Pertamina Rosneft Pengolahan dan Petrokimia (PT PRPP).

DuPont Clean Technologies has signed a contract with ISAB S.r.l. to revamp the existing trickle bed diesel hydrotreater at the Priolo Refinery in Siracusa, Italy.