Refining

AFPM Policy Analyst Mike Burnside outlines how drone technology is helping to improve safety and security at refineries and petrochemical plants.

The refinery has completed a scheduled overhaul of hydrocracking, hydrogen production, base oil production and elemental sulfur production facilities.

China has started building a mega petrochemical and refining complex in Shandong province this week, according to local state media reports.

In the past two years, ADNOC has enhanced its strategic energy links with India – a key growth market for crude, refined and petrochemical products.

AVEVA has signed an agreement to help accelerate Shell Global Solutions International B.V’s digital transformational strategy.

Sulzer Chemtech is expanding its Tower Field Services capabilities by moving into a new facility in Tees Advanced Manufacturing Park (TeesAMP), Middlesbrough, UK.

Cenovus Energy has agreed to buy Husky Energy in an all-stock deal valued at CAN$3.8 billion (US$2.9 billion).

Preem has launched a new project to rebuild the Lysekil refinery to become Scandinavia's largest producer of renewable fuels.

The STRATCO alkylation unit at the Sinopec Qilu refinery in Zibo, Shandong Province, China, has successfully completed its performance test.

Nigeria's Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has affirmed the suitability of the 5000 bpd Waltersmith Modular Refinery project for refining operations.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) has issued a statement welcoming the release of the Environmental Protection Agency’s final Fuels Regulatory Streamlining Rule.

The parties have agreed to develop products and technical solutions that will contribute to the efficiency of production, transportation, processing, refining and sales of hydrocarbons.

Wood Mackenzie’s 2020 Energy and Commodities Summit Asia Pacific edition recently started, with experts sharing their views on how the energy sector is changing in light of the oil price crash, COVID-19 and the latest carbon-neutrality trends.

Environment Protection Authority Victoria has granted Mobil Refining Australia Ltd permission to handle excess butane in alternative ways to allow it to continue to produce fuel at its Altona refinery.

China is expected to lead Asia and Oceania’s refinery capacity growth, contributing around 71% of the region’s total capacity growth by 2024.