Special reports

McDermott has completed a minority investment in Lummus Technology.

Bill Kubik, Graham Corp., USA, explains why turbine operating costs depend on condenser and ejector performance.

Chevron Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire all publicly held common units representing the limited partner interests in Noble Midstream Partners LP.

Scientific Aviation has announced the launch of Project Falcon, a 6-month joint industry partner study that aims to determine the best way to deploy continuous methane monitoring technology.

Dow has signed an agreement with the Zhanjiang Economic and Technological Development Zone Administrative Committee (Zhanjiang EDZ) to build the ‘Dow South China Specialties Hub’.

Marcelo Carugo, Emerson, USA, shares how the right technology and safety strategies can protect personnel, facilities, and the environment.

Nikita Blinov, Maxim Zhuravlev and Alexey Kharchenko, SIBUR, evaluate the distinctive features of Value Engineering for petrochemistry.

Value chain partners in the Arabian Gulf have joined global efforts to address plastic waste.

Gary Bennington, Magma Catalysts, and Tom Ventham, Unicat B.V. and G.W. Aru, LLC, explore the development of a new steam methane reforming technology for the future hydrogen economy.

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

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.

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.

The American Petroleum Institute's President and CEO, Mike Sommers, has commented on the US Senate’s vote to confirm Secretary Granholm to lead the US Department of Energy.

IHS Markit currently estimates more than 5.2 million bpd of Gulf Coast refining capacity and 730 000 bpd in PADD 2 has been impacted by the winter weather.

The US Energy Information Administration expects the US – a net exporter of petroleum in 2020 – to return to being a net petroleum importer on an annual basis in both 2021 and 2022.