Downstream news

IDTecEx discuss how carbon capture technology may be essential in helping in the fight against climate change, but that carbon capture from power stations and steel manufacturing plants may not be enough to avoid the worst impacts.

One of EEMUA’s main activities is helping its members in the inspection and integrity management of industrial assets, to keep them operating safely and efficiently.

Aspen Technology Inc. has announced that Shell Catalysts & Technologies is implementing Aspen Schedule Explorer software in multiple plants throughout North America and Europe.

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply a biogas liquefaction plant to Norway-based Biokraft, a subsidiary of the Scandinavian Biogas Group and a major player in the global biogas market.

Advanced process control (APC) systems are increasingly used in facilities such as oil refineries, petrochemical plants, chemical plants, and LNG trains.

Emerson has enhanced its Rosemount TankMaster inventory management software package to help optimise tank usage and increase safety in full containment storage tanks for LNG and other liquefied gases.

Shell and American Express Global Business Travel have teamed up to help increase the supply of sustainable aviation fuel.

Nacero has selected Bechtel for t the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for its natural gas-to-gasoline manufacturing facility in the US.

Lummus Technology will provide a butadiene extraction unit for KPIC's Onsan Chemical Plant in Ulsan, Republic of Korea.

Refineria di Kòrsou (RdK) and CORC B.V. have signed a ‘Draft Deed’, laying the foundation for management and operation of the refinery, the utility plant and the terminal at Bullenbaai, Curaçao.