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Permanent refining capacity closures expected for 2020 – 2021 have risen to about 1.7 million bpd, the IEA has said in its monthly report.

The technology makes it possible to accurately model physical and chemical processes at petrochemical facilities.

Shell will halve crude processing capacity and cut jobs at its Pulau Bukom oil refinery in Singapore.

The process technology will be used for a 450 000 tpy high density polyethylene (HDPE) facility to be built in Pulau Muara Besar, Brunei Darussalam.

The UNIPOL PP facility, located in Tuban, Indonesia, will include two lines, each designed to produce 580 000 tpy of polypropylene.

As of 30 October, US refinery runs were 14 million bpd, or about 13% lower than the average for this time of year, according to the EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report.

Demand destruction wrought by the impacts of COVID-19 is precipitating rapid rationalisation in the refining sector, reports IHS Markit.

Alberta has launched a new programme to bolster its aggressive efforts to become a global petrochemical powerhouse.

INEOS has launched a new business to develop and build clean hydrogen capacity across Europe.

Daniel Meier and Renate Ruitenberg, Nalco Water, an Ecolab Company, USA, outline how new corrosion inhibitors can help protect both the assets and the water at industrial sites.