Downstream news

Brian Bain, Zoe Wattis and Carol Humphreys, DNV GL – Oil & Gas, champion the use of historical data to provide process leak frequency estimates.

The Geelong refinery is operating at reduced production levels due to the impacts on fuel demand as a result of the Victorian Government restrictions on mobility and workplaces.

The Rosemount™ 700XA gas chromatograph measures sulfur compounds as well as energy content of natural gas.

Trafigura intends to upgrade the oil terminal in Somaliland in a phased approach to improve and expand the storage capacity, and eventually facilitate the import of jet fuel and LPG.

The company will demolish six older buildings and one 70-year old animal-rendering plant currently at the site, and renovate the remaining three buildings to create a best-in-class maintenance, office and driver facility.

Wood Mackenzie’s latest report shows that the North West Shelf LNG project could have up to 7 million tpy of spare capacity available by 2027.

The two lines, which will use INVISTA’s latest P8 PTA technology, will be installed in Rudong, Nantong City, Jiangsu province, China.

Lummus' Novolen business has been awarded a contract by Lukoil NNOS for a petrochemical facility in Kstovo, Russia.

Shell has said it will replace the ethylene steam cracker furnaces at its Moerdijk petrochemicals complex in the Netherlands.

The software will be deployed to help improve refinery margins with real-time, closed-loop, dynamic optimisation increasing the flexibility of operations.