Downstream news

IndianOil has raised refinery operations to 60% of design capacity and plans further raises by the end of May.

Lance Bisinger, T.A. Cook Consultants Inc., USA, explains why it is essential to establish the root cause of why a piece of equipment may be negatively impacting throughput at a processing facility.

Wärtsilä has announced that it has completed delivery of three regasification modules for China’s first new built LNG FSRU.

CUI Global Inc. has announced that it will change its name to Orbital Energy Group Inc. (Orbital Energy), effective immediately.

PGNiG has started work on projects looking to use hydrogen for power generation and automotive applications.

The May issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering includes features on maintenance & reliability, gas detection & analysis, turbomachinery, and the use of CNG as an alternative to LNG.

TMC Compressors of the Seas (TMC) has won a contract from Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co. Ltd (SWS) to supply the marine compressed air system to a newbuild FPSO.

Odfjell has announced the sale of its ownership share of a terminal in Dalian, China.

CEDIGAZ notes that global gas demand growth slowed last year, resulting in a growing LNG surplus and much lower prices.

The ICIS Petrochemical Index (IPEX) plunged in April as the impact of the falling oil price and coronavirus-driven demand destruction hit the sector.