North America downstream news
Sypris awarded Alberta XPress gas project contract
The Tube Turns Tool-less closure has been chosen for the Alberta XPress Project.
Dover Precision Components takes occupancy of innovation facility in Houston
The facility will centralise the company’s test rigs for hydrodynamic fluid film bearings and reciprocating compressor components.
API: modified methane rules support further emissions reductions
The API has said it supports the US EPA's modification of methane rules.
EIA: gasoline demand increased in May
Demand for motor gasoline increased in May as many US states began to relax stay-at-home orders, but demand for jet fuel continued to decline because of reduced commercial air travel.
JET Infrastructure adds petrochemicals expert to Advisory Board
JET Infrastructure, owner and operator of jet fuel pipelines and terminals supplying major hub airports and urban growth centres across the US, has announced the addition of Graeme Burnett to its Advisory Board.
Phillips 66 plans to convert refinery into renewable fuels plant
Upon completion the reconfigured San Francisco refinery in Rodeo, California, US, would produce 680 million gallons annually of renewable diesel, renewable gasoline, and sustainable jet fuel.
BrandSafway receives AFPM safety awards
30 BrandSafway refinery and petrochemical plant site teams have received Contractor Safety Achievement Awards from the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers association.
Tarsco constructs six LPG tanks for Texas client
Tarsco designed and constructed the refrigerated LPG tanks for an unnamed midstream company in south Texas.
ExxonMobil and Global Clean Energy Holdings sign renewable diesel agreement
ExxonMobil is to purchase 2.5 million bbl of renewable diesel per year for five years from Global Clean Energy Holdings.
Train 3 at Cameron LNG begins operating
The Cameron LNG project in Louisiana, US, includes three liquefaction trains with a projected export of 12 million tpy of LNG, or approximately 1.7 billion ft3/d.