
Sinopec-SK Wuhan Petchem plans refinery overhaul towards end of 2020
The subsidiary of state oil and gas group Sinopec Corp. is planning to shut down its 170 000 bpd refinery in late October for approximately 50 days of maintenance.
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The subsidiary of state oil and gas group Sinopec Corp. is planning to shut down its 170 000 bpd refinery in late October for approximately 50 days of maintenance.

Companies involved in a hydrogen project at the Heide oil refinery near Hamburg, Germany, have announced they are to build a 30 MW electrolysis plant.

The Martinez refinery in California will be converted to a terminal facility.

The gradual appreciation of refinery utilisation is likely to enable refining companies to remain focused on key growth projects that would ensure long-term competitiveness to deliver strong future growth, according to GlobalData.

The cost of the facility is estimated to be US$4 billion.

The civil works is part of a project to transform the existing oil refinery in Sriracha into an environmental-friendly facility that will produce higher quality transportation fuels.

The restart follows a three-week maintenance shutdown.

Honeywell has announced that Pertamina has selected Honeywell technology for its Cilacap refinery in Central Java, Indonesia.

Sulzer has released a case study of a recent project undertaken in China to install 12 pumps for a refiner.

Sulzer has been chosen to supply column internals, packings, and trays for the Dangote refinery in Nigeria.

Kelvion has announced that an Asian refinery group has selected its heat exchangers as part of a modernisation programme.

GlobalData’s latest report has found that Asia is set to spearhead global refinery CDU capacity additions through 2024.