Oil refinery news
Axens selected as technology provider for Nigeria refinery project
BUA Group has selected Axens as the technology provider for its greenfield 200 000 bpd refinery and petrochemical plant in Nigeria.
Motiva Enterprises to bring Port Arthur production units back online this week
The production units at the Port Arthur refinery were shut as a result of Hurricane Laura.
DuPont Clean Technologies to supply alkylation technology for Brunei refinery
The STRATCO alkylation unit will enable Hengyi Industries to generate low-sulfur, high-octane, low-Rvp alkylate with zero olefins that meets the criteria of the China VI standard.
Lummus Technology announces start-up of bio-ethers unit at Greek refinery
The unit has been started up at Hellenic Petroleum's refinery in Aspropyrgos, Greece.
ADNOC invests in Ruwais refining upgrades
Upon completion in mid-2022, the company's Crude Flexibility Project will allow ADNOC to process up to 420 000 bpsd (barrels per stream day) of heavier and sourer grades of crude oil, as part of the 840 000 bpsd refinery in Ruwais.
Sinopec merges two refineries in Guangdong
The new entity has a crude refining capacity of 300 000 bpd and is due to start a new 800 000 tpy ethylene complex in September at the Zhongke plant.
JGC Corp. receives order for Iraq refinery upgrade project
The upgrading of the Basrah refinery is scheduled for completion in 2025.
Shell to convert Philippines refinery into import terminal
The Tabangao oil refinery will become an import terminal.
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.
Lytton refinery to restart in September
Ampol expects the refinery in Brisbane, Australia, to be able to produce at full production by the beginning of October.