Oil refinery news

SUEZ and CNPC inaugurated the International Downstream Congress, which will focus on wastewater treatment and water recycle plants for refineries and petrochemical complexes.

The company has received two orders for replacement equipment in Graham’s installed base and one order for a new ejector system in a refinery revamp project.

BASF has welcomed a fluid catalytic cracking additive that aims at addressing refinery demands.

A new technology from Koch-Glitsch and IPT allows refiners to increase the octane and reduce the RVP of light paraffinic naphtha streams.

hte and Instituto de Tecnología Química have announced the successful commercialisation of their micro downflow unit for fluid catalytic cracking catalyst testing.

Honeywell UOP has introduced a new high-activity hydrotreating catalyst that allows companies to meet Euro V clean fuels specifications.

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd has awarded Petrofac a lump-sum engineering, procurement and construction contract for its Kochi Refinery.

Yokogawa has been awarded an order to supply gas chromatographs for a new integrated refinery and petrochemical complex in China.

Sinochem Group has started up a DuPont wet gas scrubbing system at its sulfur recovery unit to reduce emissions in order to meet current SOx regulations.

Neste is rebuilding the wastewater treatment plant at its refinery in Porvoo, which is expected to enhance the refinery's competitiveness and reduce its environmental impact.