US refinery news

Kleinfelder has announced it has been named as the the prime vendor for a US$125 million refinery remediation programme.

The US Energy Department has announced a partnership with the Department of Agriculture for the integrated optimisation of biorefineries.

Air Liquide has commissioned an underground hydrogen storage facility in Beaumont, Texas, US.

The HollyFrontier Corporation has announced an update on its fourth quarter (4Q16) refinery maintenance plans.

Linde and Praxair have announced their intention to merge, retaining the Linde name.

Praxair, Inc. has started up its carbon dioxide purification and liquefaction plant at Delaware City Refining Company’s facility in Delaware City.

The API has released its monthly statistical report, claiming that petroleum demand rose in November.

Synthetic biology startup, Lygos, has announced the closure of its US$13 million venture financing to target the oil-based specialty chemical industry.

After several years of successful research collaboration, Chevron ETC purchased a hydrocracking catalyst testing workflow from hte for the efficient combination of key steps in R&D.

Phoenix Contact and Flowserve have announced they will join Endress+Hauser's Open Integration Partner Programme.