http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/digital-exclusive-us-flip-flop-jeopardizes-global-treaty-to-end-plastic-pollution/ Rob Benedict, Vice President, Petrochemicals and Midstream, American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), details the Biden administration's (U.S.) flip-flop on allowing individual countries to take their own path to tackle plastics pollution, and instead, wants universal plastic production caps and the banning of certain chemicals. Mr. Benedict details why this approach will only hurt the global objective to end plastic pollution. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/neste-air-canada-sign-agreement-for-the-supply-of-60-000-tons-of-neste-my-sustainable-aviation-fuel/ Neste and Air Canada have agreed on the supply of 60,000 tons of unblended, neat Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel for use on flights from Vancouver International Airport. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/us-dependence-on-canadas-oil-should-deter-trump-tariffs-industry-says/ Canada's energy industry does not expect U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's broad plans for protectionist trade measures will include tariffs on Canadian oil imports, because many U.S. refineries rely on barrels from north of the border. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/canada-to-unveil-long-awaited-plan-for-emissions-cap-on-oil-and-gas-sector/ Canada will unveil the details of its long-awaited plan to cap emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) from the oil and gas sector, an idea that the energy industry and some provinces strongly oppose. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/october-2024/maintenance-reliability-and-inspection/smr-feed-effluent-hairpin-exchanger-once-upon-a-time-an-unusual-thermal-mix-point-failure-part-1/ This article presents a review of a failure that happened in a hairpin heat exchanger type on the shell side in a hydrogen (H2) reformer unit. This mechanism was not identified during the design phase and led to a failure after only two years of operation. This article also reviews the situations encountered during the design stage and how they affected the material selection.  http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/canadas-renewable-diesel-projects-hit-by-us-import-surge/ Canadian renewable fuel producers are facing lower returns on new facilities due to a slump in British Columbia's low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) credit market, a trend expected to persist amid a flood of exports from the United States. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/us-west-coast-refiners-boost-imports-of-light-canadian-crude/ Canadian waterborne exports of light crude to the U.S. West Coast have surged since the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion (TMX) began operating in May, data shows, surprising some market participants who thought it would mainly be used to send heavy crude to Asia and California. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/kurita-america-launches-kurita-dropwise-condensation-technology-in-north-america/ Kurita America, part of a leading global provider of industrial water treatment solutions the Kurita Group, has introduced Kurita Dropwise Condensation Technology in the North American marketplace. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/global-refinery-margins-fall-to-multi-year-seasonal-lows-in-september/ Refinery margins for petroleum refiners across the world are shrinking, indicating reduced profitability from refining crude oil and selling petroleum products. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/imi-to-supply-valves-to-world-s-first-net-zero-carbon-emissions-ethylene-cracker/ IMI has won the contract to supply an innovative package of transfer line and decoke valves for the world’s first net-zero carbon emissions ethylene cracker, located in Canada.