http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/cenovus-refinery-in-ohio-us-plans-to-shut-multiple-units-for-six-weeks-of-work/ Cenovus will begin planned maintenance work on multiple units at its 160,000-bpd refinery in Toledo, Ohio (U.S.) in mid-April. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/planned-turnaround-ongoing-at-phillips-66s-wood-river-refinery/ Phillips 66's 356,500-bpd Wood River refinery is undergoing a turnaround, research company IIR Energy said. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/asias-sour-crude-demand-to-rebound-on-completed-regional-refinery-maintenance-and-upgrades/ Asia's sour crude demand is set to rebound from late Q2 as refiners return from maintenance and ExxonMobil completes a Singapore refinery upgrade that is poised to increase its heavy oil use http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/sherwin-williams-expands-global-core-product-offering-for-customers-worldwide/ Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine has unveiled new Global Core coatings that include an inorganic zinc primer, epoxy primer, epoxy intermediate coat and urethane topcoat. These versatile coatings can be used to create multi-layer coating systems for corrosion protection and aesthetics for a wide range of applications http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/digital-exclusive-the-implementation-and-automation-of-an-alarm-management-system-in-a-complex-control-environment-at-knpc-s-mina-al-ahmadi-refinery/ With the recent advancements in technology and availability of control support applications, the role of an alarm management system (ALMS) has taken a center stage to fulfill the requirements of safe and enhanced operations. This article details how refinery personnel implemented an ALMS at KNPC's Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery in Kuwait, especially with the facility's complex control rooms and multiple distributed control systems. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/gasoline-unit-at-nigerias-dangote-oil-refinery-to-undergo-maintenance-in-june/ Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery will shut its 204,000-bpd gasoline-making unit for 30-d maintenance tentatively expected to start on June 1. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/russias-idle-oil-refining-capacity-estimated-up-50-in-march-from-previous-plan/ Russia's offline primary oil refining capacity in March was revised up 49.7% from the initial plan for this month to 2.96 million metric tons amid drone attacks. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/marathon-to-begin-planned-maintenance-at-robinson-illinois-refinery/ The refinery's primary crude unit, which processes both sweet and sour crude, will be down for maintenance, including heat exchanger work. The plant's 85,000-bpd diesel hydrotreater unit, 65,000-bpd vacuum distillation unit and 28,000-bpd hydrocracker unit will also undergo turnaround. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/nextchem-awarded-engineeringtechnology-services-contract-from-satorp-saudi-arabia/ MAIRE announced that NEXTCHEM (Sustainable Technology Solutions), through its subsidiary NextChem Tech, has been awarded a three-year contract by SATORP – a JV between Saudi Aramco and TotalEnergies – to provide engineering and technology services related to the sulfur recovery complex of SATORP’s refinery in Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/pbf-energys-martinez-refinery-california-us-repairs-to-cost-30-million/ Independent U.S. refiner PBF Energy said it is starting repairs at its fire-damaged 156,400-bpd Martinez refinery in California and estimates the cost of repairs to be $30 million.