http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/march-2025/heat-exchangemanagement/refractory-lining-reliability-challenges-in-hydrogen-fueled-process-fired-heaters/ This article provides an overview of the potential impact of H2-rich fuel firing on refractory integrity and suggests safeguards to mitigate challenges. While this article discusses refractory issues in process fired heaters, the information presented can be broadly applicable to fired equipment where a flame is present.  http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/shell-unveils-market-strategy-during-capital-markets-day/ During Shell’s Capital Markets Day 2025, it unveiled the next steps in the execution of its strategy. Shell is strengthening its commitment to value creation and maintaining its focus on performance, discipline and simplification. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/baghdad-waste-to-energy-project-marks-a-step-towards-a-more-sustainable-future-with-sus-environment-support/ The project has a designed processing capacity of 3,000 tons per day, with 3 incineration lines, and is equipped with a 100-MW steam turbine generator set. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/us-slaps-iran-related-sanctions-on-oil-tankers-china-teapot-refinery/ The U.S. on Thursday issued new sanctions intended to hit Iran's oil exports, including what the State Department said were the first U.S. measures targeting a Chinese "teapot refinery" processing the crude. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/saudi-aramco-launches-first-direct-air-capture-test-unit/ Saudi oil giant Aramco has launched a pilot direct air capture (DAC) unit able to remove 12 tpy of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. 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/russian-diesel-continues-to-flow-to-syria-on-us-sanctioned-tankers/ A second tanker under U.S. sanctions is moored near the Syrian port of Banias and may deliver a diesel cargo from Russia, data shows, as Moscow and Damascus strengthen ties. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/vopak-horizon-fujairah-completes-its-first-uae-bio-bunker-supply-operation/ Vopak, a global independent energy storage operator, said on Tuesday that its joint-venture terminal in Fujairah, the United Arab Emirates, supplied its first bio-bunker fuel to a ship, part of its move to supply cleaner fuels as the shipping sector decarbonizes. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/adnoc-eyes-international-listing-of-xrg/ Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is considering listing its international investment arm XRG on an exchange outside of the United Arab Emirates, potentially creating one of the largest listed energy companies globally. 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.