http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/motiva-texas-refinery-us-preparing-second-attempt-to-restart-fccu/ Motiva Enterprises is preparing a second attempt to restart the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker-3 (FCC-3) at its 626,000-bpd Port Arthur, Texas refinery. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/thyssenkrupp-uhde-secures-landmark-contract-for-gnfcs-new-nitric-acid-plant/ thyssenkrupp Uhde has been awarded a contract by Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. (GNFC) for the construction of a Weak Nitric Acid (WNA - III) Plant in Bharuch, Gujarat, India. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/hima-s-smart-safety-test-supports-basf-new-verbund-site-in-zhanjiang/ BASF’s largest new construction project in China, the Zhanjiang Verbund Site Project (ZVSP), requires high personnel and time expenditures for tests, especially factory acceptance tests (FATs), integration factory acceptance test (IFATs) and loop tests. To reduce these efforts, BASF has opted for the HIMA Smart Safety Test, an integral part of SILworX®, HIMA’s engineering, diagnostics and test tool that enables a flexible, automated test concept over the entire lifecycle of a safety system. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/maritime-technologies-forum-announces-new-report-to-strengthen-ammonia-fueled-ships-management/ The Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF) has released a report providing recommendations on how to develop and implement a safety management system (SMS) for ammonia-fueled ships. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/ukraine-russia-energy-assets-in-focus-after-trump-putin-call/ Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Wednesday of launching air attacks that sparked fires and damaged infrastructure just hours after their leaders agreed to a limited ceasefire to halt attacks on energy infrastructure. 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/only-one-tank-containing-jet-fuel-damaged-in-ship-crash-off-britain/ Only one tank filled with jet fuel was damaged after the U.S. military-contracted tanker that was transporting a shipment was struck by a cargo ship off England's northeast coast. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/one-killed-three-injured-in-explosion-at-rosnefts-oil-refinery/ One worker was killed and three others were injured in an explosion at an oil refinery in Russia's city of Ryazan, TASS and RIA news agencies reported. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/03/russias-kirishi-refinery-continues-operations-after-drone-attack-saturday/ The Kirishi oil refinery in northwest Russia has not stopped oil processing following a drone attack on Saturday, two sources familiar with the plant's operations said on Monday. 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.