Engineering & Design
HPIn Europe: How German refiners sped up clean fuels rules to save their heating oil business
European refiners are nearing the end of a decade of rapid change—some might say a revolution—in fuel specifications. For road fuels, at least, sulfur levels have gone from being a political..
HP Water Management: Utility water boot camp for process engineers—Part 2
In Part 2, we will address the slowly developing problems in utility water systems. Too often, water-plant problems evolve slowly. Plant personnel fail to detect the non-conformances and failures occu..
Willbros granted an EPC contract with Diamond Shamrock
Willbros Group, Inc. has been selected by Diamond Shamrock Refining Co. to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the new flare gas recovery facilities at the Valero McKee refinery located in Sunray, Texas.
Greene’s Energy introduces commissioning and nitrogen services
Greene’s Energy Group, a provider of integrated services for drilling, production, pipeline, construction and process operations, has announced the development of its new commissioning and nitrogen services division.
SAIC to help Holly upgrade Oklahoma refinery
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, Benham Constructors, LLC has been awarded two new contracts by a subsidiary of Holly Corp., to provide engineering, procurement and construction services. The contracts have a combined value of approximately $27 million.
Fine-tune processing heavy crudes in your facility
A better understanding of asphaltene stability in crude oils allows refiners to increase blending of ‘opportunity’ feedstocks
Consider high-impact constructability issues for refineries
Upfront investment has a positive effect on project execution
Biorenewables update: What is beyond ethanol and biodiesel?
New processing technologies have broadened potential ‘drop-in’ alternatives for transportation fuels
Improve vacuum tower revamp projects
A ‘balanced approach’ investigates separation of vapor and liquids in the flash zone/wash section design
Mitigate corrosion in your crude unit
Real-time analyzers can provide improved monitoring of chloride levels and enable better corrosion control practices
- INEOS receives €300-million grant to rejuvenate and decarbonize its Lavera plant 2/19
- AGC Vinythai commissions expanded chlor-alkali plant and e-BiTAC electrolyzers from thyssenkrupp nucera 2/19
- BASF launches AdBlue GE (green electricity) to decarbonize mobility value chain 2/19
- Kazakhstan to build a new $10-B, 10-MMtpy refinery 2/18
- U.S. EPA expected to send 2026 biofuel blending quotas to White House this week 2/18
- Kent awarded pre-FEED contract for Eq.flight, an advanced power-to-liquids SAF project 2/18
