Environment & Safety
Five Phillips 66 refineries capture AFPM safety awards
Five Phillips 66 refineries have been honored by the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers for outstanding safety performance in 2022.
Airlines in line for green fuel funding boost under EU climate law
Airlines could be in line for €2 B in European Union funding to help them switch to sustainable fuels, under reforms to strengthen Europe's climate change policies.
Petrochemical firms and Seoul city government partner to recycle plastic waste
The Seoul Metropolitan Government is partnering with domestic petrochemical companies to begin a pilot project for recycling plastic waste materials using thermal pyrolysis technology.
Biden administration proposes protections from chemical used to sterilize equipment, spices
The Biden administration proposed new health protections to reduce exposure of U.S. workers and communities to ethylene oxide, a toxic, colorless gas mainly used to sterilize medical equipment and spices.
Brooge Energy announces completion of technical study for green ammonia plant
Brooge Energy Ltd announced that the technical study of its green hydrogen and green ammonia plant conducted by thyssenkrupp Uhde has been completed and delivered.
How Bluetooth® technology extends the capabilities and connectivity of wired instrumentation
One day at a refinery, operators call an instrument tech to the control room and point to the screen.
VOC reduction at Raffineria di Milazzo’s SRU complex—Part 2
Based on new environmental regulations focusing on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at the emissions point of a refinery’s sulfur recovery unit (SRU), Raffineria di Milazzo—a JV between Eni and Kuwait Petroleum Italia—carried out troubleshooting activities to identify and implement suitable actions to minimize the concentration of VOCs at the emissions point of the SRU complex.
Steam-surface condensers: Lessons from the field
Steam-surface condensers are used throughout the refining, petrochemical and chemical industries.
Neste completed second series of runs at its Porvoo refinery
Neste has successfully concluded its second series of industrial-scale processing runs with liquefied waste plastic at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland.
French strikes keep record crude volumes on the water, crash storage levels
French strike action has led to record amounts of crude and condensate sitting idly offshore while the country's crude stocks have plummeted.
- ExxonMobil plans 1 Blbs/yr of advanced recycling by 2027 11/22
- Gauging the likely Trump effect on U.S. energy and power sectors 11/22
- Russia's Lukoil restoring cracker at NORSI refinery, gasoline output rising 11/22
- Nigeria's local currency crude sales fall short of target, Dangote refinery says 11/22
- U.S. October gasoline imports hit post-pandemic low on slump in European shipments 11/22
- Clean Hydrogen Works awards McDermott FEED contract for Ascension Clean Energy (ACE) project 11/21
