Environment & Safety
Business Trends: In uncertain times, how can industry balance energy security, sustainability and affordability?
What happened in 2022 has challenged assumptions about the energy transition.
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.
- Methanex to indefinitely idle 860,000-tpy Trinidad and Tobago methanol plant 6/30
- Several injured in fire at Haldia Petrochemicals' plant in eastern India 6/30
- Shell forecast: Global LNG demand expected to grow by 65% by 2050 6/30
- INEOS Enterprises completes sale of its ultra-pure sulfur dioxide and derivatives business to Ecovyst 6/30
- Neste to invest over €400 MM in Porvoo refinery maintenance turnaround 6/30
- Middle East producers push on with oil and LNG loadings despite ship attacks 6/30
