Europe
BP speaks up at CERAWeek
Robert Dudley, Chief Executive, BP plc, addressed the 2011 CERAWeek congress with a message of a new era and new responsibilities for the energy industry.
Surveying customer satisfaction among European polypropylene buyers
Beginning in March, more than 3,000 European polypropylene (PP) processors will have the opportunity to provide extensive feedback to their resin suppliers regarding product and service offerings via the global market research firm, Townsend Solutions.
7 out of 10 German customers fill up wrong
With the introduction of Super E10 (10% ethanol blended gasoline), nearly 70% of German drivers avoid filling up with the higher bioethanol fuel blend.
Preem to begin sales of oil renewable diesel blend in Sweden in April
Swedish oil and marketing company Preem AB in April will begin sales of diesel blends containing 15% renewable diesel produced from tall oil as well as 5% biodiesel
Improving pH control mitigates corrosion in crude units
Equipment and pipe failures can be avoided through better desalting practices and inhibitor injections
Avoid brittle fracture in pressure vessels
Key points identify effects from auto-refrigeration on steel vessels
Flare stack structure revamp: A case history
An innovative approach was used to repair an older flare structure online without an extensive shutdown
Process safety: Blind spots and red flags
Improving safety for organizations involve more than technological solutions; understanding processes and plant interactions are a must
Case 61: Pressure loss in a reactor
Much information is available from a simple analysis
Avoid these top-10 instrumentation headaches
Visual engineering program solves designer and engineer issues across the industry
- IRRC refinery in Canada successfully exits receivership with new ownership 7/27
- HF Sinclair sues EPA for delays on biofuel exemption decision 7/27
- Haldia Petrochemicals says June fire was not caused by its naphtha pipeline 7/27
- Brazil fuel subsidies to cost around 6.8 billion reais ($1.3 B) a month, minister says 7/27
- South Korea extends fuel tax cuts by two months to end-September 7/27
- Kuwait's KPC signs $16-B lease and leaseback deal for oil pipeline network 7/27
