Maintenance & Reliability
Digital Exclusive: How companders can support industrial decarbonization
This article presents three scenarios that illuminate how a compander can take a central role in increasing operational efficiency and recovering waste energy.
Fluenta completes flare technology installation at Louisiana amine plant (U.S.)
Fluenta has successfully completed the first installation of its Bias-90 FlarePhase configuration at the Pelican Amine Treating Plant in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
Russia's Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery halts operations after drone attacks
That was the first time a major Russian refinery had been attacked by a drone since March 2025.
Case study: Why did the tube sheet of the waste heat boiler deform?
This article analyzes the causes of a 19-mm protrusion of the tube sheet and the tube joint leaks that occurred within a sulfur recovery unit (SRU) waste heat boiler (WHB).
Transition pieces for dissimilar material pipes in high-temperature applications: Solutions for the process industry
Transition pieces, designed to bridge the gap between such dissimilar materials, are crucial to ensure system integrity and performance in these demanding environments. In this article, the authors explore a few transition piece usage situations and attempt to elucidate the challenges and approaches adopted.
Canada's Cenovus says U.S. refinery outlook improving, cuts 2025 production forecast
The Calgary, Alberta-based company has struggled recently with underperformance from its U.S. refineries.
PBF Energy partially restarts Martinez (U.S.) refinery, posts smaller-than-expected quarterly loss
The refinery has begun producing limited quantities of gasoline, jet fuel and intermediates. PBF Energy expects total throughput during the period of limited operations to be in the range of 85,000 bpd–105,000 bpd.
Spanish oil company Moeve's profit falls on blackout impact
The company attributed the core profit decline mainly to the cost of halting and restarting its two oil refineries during and after the April 28 blackout.
Shell restarts hydrodesulphurization unit at Pernis oil refinery after unplanned outage
Shell has restarted a hydrodesulphurization unit at its 400,000 barrel per day Pernis oil refinery in Rotterdam after an unplanned outage on July 19.
Orlen's Unipetrol will start commissioning ethylene unit after power outage experienced earlier in July
The company expects full resumption of operations in the petrochemical part of the complex and simultaneous increase of production in the refinery section to standard levels by the beginning of next week.
- NAPCOR releases 2024 PET recycling report highlighting system efficiency gains and continued strength of PET circularity 12/12
- OQ courts other partners for petrochemical complex in Oman as SABIC drops out 12/12
- Brazil's BNDES approves $71 MM for carbon storage project 12/12
- Cuba on edge as U.S. seizure of oil tanker puts supply at risk 12/12
- China oil demand to plateau between 2025 and 2030 12/12
- Germany's PCK refinery says no impact from pipeline leak 12/12
