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Phillips 66 and FreeWire Technologies bring ultrafast charging to EV drivers
Phillips 66 announced the installation of FreeWire ultrafast electric-vehicle chargers at its flagship fuel station near its headquarters in Houston, marking the debut of ultrafast EV charging at a convenience fuel station in the city.
Clariant & Technip Energies’ EARTH tech for energy-efficient H2 production wins first place - twice
Clariant and its engineering and technology partner, Technip Energies, were presented with two industry awards for their ground-breaking EARTH technology. ICIS is the world’s largest petrochemical market information provider.
French refineries strike continues despite requisition threat
A strike at TotalEnergies' French refineries has been reconducted across all sites after the government warned it would requisition staff at some petrol depots to secure supplies following weeks-long strikes.
Repsol accelerates its commitment to polyolefins recycling by becoming Acteco's shareholder
This operation aligns with Repsol's strategic commitment to the circular economy as the axis of its industrial complexes' transformation to manufacture products with a low, zero, or even negative carbon footprint and achieve zero emissions by 2050.
Carlyle prepares sale of Gabon oil firm Assala Energy
Private equity fund Carlyle Group is preparing to launch the sale of its Gabon-focused oil and gas producer Assala Energy, hoping to raise over $1 B amid high global energy prices, industry sources said.
Executive Viewpoint: Sulfur removal and much more
Hydrocarbon Processing (HP) sat down with Pinti Wang (PW), President and CEO, GTC Vorro Technology, to get his insights on sulfur removal processes, technology licensing and other topics within the process industries. Wang was the recipient of Hydrocarbon Processing’s 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Nikkiso Clean Energy and Industrial Gases Group names Henry Hui as Corporate VP of Hydrogen Strategy and Energy Infrastructure
TotalEnergies accelerates refinery wage talks as fuel supply shrinks
TotalEnergies offered to bring forward wage talks, in response to union demands, as it sought to end a strike that has disrupted supplies to almost a third of French petrol stations and led the government to tap strategic reserves.
2022 HP Awards Finalists
<em>Hydrocarbon Processing</em>, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication for 100 yr, has announced the finalists for its sixth annual <em>HP</em> Awards, which celebrate innovative technologies and people that have been instrumental in improving facility operations over the past year.
French refinery strikes are timed to hit hard
Strike action and unplanned maintenance has taken offline more than 60% of France's refining capacity - or 740,000 bpd - forcing the country to import more when global supply uncertainty has increased the cost.
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