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Petrochemicals

Process safety management in transfer and stockpiling operations—Part 1

Petrobras: Da Silva, M. W.

The stockpiling of assets requires a significant amount of energy that can be stored in tanks and pipes. Because of this, the most adverse scenarios related to process safety can occur in the transfer and stockpiling areas. 

Greener cleaning solutions in oil and gas: A game changer for sustainability and efficiency

Intelligent Fluids: J. SUMMER

Cleaning and maintaining system components and equipment—such as heat exchangers—can consume significant time and resources. Conventional methods rely heavily on harsh, environmentally harmful agents. This article explores an innovative cleaning solution that offers faster, more-effective cleaning with wide-ranging environmental and operational benefits. 

Saudi Arabia's refining boom helps it weather oil price war

Saudi Arabia has been cranking up oil refining operations to capture strong profit margins, helping the kingdom offset revenue lost from declining crude prices and exports.

Saudi Aramco considers asset sales to free up funds

Saudi state oil giant Aramco is exploring potential asset sales to free up funds, as it pursues an international expansion and weathers lower crude prices.

SIBUR-Sinopec's Amur GCC expects to produce first polyethylene in Q3 2026

The Amur Gas Chemical Complex (AGCC), which is 60% owned by Russian petrochemical group SIBUR and 40% by China's Sinopec, expects to produce its first polyethylene in the third quarter of 2026.

Nigeria's Dangote refinery agrees to export polypropylene with Vinmar

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals said it will partner with Vinmar Group, an international petrochemicals distribution company, to bring Dangote polypropylene to global markets.

Gulf Energy Information’s Lee Nichols recognized with prestigious G. D. Crain Jr. Award

Lee Nichols, Vice President of Content for Gulf Energy Information of Houston, Texas (U.S.) and London, England has been named the 2025 winner of the prestigious G.D. Crain Jr. Award, the highest recognition for editorial in business-to-business media.

trinamiX and BASF showcase new technologies for polyamide 6 recycling: An approach to circularity in the textile industry

trinamiX showcased its mobile solution for reliable textile identification, including the new handheld spectrometer trinamiX PAL Two, and BASF presents loopamid®, the recycled polyamide 6 based entirely on textile waste

Johnson Matthey to sell Catalyst Technologies business to Honeywell for £1.8 B

Johnson Matthey Plc. is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement to sell its Catalyst Technologies business to Honeywell International Inc. at an enterprise value of £1.8 B on a cash and debt-free basis.

HPCL aims to start crude unit at 9-MMtpy Rajasthan refinery (India) in October

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. announced that it plans to begin crude processing at its 9-MMtpy Rajasthan (India) refinery in October of this year. The company has also announced that it hopes to start petrochemicals production in January 2026. 

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