Process Optimization
Tecnimont wins $1.5B in EPC work on new Illinois ammonia, urea facility
The lump-sum turnkey EPC contract is valued at approximately $1.5 billion and is pursuant to the memorandum of understanding signed by Cronus and Tecnimont in November 2014.
Pemex contracts SENER, Samsung on clean diesel at Salamanca refinery
Engineering and technology group SENER has signed a contract with Samsung for the development of a ULSD (ultra-low-sulfur diesel) project to modernize the Salamanca oil refinery in Mexico.
Uhde Inventa-Fischer wins work to build Polish polyamide 6 facility
The multiline plant will be built at Grupa Azoty's headquarters in Tarnow, Poland, and will have a total capacity of 80,000 tpy of polyamide 6 for film applications and engineering plastics.
Precision Polymer Engineering opens Texas hub
The new site manufactures compression-molded components for the oil and gas industry as well as critical components for semiconductor and heavy equipment applications.
BP enlists Jacobs to upgrade German hydrotreater
Jacobs is bringing technical expertise and best practices to help BP reach its goals of optimizing operational performance of the BP Gelsenkirchen refining facilities in Germany.
Sasol picks GE to supply main compression trains on Louisiana PE project
This LDPE plant is a central element of Sasol’s proposed $8.9 billion petrochemical complex, which will include a world-scale ethylene plant and ethylene derivatives plants.
Hydrogen perspectives for 21st century refineries—Part 2
H2 is the lifeblood of 21st century refineries. The application of various technological advancements and core developments has been raising the bar in the design, build, operations and maintenance of H2 facilities.
Case history: Innovative resid-cracking catalyst debottlenecks FCC unit
Tamoil is a major operator in the oil and energy industry with operating refineries in Hamburg, Germany, and Collombey, Switzerland, in addition to distribution networks in Italy, Germany, Switzerland..
Consider the pros and cons when importing heavy oil for cokers
The recent shift to lighter crudes has starved many US heavy oil units of feed. Maximizing asset use makes importing heavy oil for vacuum distillation and delayed coking attractive.
FCC 101: How to estimate product yields cost-effectively and improve operations
The feed to fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) is the most important process variable. FCCU feed has the greatest impact on operating conditions, yield and product quality. A typical FCCU feed consi..
- 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
