Process Optimization
HP Industry Perspectives: RFS—An endless loop
Renewable fuels remain a huge burden for the global refining industry. Today’s transportation fuels, when used with later-model vehicles, have dramatically reduced tailpipe emissions. With much p..
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Qatar Petroleum and Shell cancel $6.5-B petrochemical project in Qatar Royal Dutch Shell and Qatar Petroleum (QP) have canceled the $6.5-B Al-Karaana petrochemical project in Qatar, which will signifi..
BASF opens Malaysia polymer dispersions plant
The wholly-owned production plant will benefit from close proximity to raw materials like the acrylic monomer complex at BASF Petronas Chemicals in Kuantan.
Amec Foster Wheeler awarded work on new China coal-to-chemicals project
Amec Foster Wheeler will be part of an integrated project management team responsible for the management of the engineering, commercial, procurement, health and safety, quality and project controls activities.
Sulzer acquires weld overlay company Interweld
The integration will start after closing, which is expected in the beginning of 2015. All employees will be retained, ensuring ongoing customer dedication in the weld overlay marketplace.
ExxonMobil, Arisdyne eye cavitation process for downstream production
The new multi-year agreement covers the development and commercialization of applications based on the CFC technology within the global petroleum industry.
Jacobs to upgrade PTA plants for BP in Belgium
BP’s Geel site is a major producer of purified terephthalic acid and paraxylene, used in the manufacture of polyesters. The goal is to optimize operational performance of the BP Geel facilities.
KBR to revamp Mosaic ammonia plant in Louisiana
KBR’s “lean FEED” approach will debottleneck the plant and increase Mosaic’s ammonia production capacity by 20% at their plant located on the banks of the Mississippi, just south of Baton Rouge.
Shale gas drives new opportunities for US downstream
This shift to lighter feeds for the SC will reduce the future availability of other petrochemical feedstocks—in particular, propylene.
DCS migration: Lessons learned
In 2005, TOTAL’s Port Arthur refinery (PAR), like many present-day refining and petrochemical facilities, found itself with an obsolete, at-capacity distributed control system (DCS). As shown in ..
- 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
