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LUKOIL's Bulgarian refinery may shut down if it cannot export
LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas , Bulgaria's only oil refinery, may have to shut down if the government does not follow through on plans to allow the Russian-owned business to continue exporting, Chief Executive Ilshat Sharafutdinov said.
Online Feature: What you need to know about emergency isolation valves
Whether they are off-the-shelf or custom designed, EIVs are one of the most critical pieces of equipment in a refinery. The proper operation of EIVs is crucial for the safety of the workers in the plant and plant equipment, and lack of performance can be extremely costly.
Online Feature: Highlights of API 685 3rd Edition, Sealless Pumps—Part 1
This article—Part 1—describes the process of updating the document and cites the participating companies contributing to this work, along with addressing the significant changes that are of interest to the reader in understanding revisions from the previous API editions. Included are the influences and reasons behind each of these changes. Insight into subject matter for future updates to API 685 is addressed at the end.
Online Feature: Raman spectroscopy: The new standard in oil, gas and petrochemical laboratories
Accurate measurement is more essential than ever in the oil and gas industry. Understanding the chemical composition of raw materials and the consistency of processed products is key to manage processes, reduce risks, and maximize outcomes.
Decarbonizing your fired heaters with hydrogen fuel
Hydrogen has long been considered a high-value product, but not typically as a fuel for fired equipment.
Why sulfur plants fail: An in-depth study of sulfur recovery unit failures—Part 2
Equipment malfunction or an unplanned shutdown of a sulfur recovery unit (SRU) can have a significant effect on a production company’s profitability, along with an equally serious impact on personnel safety and the environment.
Leading capital projects in a VUCA environment
A convergence of events has disrupted the construction industry.
Integrated remote operations drive collaboration and autonomy
Sensors, equipment and devices are becoming more intelligent, opening the door for autonomous operations, which is the ability for machines and processes to run while self-diagnosing and handling problems.
Neste and Rolls-Royce building a strategic partnership to accelerate the shift from fossil to renewable fuels
Neste and Rolls-Royce have agreed to build a strategic partnership on accelerating the use of renewable diesel as a lower-emission solution for diesel engines.
Neste to supply the Air France-KLM Group with more than 1 MMt of SAF
This new SAF agreement for a period of 8 years is one of the largest of its kind in the aviation industry to date.
- Meridian Energy Group’s Davis Refinery Project in North Dakota (U.S.) will be the world’s first net-zero carbon refinery 4/17
- Lummus expands R&D capabilities to enhance innovation and water and wastewater technologies 4/17
- Niger plans to build diesel refinery and increase supplies to Mali 4/17
- BASF, SABIC, and Linde celebrate the start-up of the world's first large-scale electrically heated steam cracking furnace 4/17
- U.S. crude stocks rise, gasoline, distillate inventories fall 4/17
- Russia's offline primary oil refining capacity revised up for April 4/17
