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U.S. jet fuel shortage drives airline costs higher

Resurgent passenger aviation following the coronavirus pandemic has created shortages of jet fuel, pushing up airlines’ operating costs and fares.

Germany relaxes restrictions to expedite sale of Rosneft's stake in the Schwedt refinery

Germany plans to adjust its Energy Security Act to allow a quick sale of Russian energy group Rosneft's stake in the Schwedt refinery without the need for prior nationalization.

Kazakhstan to supply 100,000 tons of oil in March to the PCK Schwedt refinery in Germany

Kazakhstan will supply 100,000 tons of oil via Russia's Druzhba pipeline to Germany in March for the PCK Schwedt refinery.

Shell Catalysts & Technologies to increase pricing of catalyst products globally

Shell Catalysts & Technologies (SC&T) announces a global price increase of its refining and chemical catalyst products lines.

Kazakhstan increased oil exports bypassing Russia in 2022

Kazakhstan, the world's largest landlocked country, increased oil exports that bypassed Russia last year, but was still heavily reliant on supply channels via its neighbor.

Key considerations for the optimum design of a hot oil system

Bechtel India: Singh, R. B.
Bechtel India Pvt Ltd.: Maheshwari, G.  |  Goel, A.

In the hydrocarbon processing industry, where direct heating is not possible, a heat transfer medium is used. Steam has traditionally been the preferred heating medium.

A scalable mechanical integrity program to accelerate the energy transition—Mobile, visual and dynamic

GE Digital: Nair, V.  |  Vijayaraghavan, R.

As asset integrity and reliability managers, risk-based inspection (RBI) and corrosion analysts, and inspectors and contract inspection firms across asset-intensive industries look to optimize their mechanical integrity programs, there is a paradigm shift to implement a comprehensive, scalable and sustainable fixed-equipment reliability program to meet increasing reliability demands.

Efficient facilities embrace control system predictive maintenance

Emerson: Golder, N.

Hydrocarbon facilities are operating differently and managing more pressures than they did just 5 yr–10 yr ago.

Contextualize. Analyze. Optimize. Operationalize.

Seeq Corporation: Buenemann, A.

Uncertainty in global hydrocarbon markets has led to the tightening of belts on capital expenditures while new capacity comes online, driving prices lower and pinching profit margins.

How digitalization is turning data into value in the heart of the refinery: FCC catalysts

BASF: Gim, S.  |  Chen, A.

Digitalization has impacted the world of refining for the past several decades.