Refining
Carlyle prepares sale of Gabon oil firm Assala Energy
Private equity fund Carlyle Group is preparing to launch the sale of its Gabon-focused oil and gas producer Assala Energy, hoping to raise over $1 B amid high global energy prices, industry sources said.
Kuwait's KNPC says units at Mina al-ahmadi oil refinery stopped due to malfunction
Some units at Kuwait's Mina al-ahmadi oil refinery abruptly stopped on Monday evening due to a cooling water cut, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) said.
Esso trying to resume refinery operations 'as soon as possible'
ExxonMobil's French business Esso is trying to resume operations as soon as possible now that an agreement has been accepted by two trade unions.
Exxon asks U.S. labor board for new date for hearing on refinery lockout charges
ExxonMobil asked the U.S. National Labor Relations Board to move back by a month a hearing on a complaint the company unlawfully locked out more than 600 workers from its Beaumont, Texas, refinery.
TotalEnergies accelerates refinery wage talks as fuel supply shrinks
TotalEnergies offered to bring forward wage talks, in response to union demands, as it sought to end a strike that has disrupted supplies to almost a third of French petrol stations and led the government to tap strategic reserves.
Air-cooled heat exchanger under natural convection
Determining whether or not to operate an air-cooled heat exchanger (ACHE) under natural convection is a challenge due to the limited information available for simulations of an ACHE under operation without fans.
2022 HP Awards Finalists
<em>Hydrocarbon Processing</em>, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication for 100 yr, has announced the finalists for its sixth annual <em>HP</em> Awards, which celebrate innovative technologies and people that have been instrumental in improving facility operations over the past year.
A successful case of resid-to-propylene maximization using premium catalyst technology
The world has experienced profound changes throughout the global disruption created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
ASTM D5453 vs. D7039 and the importance of oxygen correction for B100 samples
The use of biodiesel is rapidly becoming more popular due to growing trends both inside and outside the petroleum industry.
Petrobras to release new strategic plan in November
Part of the future investment will also be focused in areas such as decarbonization and renewable energies.
- Iraqi cabinet approves $4.6-B Basrah-Haditha oil pipeline project 12/31
- China issues 2025 crude quota to Sinochem for eastern China refineries 12/31
- Ukraine hits Russian oil depot in Smolensk region 12/31
- Oil rises on diesel demand boost in sparse holiday trade 12/31
- Stamicarbon awarded licensing, PDP contracts for low-carbon fertilizer plant in Canada 12/30
- Avina Clean Hydrogen to build $820-MM SAF plant in southwest Illinois (U.S.) 12/30
