Refining
Oil exports from Russia's western ports to fall 13% in Nov. as refinery maintenance ends
Russia's crude oil exports from its three main western ports will drop by 13% in November from the previous month to 1.95 MMbpd (or some 8 MM tonnes) as refinery maintenance season is over.
Iraq's Kerbala refinery to operate at 50% in coming days
Iraq's Kerbala refinery will operate at around 50% capacity in the coming days. The refinery will process around 60,000 bpd as four of its eight heat exchanger units will stay offline for extensive maintenance
AMETEK releases its IECEx Zone 2 Certified 993X series of analyzers high ambient temperature environments
AMETEK Process Instruments’ 993X series of analyzers, encompassing the 993X and 9933, are now IECEx Zone 2 certified for use in locations with up to +60ºC ambient temperatures.
Neste to re-evaluate its renewable H2 plan and withdraw from investing into a 120-MW electrolyzer at the Porvoo refinery
Neste has decided to withdraw from investing into a 120-MW electrolyzer project to produce renewable hydrogen (H2) at its Porvoo refinery in Finland.
API updates Fire Protection Standard for refineries
The American Petroleum Institute (API) today has published Addendum 1 to API RP 2001, 10th Ed., “Fire Protection in Refineries.” This addendum strengthens existing fire safety measures by introducing new protocols for pre-planning and incident response in refineries.
U.S. fuelmakers to report lower 3Q profits on weaker margins, fuel demand
U.S. oil refiners' third quarter profits are expected to fall from last year on weakening margins as fuel demand softened and new refining capacity came online.
ProSep to deliver its Multiphase Adjustable Xtreme test units to Polish refiner
For the contract, ProSep will deliver one of its Multiphase Adjustable Xtreme (MAX+) Mixer's test units to a refinery in central Poland.
Australia fuel supplier Viva Energy's retail and refining challenges continue to hurt
Viva's downbeat update comes a few days after bigger rival Ampol, the only other domestic fuel supplier in the country, warned of similar challenges facing the refining sector and flagged a hit of A$100 MM in its earnings.
eschbach launches Shiftconnector Smart Solutions for AI-driven knowledge harvesting
Global software developer eschbach, the provider of the Shiftconnector® enterprise manufacturing platform for the process industry, has launched its Shiftconnector® Smart Solutions.
As U.S. Permian crude turns lighter, it risks losing favor with refiners
Companies drilling for the crude that turned the U.S. into the world's top oil producer face an unexpected dilemma: their West Texas Midland crude is getting lighter, which could make it less appealing to some refiners.
- Hanwha Ocean signs strategic MoU with Kanata Clean Power for proposed $15.7-B, 12-MMtpy FLNG project in Canada 6/18
- Burckhardt Compression secures milestone order for first industrial scale liquefied CO₂ carrier supporting Northern Lights CCS project 6/18
- Dynelectro dispatches 250-kW electrolyzer unit to Syntholene’s Iceland eSAF project 6/18
- EIA: U.S. crude inventories decline for tenth week to over 40-yr low 6/18
- Australia opens first carbon refinery, making new products from captured CO2 6/18
- ABB expands non-invasive sensing portfolio to advance simpler, safer temperature measurement 6/18
