Refining
Carbon Capture/CO2 Mitigation: Evaluation of the joint effect of uncertain parameters in CO2 storage in the Sleipner project
The Sleipner carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the North Sea off the coast of Norway was the first storage project on a commercial scale.
Innovations
Total organic carbon is an important quality parameter in the various manufacturing and process environments that depend on ultrapure water.
Sensitivity analysis of a shell-and-tube heat exchanger
Sensitivity analyses evaluate the effects of changes in certain variables on project simulations or investment economics.1
New state-of-the-art in sulfur recovery?—Part 2: Environmental benefits
It is widely accepted that state-of-the-art sulfur recovery technologies utilize the modified Claus process as well as some extension technology on the tail gas.
Fast ion chromatography analysis for determining biofuel sugars
All industrial processes require reliable, accurate and timely methods for analyzing process chemistry.
Oil set to close higher in 2022, a turbulent year marked by tight supplies
Oil prices edged up and were on track to post a second straight annual gain, albeit a meager one, in a year marked by tight supplies due to the Ukraine conflict, a strong dollar and weak demand from the world's top crude importer China.
China's Sinopec appoints new chief for trading arm Unipec
Chinese refining giant Sinopec Corp has appointed Zhong Fuliang, vice president of its trading arm Unipec, as the new managing director of the unit, according to a company representative.
TC Energy says Keystone pipeline returns to service
Canadian pipeline operator TC Energy Corp said it had completed a controlled restart of its Keystone crude oil pipeline to Cushing, Oklahoma, safely returning the pipeline to service after a 21-day outage.
Mexico's Pemex sees poor environmental record as threat to financing
Mexican state oil company Pemex said it has been falling behind in a global race to transition from fossil to renewable energy sources, and that stricter demands from environmentally conscious investors pose a threat.
Poland ready for Russian oil ban, says minister
Poland is prepared for a Russian ban on oil sales to countries implementing a price cap, the climate minister said, with the country having cut its intake of Russian crude and secured alternative supplies from producers such as Saudi Arabia.
- 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
