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Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

Honeywell UOP president and CEO Rebecca Liebert has been named by Profiles in Diversity Journal as a winner of its 15th annual Women Worth Watching Awards.

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Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Andrew, Bob

Petron Bataan Refinery (PBR) is the largest integrated crude oil refinery and petrochemicals complex in the Philippines.

Saudi Aramco and partners’ CAN-15 recognized with JPI award

Saudi Aramco and its research and development (R&D) collaboration partner, JGC Catalysts and Chemicals—a leading catalyst developer and manufacturer in Japan— have been awarded the Japan Petroleum Institute (JPI) 2015 International Technology Exchange Award.

Honeywell UOP introduces expanded range of hydrotreating catalysts

Honeywell UOP has expanded its portfolio of hydrotreating catalysts, which are used to remove impurities and contaminants from petroleum and other refining feedstocks to produce cleaner-burning gasoline and diesel that meet new global emissions regulations.

Indorama Ventures Louisiana ethane cracker refurbishment ahead of schedule

Indorama Ventures’ majority-owned Lake Charles, Louisiana gas cracker received an air permit from US authorities, signifying an important step forward in maintaining the plant’s startup schedule.

Neste to participate in Carbon Handprint project development

Neste is cooperating with leading Finnish companies in the development of a new Carbon Handprint tool to create common indicators for assessing environmental measures and communicating them.

Phillips 66 cuts output at Linden refinery amid weak margins

Phillips 66 cut production by roughly 5% at its 238 Mbpd refinery in Linden, New Jersey, amid weak refining margins.

ExxonMobil to put Montana refinery on block

ExxonMobil Corp. is in the first stages of seeking a potential buyer for its Billings, Montana, refinery, one of the company's only US plants that is not integrated with its chemical operations

Column: Asian refinery wars - China, India gain market share

China's surging exports of refined fuels have cut profit margins for Asia's refiners, but the pain is unlikely to be shared equally across all the region's exporters of oil products.

China's parliament proposes new environmental tax benefits

China's parliament has proposed increasing tax benefits for companies that cut pollution by more than the national standard.