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Refining

Honeywell UOP introduces ionic liquids alkylation technology

Honeywell UOP has introduced a new alkylation technology to the refining industry, developed by Chevron, that employs ionic liquids as a catalyst to produce high-octane motor fuels.

PDVSA ratifies commitment to Isla Refinery

PDVSA refuted media statements that the Isla refinery would be operated by another entity.

Asia oil refiners choose from 300 types of crude

Asia's oil refiners can choose from over 300 crudes from every continent, because of cheap freight and rising supplies.

Linde to expand Delaware industrial gases plant

Linde LLC will spend over $100 MM to increase the production of its industrial gases plant in Claymont, Delaware.

Total, Ecoslops study viability of maritime oil residue processing plant

Total and Ecoslops will conduct a feasibility study to determine the viability of a maritime hydrocarbon residue refinery as part of the La Mède transformation project.

Bharat Petroleum seeks upstream assets to feed refineries

Bharat Petroleum wants to buy more stakes in assets that are already producing to feed its refineries and become more self-sufficient.

Motiva Port Arthur refinery output unaffected by leak

Production at Motiva Enterprises 603 Mbpd Port Arthur, Texas, refinery was unaffected by a leak of hydrogen sulfide from sulfur recovery unit 2.

Process disruption accelerates Neste's Porvoo refinery maintenance

Neste has begun maintenance at its Porvoo refinery early, due to a recent process disruption in a production line.

Honeywell UOP introduces IIoT software to improve plant performance

Honeywell UOP is introducing a new software-based service designed to allow refiners and petrochemical and gas processing plants to improve performance.

GE Digital acquires Meridium to enhance asset performance management software

Integration of Meridium’s offerings into GE’s Predix platform gives customers greater access to APM capabilities and enables more rapid realization of Industrial Internet value.