Refining
KBR forms technology alliance with RRT Global on isomerization in refining
"This agreement is a great opportunity for KBR to license isomerization technology in addition to our other refining technologies," said John Derbyshire, president of technology at KBR.
Exxon to expand Rotterdam refinery hydrocracker
An ExxonMobil spokesman said the investment would be at least $1 billion, and the company would add 600 workers to the 650 currently at the refinery during a three-year construction phase.
Effectively track personnel in hazardous environments
This article describes the strengths and weaknesses of various tracking technologies and their efficacy in a metallic equipment environment.
Improve plant operations with enterprise technology
In early 2009, the author was asked a rhetorical question by a senior executive with a major international oil company: “How do you run a business when your product unit price rises from $60/bbl to $140/bbl in the space of 14 months, and then drops to $40/bbl in less than six months?”
HP Global: Angola targets drop in fuel imports with new refinery
Angola’s constrained crude oil refining capacity has forced the country to import up to 80% of its petroleum consumption, despite the southern African nation being the continent’s second-largest crude oil exporter with an estimated 9 Bbbl of proved crude oil reserves.
HP Refining: Maintain plant production with temporary heat exchangers
Of all the process operations in a refinery or petrochemical plant, heating and cooling streams are perhaps the most pervasive.
HP Water Management: Phosphorus elimination in cooling tower treatment program
A heightened focus on environmental sustainability is apparent in today’s industry, and for a good reason.
HP Industry Metrics
A sharp drop in the gasoline crack spread following the end of the US driving season and increasing inventories caused refinery margins to fall.
HP Innovations
Ingersoll Rand debuted its TURBO-AIR NX 8000 integrally geared centrifugal compressor at the Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia show in Houston, Texas in September.
DuPont opens world’s top cellulosic ethanol plant
This biorefinery is the world’s largest cellulosic ethanol plant, with the capacity to produce 30 million gal/year of clean fuel that offers a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions as compared to gasoline.
- INEOS Acetyls and Sandpiper Chemicals announce $1.7-B, 1.1-MMtpy low-carbon methanol project in Texas (U.S.) 4/29
- Envision joins AEA Ammonia Certification System pilot to accelerate global clean ammonia trade 4/29
- BASF and Nutrien collaborate on expanding access to low-carbon biofuel markets 4/29
- India proposes rules to allow higher ethanol-blended fuels in vehicles 4/29
- Indian refiners' March crude processing slips 1.8% from a year earlier 4/29
- Sinopec refinery utilization drops, but chemical exports rise due to Iran war 4/29
