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HP News

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

US, Norway seek to improve CO2 capture The US and Norway have announced their commitment to support the global carbon capture and storage (CCS) test center network. In a joint release, the two co..

HP Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

Standardization aids gas compressionMidstream companies traditionally build a few compressor stations in a year, with periodic upgrades to implement new instrumentation technology, increase compressio..

Chemical-grade operation—or not?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany

The quality of transportation fuels has evolved. Earlier, the fuel quality was based on octane to power larger engines for automobiles and cetane for commercial trucks. As lead was phased out of gasol..

Kuwait picks Honeywell automation technology for new Al Zour refinery

HP Editorial Staff: HP News

Honeywell has been selected by KNPC to provide its integrated control and safety system (ICSS) for the new 615,000-bpd Al Zour refinery complex built in southern Kuwait.

KBR ammonia technology chosen for Indiana plant

The 2,200 tpd ammonia plant will utilize KBR’s proprietary Purifier technology that delivers the lowest proven energy consumption in the industry, reduces capital costs and improves overall plant operations. The undisclosed contract value for KBR will be booked during the fourth quarter of 2013.

BP commissions new coker at Whiting refinery

HP Editorial Staff: HP News

The start-up of the new 102,000 bpd coker marks the last major milestone of BP's multi-year, multi-billion dollar modernization project at the refinery in Northwest Indiana.

Sapphire Energy, Phillips 66 advance algae crude oil commercialization

Sapphire Energy and Phillips 66 say they will work together to collect and analyze data from co-processing of algae and conventional crude oil into fuels. The goal is to complete fuel certifications to ready Sapphire's renewable crude oil, called Green Crude, for wide-scale oil refining.

CB&I wins FEED work from Gazprom to develop new Russian refinery

CB&I's project scope includes FEED development for multiple new process units, including a 2 million tpy hydrocracker unit licensed by Chevron Lummus, as well as hydrogen, sulfur and other associated units.

Amec awarded services pact for Kuwait refineries

Amec will be responsible for a range of engineering and management services including feasibility studies, front end engineering design, project management consultancy services and training of Kuwaiti engineers.

Amyris, Total form alliance on renewable fuels

Amyris and Total have formed Total Amyris BioSolutions, a 50-50 joint venture that now holds rights and a license to produce and market renewable diesel and jet fuel from Amyris's renewable farnesene.