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Boron technology mitigates metals contaminationAlthough tight oil has changed the landscape of North American refining, resid-type feeds continue to play a key role in the global FCC market, with arou..
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IChemE awards highest professional honor to Shell The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) awarded its highest honor to Shell in recognition of the company’s worldwide skills and profession..
Global refining: What is the future?
Demand for transportation fuels will continue to increase over the next 15 to 25 years. These fuels will still be primarily based on crude oil. Developing nations are driving growing demand for energy..
India’s ONGC commissions new FCC unit at MRPL refinery in Mangalore
Commissioning of the FCC will increase the refinery’s production of LPG, light distillates, and propylene to be used as feedstock for an integrated polypropylene (PP) unit, MRPL said.
Neste Oil to repair Porvoo refinery hydrogen unit
The damage to the Porvoo refinery unit, one of two at the site, has resulted in reduced output and required the shutdown of Production Line 4, which produces diesel.
BP confirms explosion, fire at Whiting refinery as production continues
BP said operations at the 413,500 bpd Whiting refinery "were minimally impacted as a result of the incident and the refinery continues to produce products for customers".
Axens to revamp mild hydrocracking for Hungary’s MOL at Danube refinery
For the new revamping, Axens offered its latest catalyst series which enables conversion increases without significant reactors and main equipment modifications.
Turkmenistan starts building gas-to-gasoline plant
The plant will be based on Haldor Topsoe’s TIGAS (Topsoe improved gasoline synthesis) technology and will become the first full-scale, large commercial facility using this technology.
Loose pipe fittings blamed for sulfuric acid spill at Tesoro refinery in California
The technical report from the CSB concluded that a February 2014 spill at Tesoro's Martinez refinery resulted from insufficient tightening between a tube and a compression joint.
Worker injured in Reman refinery blast in Brazil
The explosion took place in the industrial waste treatment unit of the Reman refinery on Saturday night, and was controlled by the Petrobras on-site emergency services team.
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