Refining
Honeywell ‘green’ jet fuel powers first-ever transatlantic biofuel flight
Honeywell said its green jet fuel successfully powered the first transatlantic biofuel flight, which landed over the weekend at the Paris-Le Bourget airport.
KBR, Shell to align on hydroprocessing technology
KBR and Shell have formed a new alliance in which KBR will market, sell and provide technology and design packages with Shell for hydroprocessing solutions worldwide.
Axens wins engineering deal for new Iraq refinery
South Refineries Co. (SRC), a subsidiary of the Iraq Ministry of Oil, awarded Axens the basic engineering design and license contracts for the construction of the new refinery in Maissan, southern Iraq.
Delek refinery in Arkansas returns to normal rates as pipeline resumes crude shipments
Delek US Holdings, a diversified energy company with assets in the petroleum refining, marketing and retail industries, said production levels had returned to normal rates at its refinery in El Dorado, Arkansas.
IEA sees increasing natgas use, warns of high oil prices curbing demand
Annual growth in oil demand could average 1.2 million barrels per day (mb/d) between now and 2016, while natural gas demand could grow by around 500 billion cubic meters – around 2.5 times Russia’s current gas exports – during the same time, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) medium-term oil and gas market outlook.
ConocoPhillips to explore offshore Bangladesh
ConocoPhillips said it signed a production sharing contract (PSC) with the government of Bangladesh and Petrobangla covering two blocks in the deepwater area of the Bay of Bengal, representing ConocoPhillips’ first investment in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
Gevo, Redfield JV to retrofit US ethanol plant to isobutanol
Renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels firm Gevo has formed a joint venture with Redfield Energy to retrofit an existing ethanol plant in Redfield, S.D., into an isobutanol plant with an expected production capacity of 38mn gal/year.
Foster Wheeler wins engineering design deals for Preem refinery in Sweden
Foster Wheeler won a contract from Preem AB (Publ) Preemraff Lysekil (Preem) to perform the basic engineering design (BED) and front-end engineering design (FEED) for a 2013 turnaround at the Preemraff Lysekil oil refinery, located north of Gothenburg on the west coast of Sweden.
Air Liquide inks deal to supply Valero refineries in Texas with hydrogen
Air Liquide has signed a long-term agreement to supply hydrogen to two Valero refineries in Texas, one in Texas City and the other in Port Arthur.
Biodiesel market in US to more than double by 2015 - study
The US biodiesel industry will grow to support more than 74,000 jobs throughout the economy by 2015 while creating some $4 billion in household income, more than doubling current levels, according to an economic study released Tuesday by the National Biodiesel Board (NBB).
- WGLC 2024 opens with strong call for women’s leadership in energy 11/19
- ClonBio Group selects Seeq for enterprise-wide analytics 11/19
- Copernic Catalysts to scale its catalyst for sustainable ammonia production 11/19
- Firefly partners with waste giant Sanepar, strengthening global feedstock access 11/19
- Synata Bio’s Sylonto Project awarded $4.5-MM NDRC grant 11/19
- Lukoil to launch gas chemical complex, gas processing unit in Stavropol in 2029 11/19
