Refining
Repsol and KUO are mad about jatropha
Repsol and KUO Group signed an agreement in Madrid that creates a joint company called Kuosol dedicated to the development of bioenergy from the cultivation of the jatropha curcas, an oilseed with a high content of non-edible oil.
Water among causes for storage tank explosion
Reinvestigation uncovers true accident events
HPI Viewpoint--Better water management: A crucial and growing requirement
Water touches every industry and every sector, impacting lives, livelihoods, global industries and local economies. But the world is facing growing water scarcity challenges, both in developed and dev..
HP Water Management: Utility water boot camp for process engineers—Part 3
In Part 3, we will discuss the typical responsibilities of a utility process engineer to manage their systems and to interface with process engineers at all of the production units within the complex...
HP Innovations: HPInnovations
New FCC catalyst announcedGrace Davison has released a new fluid catalytic cracking catalyst technology called Alcyon. This catalyst reflects Grace’s continuing commitment to delivering a broad p..
Statoil exercises one year option with Aker Solutions at Mongstad refinery
Statoil has exercised a one year option to extend its contract with Aker Solutions at the Mongstad refinery in Norway.
Shell to sell downstream businesses in Finland and Sweden
Shell has agreed to sell the majority of its refining and marketing businesses in Finland and Sweden to Keele Oy. Keele Oy is the major shareholder of St1 Holding Oy, whose businesses include fuel retail networks in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Poland.
Workers end strike for three French refineries
Refinery workers have been on strike since October 12 over government plans, due to become law this week, to modify the national pension system and raise the retirement age. Finally after almost two weeks three refineries are seeing slight reprieve as workers at three of France’s twelve refineries have voted to end strikes after heeding government warnings over economy damage due to fuel shortages.
Genesis Energy grabs a 50% interest in Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline
Genesis Energy has executed a definitive agreement to purchase Valero Energy’s indirect 50% equity interest in Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline, a partnership, for $330 million in cash.
Chavez bemoans US regulation and Citgo profitability
The human quote machine and general despot of Venezuela Hugo Chavez is once again in the news, this time for bad mouthing the Venezuelan-owned company known as Citgo.
- Asia's jet fuel imports from India to hit multi-year highs in November 11/20
- INEOS, GNFC sign MoU to build a new world scale acetic acid unit in India 11/20
- Sinochem may keep bankrupt refineries as auctions draw little interest 11/20
- bp delays Whiting refinery (U.S.) restart from maintenance 11/20
- WGLC 2024 opens with strong call for women’s leadership in energy 11/19
- ClonBio Group selects Seeq for enterprise-wide analytics 11/19
