Refining
EPA grants E15 waiver for newer vehicles
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has waived a limitation on selling fuel that is more than 10% ethanol for model year 2007 and newer cars and light trucks.
Neste Oil and Stora Enso launch impact assessment for renewable diesel plant
Neste Oil's and Stora Enso's joint venture, NSE Biofuels Oy, is to commence environmental impact assessments for a commercial-scale biorefinery at Porvoo and at Imatra in Finland.
KP builds FCC gas hydrotreater for Wynnewood
KP Engineering, LP completed a 13,000 bpd FCC gasoline hydrotreater for Wynnewood Refining Co. in Wynnewood, Oklahoma.
Ecopetrol successfully started-up its HDT complex project
Ecopetrol has successfully started-up two new units for the production of ultra low-sulfur-diesel (Prime-D) and ultra low-sulfur-gasoline (Prime-G+), as part of its hydrotreating project (HDT) at its Barrancabermeja refinery, located in the Santander department of Colombia.
H2scan receives multi-analyzer order from BP
The BP refinery in Cherry Point, Washington, has selected multiple H2scan hydrogen process analyzers integrated with the NeSSI platform system for their analyzer upgrades.
Foster Wheeler working on new delayed coking unit in Argentina
Foster Wheeler AG’s Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by YPF.S.A. for a new delayed coking unit to be built at YPF's Complejo Industrial La Plata in Argentina.
Marathon selling most of its Minnesota downstream assets
Marathon Petroleum Co. LP (MPC) has entered into definitive agreements with ACON Investments, LLC (ACON) and TPG Capital, LP (TPG) for the sale of most of Marathon's Minnesota downstream assets.
Oil and gas reserves increased 3% in 2009
The worldwide upstream investment of 224 oil and gas companies decreased 23% to $378 billion in 2009, according to the 2010 Global Upstream Performance Review, released by oil and gas research firm IHS Herold.
Sonoro signs asphalt license agreement in Iraq
Sonoro Energy Iraq B.V. and its partner, Berkeley Petroleum Mesopotamia Asphalts Ltd., have signed an asphalt license agreement with the Al-Salah ad Din Provincial Government in the Republic of Iraq.
Atlas Copco acquires gas treatment company
Atlas Copco Nederland B.V. has acquired Cirmac International B.V., a company specialized in biogas upgrading systems for the renewable energy industry and in gas treatment systems for the oil, gas and chemical industries.
- Celanese, Henkel collaborate to offer adhesives made from captured CO2 emissions 11/20
- 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
- Willis Sustainable Fuels selects McDermott for sustainable aviation fuel facilities in the UK 11/20
