Refining
ExxonMobil and Badger to market a new catalytic process
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co. (EMRE) has signed an agreement with Badger Licensing LLC (Badger) to jointly market EMRE’s BenzOUTTM technology, a novel catalytic process to reduce benzene in gasoline while delivering other additional benefits.
Ecopetrol opens Barrancabermeja hydro-treatment plant
With an investment of $1.02 billion, Ecopetrol has opened its hydro-treatment plant at the Barrancabermeja refinery in Columbia.
Branson sees Solazyme as a strategic investment
Solazyme, Inc., announced that Sir Richard Branson has invested in Solazyme's Series D financing. Branson has invested in Solazyme's financing in a personal capacity.
IOCL selects Axens' coker gas oil hydrotreating technology
Indian Oil Corp. Ltd (IOCL) has chosen Axens to supply the technology for its coker gas oil (CGO) hydrotreating unit at its refinery in Haldia, India.
Honeywell UOP technology to support biomass conversion in California
Honeywell UOP LLC’s technology was recently selected for use in Rentech, Inc.’s Rialto Renewable Energy Center for the conversion of biomass to transportation fuels.
Verenium closes sale of cellulosic biofuels business to BP
Verenium Corp. has closed the sale of its cellulosic biofuels business to BP Biofuels North America for $98.3 million, subject to the additional financial terms of the transaction announced on July 15, 2010.
Magellan Midstream purchases additional petroleum storage
Magellan Midstream Partners has completed its acquisition of 7.8 million barrels of crude oil storage and more than 100 miles of active petroleum pipelines from BP Pipelines (North America), Inc. for $289 million.
Fine-tune processing heavy crudes in your facility
A better understanding of asphaltene stability in crude oils allows refiners to increase blending of ‘opportunity’ feedstocks
Consider high-impact constructability issues for refineries
Upfront investment has a positive effect on project execution
Biorenewables update: What is beyond ethanol and biodiesel?
New processing technologies have broadened potential ‘drop-in’ alternatives for transportation fuels
- thyssenkrupp Uhde completes pre-FEED for HAMR Energy’s renewable fuels project in Australia 8/21
- Berlin weighs trusteeship extension for Rosneft's German assets 8/21
- Trump administration to rule on biofuel exemption requests, delay reallocation decision 8/21
- TotalEnergies' Donges refinery fire extinguished 8/21
- CMB.TECH completes merger with Golden Ocean 8/21
- Ketjen introduces new breakthrough catalyst that mitigates the effects of iron poisoning in FCCUs 8/20
