Refining
Chevron’s budget for next year is $26 billion
Chevron has announced a $26 billion capital and exploratory spending program for 2011. Included in the 2011 program are $2 billion of expenditures by affiliates, which do not require cash outlays by Chevron. Acquisition costs associated with the recently announced purchase of Atlas Energy are not included.
Shell Global Solutions licenses technology to Iraqi refinery
Shell Global Solutions recently signed three license agreements with the state-owned North Refineries Company of Iraq for downstream activities in Kirkuk, Iraq.
Siemens adds new process control system
Siemens Water Technologies announced a new addition to its technology portfolio with the purchase of the Clearlogx Process chemical feed system.
Albemarle and Petrobras to build HPC plant in Brazil
Albemarle and Petrobras have signed a memorandum of understanding to build a world scale hydroprocessing catalyst (HPC) production plant on the site of their existing joint venture Fabrica Carioca de Catalisadores SA (FCC SA) in Santa Cruz, Brazil. The new facility will complement existing production of fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts.
Shell Global Solutions wants to help refiners manage sulfur levels
Shell Global Solutions launched a sulfur technology platform at the European Refining Technology Conference (ERTC) Annual Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey.
Merichem introduces product to sweeten mercaptans in jet fuel
Merichem has launched MERICAT J, a next-generation technology to remove heavy mercaptans in jet fuel, kerosene and other middle distillate streams.
ASTM International wants to launch new standards on diesel exhaust fluid
ASTM International, with support from the American Petroleum Institute (API), will be hosting an organizational meeting to discuss the development of consensus standards for support testing of diesel exhaust fluid.
Sulfur content in US diesel fuel significantly reduced
This week marked a major milestone for theUS’ transition to ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel as all highway diesel fuel in the US complies with the landmark 15 parts per million (ppm) sulfur standard – a 97% reduction in sulfur content from diesel’s 2006 levels.
GE gas engines used in Philippines’ gas power plant
Bacavalley Energy Inc. and GE have inaugurated the first landfill gas power plant in the country to feature GE’s Jenbacher gas engines.
Sunoco sells Toledo refinery to PBF
Sunoco, Inc. has reached a definitive agreement to sell its 170,000 bpd refinery in Toledo, Ohio, to Toledo Refining Co LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of PBF Holding Co. LLC.
- JERA signs time charter agreements with NYK and MOL for fuel ammonia carriers 6/23
- Asian refiners see little room for Iranian oil, leaving China as key buyer after U.S. waiver 6/23
- Viva Energy to restart Geelong refinery this week, alkylation unit offline 6/23
- Russia discusses importing fuel amid Ukrainian strikes, Crimea restricts public life 6/23
- Brazil's Petrobras approves $1.2 billion investment for renewable fuels plant 6/22
- First batch of equipment arrives in Kazakhstan for $7.7-B Atyrau polyethylene project 6/22
