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Marathon's Detroit refinery workers to strike starting Wednesday, Teamsters says
About half of the workforce at Marathon Petroleum's Detroit (U.S.) refinery will begin striking on Wednesday, following months of unsuccessful negotiations over pay and safety concerns.
Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion pushes rivals to cut rates, for now
Pipelines that historically carry Canadian crude to the U.S. are cutting rates and looking to ship different grades of crude oil due to rising competition from the newly expanded Trans Mountain pipeline.
U.S. EPA extends emergency fuel waiver for Midwest states due to refinery outage
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency extended the emergency waiver for the second time in response to fuel shortages in four Midwest states where the gasoline supply has been impacted by the outage of ExxonMobil's 251,800-bpd refinery in Joliet, Illinois.
Catalyst for 'one-step' conversion of methane to methanol
Scientists demonstrate highly selective catalyst for low-temperature, direct conversion of natural gas to liquid fuel.
U.S. imports of Chinese used cooking oil set for new record, future uncertain
U.S. imports of used cooking oil (UCO) from China are set to hit a record in the months ahead, even as regulatory uncertainty casts doubts over longer-term prospects of a trade that boomed last year.
U.S. crude, gasoline stockpiles fall on stronger demand
U.S. crude oil and gasoline inventories fell last week as demand picked up ahead of Labor Day weekend and the end of the summer driving season.
The attractive market opportunity for synthetic graphite: Graphite as an energy transition material (4)
Given the attractive demand projection, investors must understand the benefits and return on investment for natural and synthetic graphite routes. This article establishes the pros and cons for each, and specifically highlights the emerging opportunity for upgrading and repurposing smaller petcoke units to needle coke units, therefore contributing to fulfilling the rising demand for synthetic graphite.
Meet gasoline quality and process safety requirements through new alkylation technologies
The catalytic alkylation process is very attractive to countries with high gasoline consumption and a sizable availability of LPG. This process can produce high-octane gasoline with low levels of contaminants, although there are high capital investment and operational costs associated with this technology.
Case study: Developing mildew-resistant coatings on ethanol tanks
Scientists from the authors’ company determined how best to combat persistent black mildew on aboveground storage tanks by first using a novel strategy to identify it. This discovery led to the identification of coating formulations with superior capacity to prevent mildew growth. The scientists proved the performance of the coatings by conducting field tests involving painting sample patches onto an ethanol storage tank.
Olin Corporation lifts systemwide force majeure for chlor-alkali products
Olin Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of chemical products and ammunition, announced that it has lifted its systemwide force majeure on chlor-alkali products declared on July 10, 2024.
- Colombia's Ecopetrol to invest up to $700 MM in SAF production plant 4/2
- Ergon to invest $400 MM to expand gasoline production at Vicksburg refinery (U.S.) 4/2
- DB Schenker to use Neste's renewable diesel to decarbonize logistics in Asia 4/2
- U.S. EPA's upcoming proposal on biofuel blending mandates to cover two years 4/2
- ExxonMobil to invest more than $100 MM in Baton Rouge upgrade to produce high-purity isopropyl alcohol 4/2
- Stockholm Exergi to begin building one of the world's largest carbon capture projects using CATACARB Enhanced HPC 4/2
