http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/at-least-21-injured-in-fire-at-venezuelas-la-salina-oil-terminal/ At least 21 people including workers, neighbors and firefighters were injured on Tuesday in a fire at a crude storage tank in Venezuela's La Salina oil terminal, operated by state company PDVSA. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/global-refinery-margins-fall-to-multi-year-seasonal-lows-in-september/ Refinery margins for petroleum refiners across the world are shrinking, indicating reduced profitability from refining crude oil and selling petroleum products. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/digital-feature-refiner-improves-operational-technology-risk-measurement-and-management-a-case-study-on-addressing-the-cyber-risks-in-the-oil-and-gas-industry/ This case study details how a U.S.-based Fortune 50 petroleum refiner used proprietary technology to improve operational technology (OT) cybersecurity. By automating asset inventory and vulnerability assessments, the company reduced manual processes, enhanced visibility into cyber risks and improved safety, ultimately saving millions of dollars in program costs. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/09/mexicos-pemex-ships-first-fuel-export-from-new-olmeca-refinery-to-india/ Mexico's Pemex this month shipped its first fuel export cargo from its new Olmeca refinery to India, a sign of progress after multiple delays and spiraling costs. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/09/mexicos-pemex-posts-drop-in-oil-production-as-lopez-obrador-exits/ Crude output by Pemex fell in August as Mexico's national oil company failed to reduce fuel imports in line with company targets, while overall falling well short of the lofty energy trade goals of the country's outgoing president. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/09/hif-global-announces-e-fuels-project-in-brazil/ HIF Global, a leading e-Fuels company, has announced its first project in Brazil, after signing today a land reservation contract with Port of Açu, one of Brazil's main ports, to develop a facility to produce up to 800,000 tpy of e-Methanol. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/09/technip-energies-and-kbr-selected-for-a-major-lng-project-by-lake-charles-lng/ Lake Charles LNG has awarded a JV between Technip Energies and KBR an engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction contract for its 16.45-MMtpy LNG export terminal in Louisiana (U.S.). http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/09/two-killed-in-fire-from-waste-overflow-at-top-pemex-oil-refinery-in-mexico/ Two workers died and another was injured after a fire broke out over the weekend at the biggest domestic refinery owned and operated by Mexico's state oil company Pemex. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/09/colombias-diesel-price-hike-leads-to-trucker-strike-and-unrest/ Colombia's decision to reverse a diesel price hike that sparked a strike by truckers could adversely affect public finances, as majority state-owned energy company Ecopetrol said it would begin shutting off some operations amid the unrest. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/august-2024/process-optimization/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.