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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.
Mexico's 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.
Mexico's 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.
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.
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.).
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.
Colombia's 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.
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.
Mexico's new Pemex refinery processes 65,000 bpd of crude in July but no gasoline
Mexican state oil firm Pemex's newest refinery processed some 65,046 bpd of crude oil in July, its first month of operations after multiple delays, and just over 30,000 bpd of diesel and coke.
U.S. FAA awards nearly $300 MM to SAF projects and technologies
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that $291 MM in funding was awarded from the Inflation Reduction Act for projects that will help achieve the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from aviation by 2050.
- INEOS Enterprises to sell Composites business to KPS Capital Partners for €1.7 B 12/3
- Small volumes of renewable diesel are now consumed on the U.S. East Coast 12/3
- Russia's December idle oil refining capacity revised up 60% 12/3
- Fuel oil smuggling network rakes in $1 B for Iran and its proxies 12/3
- Taiwan's Formosa operates refinery at reduced rate due to maintenance 12/3
- Russia lifts gasoline export ban for producers 12/3
