Distillation
S. Korea's SK Energy shuts crude unit for 2-week overhaul
South Korea's SK Energy plans to restart the 170,000-bpd crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Ulsan refinery in next two weeks after maintenance work.
Japan's Eneos shuts 141,000-bpd Sakai CDU after a fire
Japan's biggest refiner, Eneos Corp., shut down a 141,000- bpd crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Sakai refinery on February 17 after a fire there that day.
Gevo, Axens form alliance to accelerate SAF commercialization
Gevo, Inc. and Axens have formed a new strategic alliance to accelerate the development and commercialization of sustainable aviation fuel using the ethanol-to-jet pathway.
Pacific Future Energy officially cancels refinery project in British Columbia, Canada
Pacific Future Energy has officially cancelled its proposal to build a 200,000-bpd refinery on the West Coast of Canada aimed at exporting refined petroleum products to Asia.
China’s crude oil imports decreased from a record as refinery activity slowed
Slower oil demand growth in 2024 led to less crude oil processed by China’s refineries and fewer crude oil imports compared with the record high set in 2023. China, the world’s largest importer of crude oil, received 11.1 MMbpd in 2024, down from 11.3 MMbpd in 2023.
Russia's Sibur suspends output at petrochemical plant east of Moscow after drone attack
Russian petrochemicals giant Sibur said on Wednesday it had temporarily suspended production at its plant in the Nizhny Novgorod region due to a Ukrainian drone attack.
Motiva shuts FCC, alkylation units at its Port Arthur, Texas (U.S.) refinery
Motiva Enterprises completed shutting the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker-3 (FCC-3) and the alkylation units at its 626,000-bpd Port Arthur, Texas, refinery on Tuesday for planned work, said people familiar with operations.
Emerging Fuels Technology awarded technology licensing contract for seawater CO2-to-SAF conversion plant
Emerging Fuels Technology's proprietary technology platform will be used on Sea Dragon Energy's demonstration plant that will convert CO2 extracted from seawater into synthetic jet fuel (sustainable aviation fuel).
RCM Technologies unlocks increases in ethanol plant capacity
RCM Technologies Inc., RCM Thermal Kinetics, a division of RCM Technologies, has launched its innovative New Ethanol eXpansion Technology (NEXT) program. This solution is designed to revolutionize ethanol plant expansion projects by enhancing production capacity and energy efficiency without requiring costly and time-consuming major equipment replacement.
South Korea's GS Caltex plans Yeosu refinery maintenance in late February
The maintenance at its 330,000-bpd crude distillation unit is expected to last for around 30 days
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