Distillation
Indonesia's Danantara awards $8-B EPC contract for modular refinery builds
Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara plans to sign an $8 billion engineering, procurement and construction contract with U.S. engineering firm KBR Inc to build 17 modular refineries.
bp's 440,000-bpd refinery in Whiting, Indiana (U.S.), reported flaring due to operational conditions
bp's 440,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Whiting, Indiana, on Monday reported flaring due to operational conditions, the company said.
Update: Venezuela's second largest refinery restarting units after blackout
Venezuela's state-run PDVSA was on Wednesday restarting several operational units at its 310,000-bpd Cardon refinery.
Mexican authorities discover clandestine mini-refinery in crackdown of illegal hydrocarbon trade
Mexican authorities this week discovered a clandestine mini-refinery in the eastern state of Veracruz, along with half a million barrels of crude oil they suspect were stolen from the country's pipelines.
Japan's Eneos restarts 77,000-bpd Kawasaki CDU after unplanned shutdown
Japan's largest refiner, Eneos Corp, restarted the 77,000-bpd No.3 crude distillation unit at its Kawasaki refinery near Tokyo
UPM Biochemicals receives triple sustainability certification for the Leuna biorefinery
UPM Biochemicals announced that its new biorefinery in Leuna, Germany, has achieved ISCC PLUS, PEFC, and FSC™ chain-of-custody certifications.
Honeywell, Johnson Matthey, Gidara Energy and Samsung E&A form SAF technology alliance
Honeywell, Johnson Matthey, GIDARA Energy and SAMSUNG E&A announced the formation of a strategic technology alliance to bring a groundbreaking end-to-end global solution to market for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from biomass and municipal solid waste.
Idemitsu shuts No. 3 CDU at Yokkaichi refinery for maintenance
Japanese oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan shut the 155,000-bpd No. 3 crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Yokkaichi refinery in central Japan on May 19 for scheduled maintenance.
Japan's Eneos begins unplanned shutdown at 77,000-bpd unit at Kawasaki
Japan's biggest refiner, Eneos Corp., experienced an unplanned shutdown of the 77,000-bpd No. 3 crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Kawasaki refinery near Tokyo, starting June 4.
LanzaJet, ATOBA Energy sign MoU to expand access to SAF market
LanzaJet and ATOBA Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on accelerating sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) deployment and creating new commercial models for the market.
- NAPCOR releases 2024 PET recycling report highlighting system efficiency gains and continued strength of PET circularity 12/12
- OQ courts other partners for petrochemical complex in Oman as SABIC drops out 12/12
- Brazil's BNDES approves $71 MM for carbon storage project 12/12
- Cuba on edge as U.S. seizure of oil tanker puts supply at risk 12/12
- China oil demand to plateau between 2025 and 2030 12/12
- Germany's PCK refinery says no impact from pipeline leak 12/12
