Environment & Safety
Nippon Steel obtains new certifications for pipes/tubes used in the chemical industry
To meet its customers’ need to promote carbon neutrality, Nippon Steel Corporation has obtained five SuMPO EPD certifications based on the SuMPO Environmental Labeling Program by the Sustainable Management Promotion Organization, for its steel pipes and tubes used in the chemical industry and for boilers.
Fire extinguished at Phillips 66's Los Angeles refinery (U.S.)
A small fire broke out at Phillips 66's 139,000-bpd refinery in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening, the company said. "The source of the fire was quickly isolated and extinguished," a spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Sherwin-Williams expands global core product offering for customers worldwide
Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine has unveiled new Global Core coatings that include an inorganic zinc primer, epoxy primer, epoxy intermediate coat and urethane topcoat. These versatile coatings can be used to create multi-layer coating systems for corrosion protection and aesthetics for a wide range of applications
Digital Exclusive: The implementation and automation of an alarm management system in a complex control environment at KNPC’s Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery
With the recent advancements in technology and availability of control support applications, the role of an alarm management system (ALMS) has taken a center stage to fulfill the requirements of safe and enhanced operations. This article details how refinery personnel implemented an ALMS at KNPC's Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery in Kuwait, especially with the facility's complex control rooms and multiple distributed control systems.
Only one tank containing jet fuel damaged in ship crash off Britain
Only one tank filled with jet fuel was damaged after the U.S. military-contracted tanker that was transporting a shipment was struck by a cargo ship off England's northeast coast.
Técnicas Reunidas will carry out the engineering services to develop one of Europe’s largest green methanol plant
REOLUM has awarded a consortium formed by Técnicas Reunidas and Siemens Energy the front-end engineering design of the La Robla Green project, which aims to develop what will be one of Europe’s largest renewable methanol plants in the municipality of La Robla, Spain.
ABB signs agreement with Dow as the automation partner to support Path2Zero ethylene complex in Canada
ABB has signed a Leveraged Procurement Agreement to support as the automation partner for Dow’s Path2Zero project at Fort Saskatchewan in Alberta, Canada.
WasteFuel and ITC commence front-end engineering design on world-scale green methanol facility in Ankara, Turkey
WasteFuel, a U.S.-based next-generation bioenergy company, and ITC, a leading Turkish integrated waste management company, announced a partnership to commence the front-end engineering design on a green methanol biorefinery located in Ankara, Turkey—the first green methanol facility in Anatolia and one of the largest of its kind in the world.
Tanker with jet fuel cargo ablaze after collision with container ship off UK coast
A tanker carrying jet fuel was ablaze and leaking in the North Sea off northeast England after a collision with a cargo vessel on Monday, with more than 30 crew sent to hospital.
Marathon to begin planned maintenance at Robinson, Illinois refinery
The refinery's primary crude unit, which processes both sweet and sour crude, will be down for maintenance, including heat exchanger work. The plant's 85,000-bpd diesel hydrotreater unit, 65,000-bpd vacuum distillation unit and 28,000-bpd hydrocracker unit will also undergo turnaround.
- Nextchem (Maire) awarded feasibility studies contract for two plastic upcycling projects in Africa and Asia 3/24
- Ketjen and Aramco collaborate to support the development of next-generation FCC catalyst innovation 3/24
- UK government pledges £9 MM for new development projects at Mossmorran ethylene plant in Fife 3/24
- PetroChina reaches milestone on $10-B Dalian refining and chemical integration project 3/24
- Valero shuts Texas refinery after explosion 3/24
- JGSOC appoints International Process Plants to evaluate sale of Batangas petrochemical complex 3/24
