Environment & Safety
Irving Oil reports normal operations after fire at Saint John refinery (Canada)
Operations are normal at the 320,000-bpd Irving Oil refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick after an incident on Monday morning was contained, the company said in a statement.
Chiyoda, AVEVA forge strategic partnership to power plantOS with AVEVA CONNECT
Chiyoda announced that an AVEVA Partner Ecosystem Member Agreement has been completed with AVEVA, marking a significant milestone in advancing its digital O&M platform, plantOS.
Damaged unit of Iran's South Pars refinery back operating
A damaged unit of the South Pars refinery's Phase 14, which was hit by Israel in its first strike on Iran's oil and gas sector, has returned to operation, the Iranian state-run agency Nour News reported
Improve sour water stripper unit performance via feed sour water preconditioning
Sour water stripper (SWS) units in refinery operations are often exposed to several challenges, such as corrosion, low efficiency, decreased capacity, solids fouling and equipment plugging. This article explores some of those challenges.
The implementation and automation of an alarm management system in a complex control environment at KNPC’s Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery
This work details how the integration and automation of alarm management system applications at Kuwait National Petroleum Co.’s Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery have resulted in numerous benefits that have optimized plant operations.
bp completes turnaround work at 250,000-bpd refinery in Washington (U.S.)
bp's 250,000-bpd Cherry Point refinery has completed a major turnaround, the company said.
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
Repsol's petrochemical complex shut down after power supply failure
Repsol is working to restart a petrochemical complex in central Spain after it had to shut it down due to an external power supply failure, a spokesperson said.
John Crane introduces versatile, next-generation dry gas sealing solution
John Crane announced the launch of the Type 93AX Coaxial Separation Seal – a next generation dry gas sealing solution engineered to help customers reduce emissions, improve equipment reliability, and lower operational costs.
Israel's Oil Refineries says pipelines, transmission lines in Haifa damaged in strikes by Iran
Israel's Oil Refineries said its pipelines and transmission lines in Haifa had been damaged by missile strikes by Iran
- 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
