Environment
Saudi Aramco buys minority stake in company focused on more fuel-efficient gasoline engines
Saudi Aramco has agreed to take a minority stake in a new powertrain engine company that French car maker Renault SA and China's Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd plan to set up jointly.
Indonesia trying to create palm oil benchmark price
Indonesia, the world's biggest palm oil exporter, plans to require crude palm oil exports to go through a futures exchange to create the country's own benchmark price.
Germany has mixed feelings about EU ICE ban
German Transport Minister Volker Wissing called into question a bid by the European Union to ban new cars with internal combustion engines from 2035, saying the use of synthetic fuels should remain possible after the deadline.
U.S. EPA's proposal would allow a higher ethanol blend in Midwest states
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule that would allow sales of gasoline with a higher ethanol blend in certain U.S. Midwest states.
Control valves for carbon sequestration applications
Greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction projects have become a focus for many nations around the world—carbon capture technologies are a way to reduce the release of carbon into the atmosphere and help contribute to meeting emissions targets.
Optimizing the construction process through lean project management
Lean project management leans towards a business philosophy that brings value to the customer as opposed to conventional project management, which is focused on a product or project.
VOC reduction at Raffineria di Milazzo’s SRU complex—Part 1
Based on new environmental regulations focusing on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at the emissions point of a refinery’s sulfur recovery unit (SRU), Raffineria di Milazzo—a JV between Eni and Kuwait Petroleum Italia—carried out troubleshooting activities to identify and implement suitable actions to minimize the concentration of VOCs at the emissions point of the SRU complex.
Crude C4 alternatives for a successful grassroots petrochemicals project
The disposition of the crude C<sub>4</sub> stream from a steam cracker is a project configuration topic that deserves some discussion.
An advanced extractive distillation process for aromatics recovery
This article focuses on a novel extractive distillation (ED) process for recovering benzene, toluene and xylene (BTX) aromatics from a full-boiling-range pyrolysis gasoline or reformate feedstock—a process that has been commercially demonstrated and is ready for licensing or a JV.
bp pulse and APCOA to build EV hubs across Europe
bp pulse and APCOA Parking Group have signed a strategic pan-European frame agreement to open more than 100 EV fast charging hubs across Europe.
- Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan announce open season extension for Western Gateway refined products pipeline 3/25
- Econotherm awarded contract for heat pipe heat exchanger in a Thai refinery 3/25
- Tecnimont awarded $50-MM rehab study contract for Guaracara refinery upgrade project 3/25
- Japanese refiners raise runs as stockpile release begins 3/25
- Africa grapples with energy crisis as Iran war disrupts fuel supplies 3/25
- Germany unveils climate plan to cut emissions and fossil fuels 3/25
