Europe
KBR to install de-asphalting technology at Total refinery near Antwerp
The ROSE technology will split 48,000 bpd of residue from a mix of crude oils into deasphalted oil and asphaltene. The DAO will be upgraded in a mild hydrocracking unit and the asphaltene will be blended into fuel oil. The ROSE unit is expected to significantly enhance the refinery's profitability.
Shell closes Nigerian oil pipeline again due to leak
The latest incident underscores how, despite a government crackdown, oil theft remains a persistent problem in Nigeria, Africa's largest oil producer, and continues to disrupt its crude supply.
Russia to liberalize LNG exports in early 2014
Russia will liberalize exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the beginning of next year, bringing to an end the monopoly of gas giant OAO Gazprom.
Vivergo Fuels opens major, wheat-fed bioethanol plant in UK
The greenfield biorefinery from Vivergo Fuels, operating on UK feed wheat, is highly energy efficient with distillation, dehydration and evaporation integrated uniquely, reducing energy consumption. The plant adheres to EU sustainability criteria for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) savings.
China's Cnooc considers investment in Uganda refinery, pipeline plan
Cnooc has expressed interest in investing in Uganda's oil refinery and a crude export pipeline. The Chinese company reportedly expressed interest in two projects following a meeting between company chairman Wang Yilin and Uganda's prime minister Amama Mbabazi.
Russia mulls proposal to liberalize LNG exports
Russia's lower house of parliament may consider a bill to liberalize the exporting of LNG in its autumn session, news agency Interfax reported the country's energy minister as saying.
South Sudan resumes crude exports from Sudan
Landlocked South Sudan has resumed crude oil shipments from Port Sudan for the first time in 18 months, as the two former civil war foes make renewed efforts to diffuse the latest spat over the use of transit oil facilities, the main obstacle for the newly independent nation's oil exports.
BASF, Linde, ThyssenKrupp to develop technology for syngas from CO2
In the first step, an innovative high-temperature technology will process natural gas to obtain hydrogen and carbon. Compared to other processes, this technology produces very little CO2. The hydrogen is then reacted with large volumes of CO2, also from other industrial processes, to give syngas.
Asia: Future challenges and opportunities for refining sector
Securing the right quality of crude oil, increasing refinery competitiveness and adapting to fast-changing inter-regional trade dynamics are some of the area's key challenges.
Enhance refinery profitability with modeling innovations
Several improvements are on the horizon, which will add powerful optimization capabilities into the process modeler’s simulation work space in areas like heat integration, column optimization and economics.
- Yuchai introduces its first high-pressure, direct-injection pure ammonia internal combustion engine for heavy-duty commercial vehicles 5/14
- Eneos to buy Chevron's Singapore refinery stake, Asian assets for $2.2 billion 5/14
- Bigadan inaugurates one of the world’s first complete value chains for permanent storage of biogenic CO₂ from biogas 5/14
- MOL expands the Szarvas Biogas plant with a new biomethane unit 5/14
- China's U.S. ethane imports hit record as Iran war cut rival feedstock supply 5/14
- Update: U.S. House passes bill allowing year-round sales of E15 gasoline 5/14
