Maintenance & Reliability
Messe Frankfurt and DECHEMA team up for new ACHEMA Middle East
DECHEMA, which organizes the ACHEMA, the leading trade show for the global process industry, launches ACHEMA Middle East in Saudi Arabia together with Messe Frankfurt. DECHEMA and Messe Frankfurt have reached the necessary agreements and the event will be held for the first time in Riyadh in 2026, and then every three years after that.
Top U.S. refiner Marathon Petroleum swings to quarterly loss on lower margins
Marathon Petroleum swung to a loss in the first quarter, the company reported on Tuesday, the latest U.S. refiner hit by lower refining margins during a period marked by elevated maintenance and turnaround activity across the industry.
Methanex announces the successful restart of 1.8-MMtpy Geismar 3 plant in Louisiana (U.S.)
Methanex Corporation announced that its 1.8-MMtpy methanol plant, Geismar 3 (G3), in Geismar, Louisiana (U.S.) has successfully restarted and begun producing methanol following an unplanned outage in late February.
Portugal's Galp restarting Sines oil refinery over coming days
Portugal's Galp will be gradually restarting units at its Sines oil refinery over the coming days after the major Iberian power outage on Monday forced it to suspend operations.
Mexico's Olmeca refinery will restart, halt was 'nothing serious'
Mexico's new Olmeca refinery is ready to restart production, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Tuesday, denying that a temporary outage had been caused by sabotage of its catalytic cracking unit.
Crude processing ends at Scotland's Grangemouth oil refinery, redundancies start
Scotland's only oil refinery ceased crude oil processing as of Tuesday, as the site transitions to an import terminal.
Venezuela restarts Amuay refinery's FCC after El Palito halts unit
Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA has restarted the fluid catalytic cracker unit (FCCU) at the country's largest refinery, the 645,000-bpd Amuay, expanding its capacity to produce motor fuels.
Chemical maker LyondellBasell misses quarterly profit estimates on weak volumes
LyondellBasell on Friday missed Wall Street expectations for quarterly profit, due to maintenance downtime and lower volumes in its largest segment supplying raw materials to the automotive, construction and electronics industries.
Azerbaijan's SOCAR resumes operations at Baku oil refinery
Azerbaijan's oil company SOCAR has resumed operations at an oil refinery in Baku after a 40-day shutdown caused by maintenance works after a fire.
Russia's diesel output to rise in May despite seasonal maintenance
Russia's ability to produce diesel is expected to rise in May despite usual seasonal maintenance at oil refineries, as more diesel-producing units are expected to go back online after repairs.
- ANDRITZ to supply refining technology for cellulosic ethanol pilot plant in the U.S. 3/22
- Brazilian city trials new biofuel aimed at replacing diesel entirely 3/22
- South Korea to review restructuring plan for largest petrochemical complex 3/22
- Shell says Pearl GTL facility's train two in Qatar requires around a year for full repair 3/22
- Iran attacks wipe out 17% of Qatar’s LNG capacity for up to five years 3/22
- The Shipping Corporation of India and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders sign contract for methanol dual fuel platform supply vessel 3/20
