Natural Gas
FCC and HDS feed flexibility and integration with the delayed coker in the Izmit refinery
Operational flexibility is one of the key parameters that leads to success and sustainability in refinery production.
Boil-off gas APC exceeds expectations
The use of advanced process control (APC) technology on LNG liquefaction trains is well accepted with some of the earliest implementations developed in the late 1990s.
Business Trends: The journey to sustainable profitability: How to benchmark the efficiency of your investment
Because it provides the energy and materials required for global development, the refining industry is critical to the world economy.
Venezuela's PDVSA to ramp up refining by 20% in 2023
Venezuelan state energy company PDVSA's new management expects to boost the country's oil production to 1.17 million bpd by year end while increasing refining and exploration activities, an internal planning document showed.
US pipeline operator ONEOK moves into oil, products with $18.8-B Magellan deal
ONEOK Inc agreed to buy U.S. pipeline operator Magellan Midstream Partners in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $18.8 B including debt, bringing natural gas-focused ONEOK into transporting refined products and oil.
Iraq expects Total to begin $27-B energy project in second half of 2023
Iraq expects TotalEnergies to begin operations on a long-delayed $27-B oil, gas and renewables project in the second half of 2023 after finalizing side-contracts with a state oil company.
Alberta producers restart oil and gas operations as wildfires temporarily ease
A number of oil and gas companies in Canada's main crude-producing province Alberta restarted shuttered production as wildfires that sparked widespread evacuations eased, although officials warned conditions could deteriorate.
Japan's Eneos aims to double profit in 3 years with green energy plan
Japan's biggest oil refiner Eneos Holdings said it planned to more than double net profit to ¥310 B in three years and expand aggressively in green energy and climate-friendlier fuels.
Carbon capture in syngas-based projects
Recent legislation, such as the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (which was passed in the U.S.), provide financial incentives for projects generating power, transportation fuels or other forms of energy to reduce their overall carbon emissions.
Next-generation automation technology paves the way for sustainable H2 manufacturing
In the last few years, sustainability initiatives have started a dramatic shift from hydrocarbon to hydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>) production.
- Holland America starts pilot tests using renewable fuels on cruise liner 5/3
- U.S. admin sets path for ethanol aviation fuel subsidies 5/3
- Ryazan refinery (Russia) hit by drone strike 5/3
- Novatek's new Ust-Luga condensate unit set for June testing 5/3
- Thiozen pilot successfully produces zero-emission H2 from sour gas waste streams 5/3
- Mexico's Pemex exported 20,000 bpd of crude, fuel to Cuba in H2 2023 5/3