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LyondellBasell to close Houston refinery (U.S.) in Q1 2025

Chemical maker LyondellBasell Industries detailed its long-announced plan to permanently shutter its 263,776-bpd  Houston oil refinery in the first quarter of 2025, shutting the facility's CDU and coker train in January, followed by the shuttering of the second CDU-coker production train, which supplies the gasoline-producing FCC and ancillary units, ending motor fuel production

Sponsored Content: Demystifying industrial AI agents: What we can learn from Iron Man

An industrial agent is an agile and robust software entity that intelligently represents and manages the functionalities and capabilities of an industrial unit. This Digital Feature dives deep into industrial agents, and how they can be used to optimize plant operations.

WPC Energy appoints first female Director General (CEO) in 91 years

WPC Energy, the World Forum for Energy Transformation is delighted to announce the appointment of Burcu Canci Gunal as Director General (CEO).

Gulf Energy Information's WGLC celebrates 20 years

Gulf Energy Information (Gulf) is proud to host the 20th annual Women's Global Leadership Conference in Energy (WGLC), taking place November 19-20, 2024, at the Marriott Marquis, Houston, Texas.

bp abandons goal to cut oil output, resets strategy

bp has abandoned a target to cut oil and gas output by 2030 as CEO Murray Auchincloss scales back the firm's energy transition strategy to regain investor confidence.

Consortium to purchase CB&I from McDermott

A consortium led by Mason Capital Management announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the CB&I storage solutions business from McDermott International, Ltd.

Truly effective reliability requires predictive maintenance

Emerson: Kleinubing, R.

To navigate this new digital world, organizations must find ways to bring in new technologies to support the limited personnel they have, but without increasing the complexity of those people’s jobs or overwhelming them with raw data they are not trained to use. The solution is to implement a predictive maintenance technology plan founded on a boundless automation vision of seamlessly moving contextualized data wherever it is needed.

Configure safety communication to unleash your safety culture’s true potential

Contributing Editor: Khan, A. J.

From an industrial perspective, effective communication is an integral part of achieving an injury-free workplace. This article provides the benefits of developing a safety management system to build a culture of safety in plants.

Three slightly injured in fire inside Greek oil refinery near Athens

Three people were slightly injured in a fire at Motor Oil's refinery west of Athens, Greece. The fire broke out on in refining units, forcing workers to evacuate as a column of black smoke poured across the evening sky.

Two killed in fire from waste overflow at top Pemex oil refinery in Mexico

Two workers died and another was injured after a fire broke out over the weekend at the biggest domestic refinery owned and operated by Mexico's state oil company Pemex.