Piping
Critical considerations for retrofit designing a platformer reactor’s partial bypass piping in a NHT plant
The naphtha hydrotreater/continuous catalyst regeneration (NHT/CCR) platformer produces reformate to be utilized as a blending stock in the gasoline pool (FIG. 1).
Enbridge reaches toll agreement with shippers for Mainline system
Enbridge Inc, Canada's largest transporter of crude oil, said it has reached a 7-1/2 year toll agreement with shippers for its Mainline system.
Borouge enters into agreement to expand footprint in East Africa
Borouge Plc, a leading petrochemical company that provides innovative and differentiated polyolefin solutions, has entered into a Distribution Agreement with one of the biggest polyolefin distributors in East Africa, Somochem.
MOL Group reaches historic milestone by bringing Azeri light crude oil from oilfield co-owned in Azerbaijan
MOL Group is transporting crude oil produced at its co-owned oilfield, the Azeri–Chirag–Gunashli in Azerbaijan, to Slovnaft Refinery in Bratislava.
Practical application of expansion joints for heat exchangers
Expansion joints are used throughout industry for various purposes.
Innovations
Globally, > 90 MMbpd of crude oil, natural gas and refined hydrocarbons are produced, transported, stored and sold to end users.
Motiva shuts coker at Port Arthur refinery (U.S.) for repairs
Motiva Enterprises shut down its coker at the 626,000-bpd Port Arthur, Texas, refinery to repair piping.
Innovations
Endress+Hauser’s newly developed iTEMP TMT31 temperature transmitter (FIG. 1) for analog 4-20mA signals is characterized by its long-term stability, high accuracy and ease of use for reliable temperature measurement.
U.S. pipeline regulator probing 60-barrel leak on Colonial's Line 3
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is monitoring an estimated 60-barrel leak on Colonial Pipeline's Line 3 in Virginia, a source told Reuters.
Innovations
N’GENIUS Materials Technology has developed a new series of high-strength austenitic stainless steels that the company says will transform how materials are specified and utilized across the oil and gas sector.
- Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN launch commercial licensing of the Rewind® PET process 10/22
- ProSep to deliver its Multiphase Adjustable Xtreme test units to Polish refiner 10/22
- BGEN signs five-year contract with INEOS O&P UK 10/22
- Wizz Air and Airbus to launch SAF trial ahead of EU mandates 10/22
- Four new petroleum liquids pipelines have been completed in the U.S. since 2023 10/22
- Australia fuel supplier Viva Energy's retail and refining challenges continue to hurt 10/22
