Refining

AFPM: U.S. EPA’s RFS proposal doesn’t square with the ‘energy dominance’ agenda

Emerson unveils new safety controller for emergency shutdown systems

Emerson has announced the new PACSystems RX3i CPS400 safety controller, designed to enable Safety Integrity Level 2 (SIL2) strategies for infrastructure, fire and gas, burner management systems, and other emergency shutdown systems.

Sanctions-hit Nayara seeks Indian govt help to get refinery repair equipment

The private refiner has approached the Centre for High Technology, an advisory body under India's oil ministry, seeking assistance in sourcing specialized equipment, catalysts and other raw materials.

U.S. EPA proposes end to mandatory greenhouse gas reporting

The agency said mandatory collection of GHG emissions data was unnecessary because it is "not directly related to a potential regulation and has no material impact on improving human health and the environment."

Indonesia's Pertamina to merge refinery, shipping and retail operations

Indonesian state energy firm PT Pertamina will merge the operations of its refinery, shipping and retail units to improve efficiency in its core business, CEO Simon Aloysius Mantiri said.

Pakistan's top refiner Cnergyico to boost fuel oil exports as domestic sales plummet

Canada may drop oil emissions cap as part of new climate plan

Current talks could lead to the emissions cap being scrapped as part of a broader new "climate competitiveness strategy," which the federal government aims to unveil later this autumn.

Petronas delivers first local SAF to Malaysia Airlines

The SAF was locally blended at Petronas' processing facilities and delivered to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to supply the carrier's daily flights to London until September 16.

Valero overhauling FCCU at Tennessee (U.S.) refinery

The refinery’s flare gas recovery unit was also shut for work and a hydrotreater was taken out of production for a catalyst change.

China's teapot refiners face fresh test from crackdown on tax evasion

Refiners are required to pay consumption taxes both when they import feedstock such as fuel oil and also on the refined products they produce, but evasion is widespread.