Refining
HP People
Wood Group Mustang has appointed Elaine Lisenbe to the position of chief financial officer (CFO), and Valencia Amenson to VP of human resources.
Varied solutions to the challenges of sulfur management
As governments impose progressively stringent limits on the sulfur content of fuels, the refining industry and the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) are increasing their focus on sulfur removal to maximize profits from sulfur-rich oil and gas resources.
PBF Energy buys Southern California refinery from Exxon for $537.5 million
The Torrance refinery, located on 750 acres in Torrance, California, is a high-conversion 155,000-bpd, delayed-coking refinery with a Nelson Complexity Index of 14.9.
EPA imposes fence-line monitoring on US refiners
Through comments made during the rule-making process, API identified and supported practical, cost-effective opportunities to even further reduce emissions in a manner that recognizes the complexity of the industry, which EPA took into account.
EIA: Distillate fuel oil stocks on US East Coast are higher than recent years
Recently, the combination of increased shipments from the Gulf Coast, higher refinery runs, and imports have boosted East Coast distillate inventories to 5.4 million bbl above the five-year average for the week ending September 11, the highest since 2011.
Neste Jacobs chosen to engineer Naantali refinery upgrading in Finland
With this investment, Neste will simplify the refinery structure in Naantali and improve the process efficiency, which will lower the production costs and increase feedstock supply to the Porvoo refinery.
Aggreko awarded US patent for ‘catalyst cooling’ process in refining
The patented solution, developed by Aggreko Process Services (APS) team, focuses on last phase catalyst cooling and uses a combination of heat exchangers, chillers and pumps.
South Africa eyes new refinery to process Iran’s oil
Plans for the new refinery are being conceptualized, according to Tseliso Maqubela, the deputy director general for petroleum and petroleum products regulation at the nation's energy ministry.
Pemex extinguishes heater fire at Tula refinery as worker suffers injury
The fire occurred at a heater within the refinery's Hidros 1 plant, a hydrotreater that uses hydrogen to remove impurities in the refining process, Pemex said in a statement.
REG takes ownership of newly-acquired biodiesel refinery in Washington
The ceremony marked the transition to REG’s ownership of the former Imperium Grays Harbor 100-million gal nameplate capacity biodiesel production and terminal facility.
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