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The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section board has elected Ian Phillips, chief executive of the Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC), as its new chairman.
Pemex contracts Samsung to upgrade Salamanca refinery to low-sulfur diesel
The Salamanca refinery plant scope includes a new HDS (hydro desulfurization) unit with a capacity of 38,000 bpd, a SWS (sour water stripper) unit with a capacity of 5,000 bpd and the revamping of three existing HDS units, with a total capacity of 53,000 bpd.
Sunoco buys US fuels distributor from Alta East
The business distributes 55 million gal/year of branded and unbranded gasolines, including Sunoco-branded fuels. The transaction also included supply contracts with the dealer-owned and operated sites.
Shell to build biofuels demonstration plant in India
The IH2 technology was developed by the US-based Gas Technology Institute in 2009 and is being further developed in collaboration with CRI Catalyst Co. (CRI), Shell’s catalyst business.
American Petroleum Institute names new leader of global industry services
GIS is the API organization’s division responsible for certification, standards, training, events, publications and safety programs for onshore, offshore and refinery operations.
Aramco, ExxonMobil tap Axens for ultra-low sulfur control at SAMREF refinery
The objective of the APC solution from Axens is to achieve substantial economic benefit by providing extremely precise control of product sulfur content while minimizing octane loss and reducing consumption of hydrogen and utilities.
China’s Wonfull starts up world’s first solid acid catalyst alkylation unit
The unit employs CB&I’s breakthrough AlkyClean technology, jointly developed by CB&I, Albemarle and Neste. The unit has a capacity of 2,700 bpd of alkylate production (100,000 metric tpy).
Elliott to supply compressor for Holly Refining’s upgrade in New Mexico
The H2 recycle unit will be built and tested in Elliott's manufacturing facility in Jeannette, Pennsylvania. Delivery is to the Navajo refinery is scheduled for the third quarter of 2016.
Pemex to invest $23 billion to expand, upgrade many Mexican refineries
With the $23 billion in investment, Pemex aims to increase its production of clean fuels and expand its crude processing capacity at several refineries, according to government officials.
Shell to upgrade Pernis refinery in Rotterdam with new solvent deasphalter
Construction work is planned to start next year, subject to permit approvals, with completion expected by the end of 2018. The new unit will not change the refinery’s total processing capacity, but will allow a different product mix.
- Brazil's Petrobras approves $1.2 billion investment for renewable fuels plant 6/22
- First batch of equipment arrives in Kazakhstan for $7.7-B Atyrau polyethylene project 6/22
- Explosion at Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG complex kills 13, injures 66 6/22
- Asia has plenty of crude oil, but refined fuels remain tight 6/22
- Fire extinguished at Marathon's Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas (U.S.) 6/22
- El Nino, expanding ethanol use squeeze India sugar supply 6/22
