Refining
Wyoming Refining licenses Technip, ExxonMobil technology on new unit
The unit converts benzene contained in the gasoline pool into high-octane blendstock by reacting the benzene with propylene. The award includes technology license, process design, and start-up services.
GE to supply compressors at Total refinery off-gas expansion in Belgium
The project will convert low-value Antwerp refinery off-gases into a low-cost petrochemical feedstock by recovering valuable hydrocarbons that would otherwise be burned as fuel.
Linde to provide more hydrogen for Husky refinery modernization in Ohio
LRC, a subsidiary of Husky Energy, is implementing a modernization project that willstrengthen the refinery and enable processing of a diverse set of crude oils to produce a range of products.
Philippines refiner Petron picks Foster Wheeler for new coker unit training
Foster Wheeler was awarded a contract by Petron Corp. to provide operator training, commissioning, and start-up assistance services for the new delayed coking unit at Petron’s Bataan refinery.
Foster Wheeler to work with ZeoGas on US Gulf gas-to-gasoline plant
Foster Wheeler will support ZeoGas’ final site selection and project planning towards the development of ZeoGas’ first fuels manufacturing plant, to be located on the US Gulf Coast.
Western Refining buys Wingate NGL fractionation plant from Conoco
The Wingate facility includes rail loading and offloading capabilities and storage facilities in addition to NGL fractionation capability. The transaction is expected to close in early October 2014.
Technip to build new India industrial gases plant at BPCL’s Kochi refinery
The industrial gas complex is designed to cater to the requirement of industrial gases (hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen) of BPCL for its integrated refinery expansion project (IREP), which will increase crude refining capacity from 9.5 million tpy to 15.5 million tpy (from 190,000 bpd to 310,000 bpd).
Oberon’s bio-based DME wins EPA approval under renewable fuels rule
Oberon’s biogas-based DME is now eligible for high value D-Code 3 (cellulosic) and D-Code 5 (advanced) renewable identification numbers (RINs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
Harvest sells Newfoundland refinery to banker
The sale is comprised of a 115,000-bpd refinery in Come By Chance, Newfoundland, while marketing includes gas stations & assets that sell petroleum products to local markets.
CHS to expand diesel output at Montana refinery
Investments include a new hydrogen plant and crude unit modifications that will increase crude oil throughput and increase diesel production, as well as hydrocracker modifications.
- JERA signs time charter agreements with NYK and MOL for fuel ammonia carriers 6/23
- Coperion receives LNO from U.S. FDA for HDPE/PP recycling technology 6/23
- Sky Quarry announces Foreland refinery's entrance into the production phase 6/23
- AGPC awards Baker Hughes long-term service contract for Nigerian gas plant 6/23
- S&B receives AFPM Contractor Safety Achievement Award 6/23
- Asian refiners see little room for Iranian oil, leaving China as key buyer after U.S. waiver 6/23
