Refining
HPIn Europe: New fundamental is money flow—mantra is peak theory
Could it be that a financially talented cadre managing fantastic swathes of wealth has not only "bought" peak oil theory, but has been investing massively in what amounts to a classic bull market sque..
Distillation column relief loads—Part 2
The conventional method is expanded and a series of guidelines are developed
Improve crude oil fractionation by distributed distillation
Heat-integrated distributed distillation in crude oil fractionation can reduce energy consumption and emissions
The 'inconvenient truths' about the environment and energy supplies
It is no longer if climate change is occurring. Rather, it is now more when, where and how governments will address climate change. Several climate scientists have linked climate change to increasing ..
HPIn Europe: Get urgent, Indian Oil chairman tells industry leaders
Quoting Martin Luther King, J.F. Kennedy and the Bhagavad Gita, the chairman of Indian Oil Corp. said we need to urgently change the way we live—in a presentation in London that addressed peak oi..
HPIn Europe: Reluctantly hauling aboard the peak oil train
BP's volte-face investment in oil sands, Shell's ominous allusions to a decline in gas, all this emperor's clothes nonsense in Alberta, supermajor share buybacks and the rise of the financial players ..
Growing the bio-economy—a view from an energy refiner
This refiner candidly discusses 'green' and renewable fuels
E85—it's a whole new ballgame
Additive programs must be designed to handle higher ethanol concentrations in renewable fuels
Use new catalyst technologies to process ultra-low-sulfur diesel
Innovative dewaxing methods can be used to improve cold-flow properties for 'clean' diesel in cold winter climates
Avoid catalyst replacement pitfalls
Lessons learned on a gasoil hydrotreater revamp show how to mitigate problems
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- SIBUR develops new polyethylene grade for beverage packaging 6/26
- IGS launches Rovex, a next-generation robotic cleaning technology for fired heater efficiency 6/26
- A comprehensive technical evaluation of polypropylene technology platforms 6/26
- Sasol and Topsoe to refocus SAF partnership as Zaffra JV prepares for wind-down 6/26
- Indonesia sets 3-month transition period for B50 biodiesel program 6/26
