Refining
Petroplus plans to convert Reichstett refinery site to a terminal
Petroplus Holdings AG announced an update on the strategic review of its Reichstett refinery in France that was launched in April to evaluate alternatives for the site.
Jacobs receives contract from Nexen Inc.
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has received a three year, performance based contract from Nexen Inc., for the provision of general maintenance services at the company's Long Lake bitumen production and upgrading facilities in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.
Pacific Ethanol to restart California ethanol facility
Pacific Ethanol, Inc., (PEI) plans to resume operations at its 60 million gpy facility in Stockton, California. PEI expects to be producing ethanol at Stockton in December 2010.
Shell blends biofuel for Scuderia Ferrari at South Korea Grand Prix
Shell has blended a second advanced biofuel into fuel supplied to Scuderia Ferrari for the last three races of the 2010 Formula One championship.
Sunoco to supply NASCAR with ethanol-blended race fuel
Sunoco, Inc. will supply the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) with a new high-performance fuel for the 2011 season. The new fuel, known as Sunoco Green E15, is a 15% ethanol blend that will be used in NASCAR's three national touring series.
Technip finalizes agreements with MISC and MHB
Technip has finalized its agreements with MISC Berhad and Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad (MHB), two companies within Malaysia’s national oil corporation, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), to establish their long-term collaboration.
EPA grants E15 waiver for newer vehicles
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has waived a limitation on selling fuel that is more than 10% ethanol for model year 2007 and newer cars and light trucks.
Neste Oil and Stora Enso launch impact assessment for renewable diesel plant
Neste Oil's and Stora Enso's joint venture, NSE Biofuels Oy, is to commence environmental impact assessments for a commercial-scale biorefinery at Porvoo and at Imatra in Finland.
KP builds FCC gas hydrotreater for Wynnewood
KP Engineering, LP completed a 13,000 bpd FCC gasoline hydrotreater for Wynnewood Refining Co. in Wynnewood, Oklahoma.
Ecopetrol successfully started-up its HDT complex project
Ecopetrol has successfully started-up two new units for the production of ultra low-sulfur-diesel (Prime-D) and ultra low-sulfur-gasoline (Prime-G+), as part of its hydrotreating project (HDT) at its Barrancabermeja refinery, located in the Santander department of Colombia.
- GTT receives order from Samsung Heavy Industries for the tank design of two new very large ethane carriers 2/11
- Emerson introduces hybrid continuous gas analyzer for improved regulatory compliance and emissions control 2/11
- BASF to further strengthen Global Business Services through global hub setup 2/11
- Morocco signs agreement with ORNX consortium for $4.5-B green ammonia complex 2/11
- Rosneft oil refinery in Germany warns of risks from U.S. sanctions 2/11
- TotalEnergies takes over Zeeland refinery operations, Lukoil still owns 45% 2/11
