Refining
HPIn Europe: Canceled projects to sustain margins as costs soar
Five hundred announced projects. Sixty-six new refineries. A total of 180 upgrading projects and another 180 for clean fuels. The numbers were both stunning and somewhat implausible at this year's Eur..
HPIn Europe: Tanker group: Marine distillate not fuel oil from 2010
My friend who runs an oil tanker business has just heard from his trade organization that it has made a submission in a working group that high-sulfur and low-sulfur fuel oil should be replaced by a n..
HPIn Europe: Maiden voyage into refining yields renewables megaproject
When Sir Richard Branson, the UK billionaire businessman, first said he wanted to build oil refineries, a friend of mine – a well-known consultant – got on the phone to Virgin Group headquar..
HPIn Europe: Agency demands CO2 capture at Norway refinery
Last year, I said that the next refinery constructions in Europe or the US would only get the go-ahead if they included plans to capture and store CO2. I played it just a bit safe by restricting my pr..
Growth of Indian petroleum refining industry
Emerging from India's 'hydrocarbon vision' are opportunities for refinery projects, as well as options to augment the domestic crude oil supply
Consider adopting next-generation refinery scheduling
An opportunity exists to redefine the way planning is done, involving the key groups more in a strategic supply-chain management role
Improve cloud points for 'clean' diesel
Innovative additives help refiners blend for ultra-low-sulfur diesel
Minimize furnace tubes carburization
Following a failure during a routine startup, engineers discovered two problems that compromised tube service life
Upgrade your furnace for clean fuels
Reliability and environmental issues were key goals for this revamp of an existing reforming unit
Analyzing the value of first-principles dynamic simulation
Use it to test new control schemes before implementing them in a plant
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