Construction
The downstream rundown: In case you missed it 7/22
In case you missed any downstream news, here are the top stories from last week.
Austria to tap fuel reserves again during refinery outage
Austria said it plans to release fuel from its national reserves for a second time since an accident at the country's biggest refinery in June prolonged an outage that is set to continue at least for another month.
Developing and utilizing a novel, toughened epoxy adhesive
When identifying solutions that can offer assurance and longevity, the maintenance and reliability of asset repairs can be challenging.
History of the HPI: The 1980s: Oil spike/collapse, liquid crystals, conducting polymers and the rise of AR/VR
Several major impactful events took place in the global oil and gas and petrochemical industries in the 1980s.
Enabling a circular economy delivery model through truckable modularization
As resources become scarcer, and as costs continue to rise, companies are looking for new methods to reduce their material feedstock costs and remain competitive.
Storage tank settlement and soil-side corrosion assessment with optimized repair strategy
Aboveground storage tanks are used in several industries with different fluid services. These
Industry Perspectives
In 1H 2022, new capital projects have declined 19% vs. 1H 2021.
Samsung Engineering signs an agreement with Aramco for the National EPC Champions Initiative
Samsung Engineering, one of the world’s leading engineering, procurement, construction and project management companies announced that it has signed an agreement with Aramco for the National EPC Champions initiative.
Industry Perspectives: Hydrocarbon Processing’s Mid-Year Update webcast to be held in late June
Over the past several years, the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) has been engaged in a whirlwind of peaks and valleys.
Uncommon lessons: Shell-and-tube heat exchangers—Part 2
Shell-and-tube heat exchangers (STHEs) are the most common heat transfer process equipment in all types of industrial plants.
- New $1.5-B natural gas pipeline to provide feedstock to Dow's petrochemicals plant and other industrial facilities 5/8
- Shell to sell interest in Singapore Energy and Chemicals Park to CAPGC 5/8
- Seasonal U.S. fuel demand hits pandemic lows, weighs on refining margins 5/8
- Analysis: Shell's Singapore refinery sale and its market significance 5/8
- bp profit slides by 40% as refinery outage offsets higher output 5/8
- ADNOC signs third long-term Heads of Agreement for Ruwais LNG project 5/8
