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Industry Perspectives: The global reach of Hydrocarbon Processing

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Since the beginning of this year, Hydrocarbon Processing has published more than 200 articles and columns. These publications include technical and trends-based articles on the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) within the magazine, online, in show dailies, etc.

Editorial Comment: Is the industry ready for IMO 2020?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

In mid-July, hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) professionals from around the world met in Houston, Texas for Hydrocarbon Processing’s International Petrochemical and Refining Conference (IRPC).

African government asking Dangote to complete refinery before 2019

LAGOS, Nigeria — The federal government in Africa has said it relies heavily on the Dangote refinery to fulfill its promise to Nigerians to end fuel importation by December 2019.

SNC-Lavalin awarded FEED conversion to EPC contract by Brahms Oil Refineries

MONTREAL — SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a contract by Brahms Oil Refineries Limited to undertake a front-end engineering design (FEED) conversion to EPC contract for a 10,000-bpd crude oil refinery in Kamsar, Guinea. The FEED will provide a budget cost estimate to obtain a final investment decision (FID) for the project in the third quarter of 2017.

Total says crude exports from Congo Republic Djeno terminal unaffected

PARIS (Reuters) — French oil and gas company Total said on Monday that crude exports from its Djeno terminal in Congo Republic was ongoing and unaffected following a strike last week and the sinking of a loading buoy in an unrelated accident.

South African environmental services company moves into petchem, oil refinery sector

GK-IT Environmental Services, a South African leader in bioremediation and environmental product manufacture, is diversifying from the mining industry to the petrochemical and oil refinery sector.

Enhanced flash zone design for coker fractionators

Bechtel Corp.: Thomas, C.  |  Spalding, M.  |  Patel, D.  |  Varma, H.

Since the flash zone is the first process undergone by the coke drum effluent vapor upon entering the column, the operation of the flash zone is critical to the operation of the entire coker fractionator column.

Could your facility benefit from a marine terminal assessment?

Carmagen Engineering, Inc.: Blundell, R.

How sure would a terminal manager at a distribution terminal, or a line manager at a refinery or a chemical plant that has marine loading and unloading docks, be that those docks are being operated at a level that ensures long-term safe performance?

Refining: Fuel processing vs. imports in East Africa: Will new refinery plans be realized?

Contributing Editor: Oirere, S.

Many analysts believe that Africa will remain a net importer of petroleum products for the foreseeable future. However, a few countries in the region have plans in place to build new refineries.

OPEC oil output jumps to 2017 high as Nigeria, Libya pump more

LONDON (Reuters) — OPEC oil output has risen in June by 280,000 bpd to a 2017 high, a Reuters survey found, as a further recovery in supply from the two member countries exempt from a production-cutting deal offset strong compliance by their peers.