Americas
US investigation faults Tesoro in worker injuries
Workers injured in incidents between 2010 and 2014 at Tesoro Corp.'s San Francisco Bay-area refinery in Martinez, California were due to a weak safety culture.
Chevron Phillips Chemical completes next-gen polyethylene pilot plant
Chevron Phillips Chemical completed construction of its leading-edge polyethylene pilot plant at its research and technology facility in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
Delta's refinery sacrifices profits for lower fuel cost
Delta Air Lines Inc. is flooding the New York market with jet fuel from its refinery, sacrificing refining profits in order to lower the carrier’s fuel costs.
Honeywell to provide process automation and safety systems for new LNG facility in Canada
Honeywell Process Solutions will provide full automation and safety systems and serve as integrated main automation contractor for a new LNG facility being built in Eastern Canada.
Column: Valero blames excess winter production for US gasoline glut
The accumulation of gasoline stocks in the US has been driven by excess gasoline production rather than lack of demand, according to Valero, the largest independent refiner in the US.
Refiners and small fuel retailers disadvantaged by EPA biofuels program
US regulators should alter a much-debated biofuels program that disadvantages refiners and small fuel retailers.
BP Whiting refinery reformer production cut for repairs
BP Plc. curtailed production on the reforming unit at their refinery in Whiting, Indiana, for repairs.
Business Trends: The state of the global downstream construction sector
Capital-intensive investments are being made in every sector of the hydrocarbon processing industry, in every region.<br>
Industry Perspectives: Petchem Tech Forum highlights advances in US petrochemicals
In mid-July, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> held its inaugural Petchem Tech Forum.
Reliability: Monitor electric motor vibration and optimize motor bearing lubricant application
Follow our discourse with a reliability professional employed by an owner-operator with a number of ammonia and urea plants in locations where blinding sandstorms are prone to occur.
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