Americas
Fire injures four at REG’s biorefinery in Louisiana
The fire injured four people, REG reported, including one REG employee and three contractors. All are being treated at the Baton Rouge General Hospital. REG noted that emergency crews quickly responded to contain the fire, and it was declared completely extinguished by 4:20 a.m.
Gevo completes first US marine sales of gasoline blended with isobutanol
Gevo's bio-based isobutanol helps meet renewable fuel and clean air standards, while solving concerns that many boaters have with ethanol-blended fuels, which can damage internal engine parts.
Celanese opens Mexico chemical technology hub
The new center will support the automotive, consumer, petrochemical and aerospace industries, as well as original equipment manufacturers and their tier suppliers.
VMG forms process technology alliance with Optimized Gas Treating
VMG’s comprehensive process modeling capabilities are being coupled with OGT’s best-in-class simulation technology for gas treating processes.
CB&I wins early works contract for Axiall, Lotte’s Louisiana ethane cracker
The companies are evaluating the construction of a cracker with the capacity to produce 1-million tpy of ethylene employing CB&I's latest, proven ethylene technology, including highly selective SRT cracking heaters and its innovative recovery section design.
API: New EIA report shows US crude oil exports could lower fuel costs
“The EIA report provides a final, non-partisan confirmation that ‘70s-era trade restrictions on US oil are bad for American consumers,” said Kyle Isakower, the API's vice president of regulatory and economic policy.
CB&I lands $70M in US contracts for LPG storage
"CB&I has been providing work for large scale projects associated with these customers for the last three years," said Luke Scorsone, president of CB&I's fabrication dervices operating group.
Central America: A downstream outlook to 2020
Due to the growth in the region’s middle class, Latin America has seen tremendous petroleum products demand growth over the past decade.
Determine fouling margins in tubular heat exchanger design
Fouling, which is caused mainly by the deposition and accumulation of an undesired layer of solids on a heat transfer surface, is very common in tubular heat exchangers.
Improve refinery flexibility and responsiveness
The hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) has changed significantly with an abundance of available discounted crude oils, a rise in markets served beyond the traditional local or regional demands, and a renewed focus on being both competitive and profitable while complying with ever-changing regulations.
- IHI, Vopak to launch ammonia terminal project in Japan 7/11
- India's BPCL plans to shut Bina refinery unit for 15-day maintenance in August 7/11
- Soaring electric truck sales deal new blow to diesel use in China 7/11
- Russia`s Tatneft launches new hydrocracking unit on TANECO refinery 7/11
- IEA: Global oil market may be tighter than it looks 7/11
- India must boost its petchem output to counter China's dominance, Reliance says 7/11
