Americas
HP Construction: North America
Sunoco Inc., and The Carlyle Group, L.P., have completed the formation of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, a joint venture (JV) that will operate the Philadelphia refinery. The refinery processes 330,00..
HP Construction: South America
Bechtel has a license agreement with Pemex Refinación, the refining subsidiary of Mexican state oil company Pemex, for the process design of a delayed coking unit (DCU) complex for the new Tula r..
HP Impact: Chemical industry execs look to the future
Chemical industry executives plan to soon use the significant cash on their balance sheets to pursue strategic acquisitions and new product developments to spur company growth, according to a survey r..
HP Industry Perspectives: Industry Perspectives
Key industry officials answer a poll question from HydrocarbonProcessing.com
How do project management practices guide turnaround execution?
The complex nature of turnaround maintenance projects leads to the development of various methods of managing plant turnarounds. To discover the strengths and weaknesses of each approach during plant ..
REG to buy, restart east Texas biodiesel refinery
The New Boston facility began production in June 2008 and has been idled for approximately four years. Brad Albin, REG vice president of manufacturing, said the plant will undergo some construction and minor upgrades prior to the facility's start-up, which is expected in the first quarter of 2013.
Enterprise Products launches new NGL fractionator at Mont Belvieu complex
Expected capacity is 85,000 bpd, increasing total fractionation capacity at Enterprise's Mont Belvieu facility to 485,000 bpd. The sixth fractionator will facilitate rising NGL production from domestic shale plays, including the Eagle Ford and other basins in the Rocky Mountain and Mid-continent regions.
Northeast US refineries nearly back to full strength after Hurricane Sandy
Sandy, which made landfall in New Jersey Monday, caused refineries with a total of 1 million bpd in capacity to shut down or cut operating rates. Most refineries are back to normal, although power outages have made getting supply to gas stations difficult and forced drivers to wait in long lines to refuel.
TransCanada to build $1bn gas pipeline in Mexico
The Calgary, Alberta-based pipeline company said the deal includes a 25-year natural-gas transportation service contract. It said the El Encino-to-Topolobampo pipeline will have contracted capacity of 670 million cubic feet a day and is expected to be in service in the third quarter of 2016.
Nearly half of US East Coast refining capacity returns to normal
Two of six refineries in the Sandy-stricken region along the US East Coast were operating at normal rates on Wednesday, while two others remained shut down. Two refineries in Delaware City, Del., and Paulsboro, N.J., both owned by PBF Energy Inc. were running at reduced rates.
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