Biofuels
Diamond Green Diesel starts US commercial plant with UOP, Eni technology
The Diamond Green Diesel facility in Norco, La., converts inedible oils and other waste feedstocks to produce high-quality renewable diesel, also known as Honeywell Green Diesel.
IRPC 2014: Defining the course of the global HPI
Leading hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) executives and technical experts will come together June 24–26 in Verona, Italy, to share ideas, innovation and vision for the global downstream indu..
HP News
EU-US Energy Council discusses European energy security The EU-US Energy Council met recently in Brussels, Belgium. Following the gathering, the council issued a statement indicating that developments..
Technip wins engineering package in Germany for new Cargill ethanol plant
Technip was awarded a contract comprising detailed engineering, procurement and construction for the core process units of Cargill’s new ethanol production plant in Barby, Germany.
Syngenta unveils cellulosic fuel collaboration to improve ethanol plants
The new ACE technology has been shown to significantly increase a plant's ethanol production while delivering other plant benefits such as increased corn oil production.
HP Editorial Comment: What is the future for hydrocarbons and their prices?
Have we reached peak oil, again? No; the naysayers have predicted peak oil five times already, and innovative technologies continue to overcome previous barriers and to find new methods of developing ..
HP Industry Perspectives: It is not dirty oil, just oil with dirt in it
There are an estimated 8 trillion bbl of heavy oil reserves located throughout the world, as shown in Fig. 1. The quest now is how to cost-efficiently bring these reserves of “dirty oil” to ..
HP News
 Irving Oil refinery begins $60-million turnaroundA major turnaround is underway at Irving Oil’s refinery in Saint John, Canada. It began in early March and is expected to last until mid-Ap..
Siluria unveils new commercial technology to make liquid fuels from gas
"The successful scale-up of a commercially-ready process for producing fuels from natural gas represents another key milestone in our strategy," said Siluria chief executive Ed Dineen.
Valero buys Aventine corn ethanol plant in Indiana
The Mount Vernon ethanol plant has been shut down for approximately two years, but Valero plans to begin a restart program and resume production within the next several months.

- Executive Viewpoint: Heavy industry, light footprint—Helping the HPI run leaner and cleaner with AI 7/3
- Digital Feature: Flare system design—The importance of periodic evaluation of existing facilities 7/2
- Valmet to deliver Valmet DNA DCS to a bio-based process plant in Portugal 7/2
- EIA: U.S. crude and gasoline inventories rise, distillates draw down 7/2
- Indonesia's Pertamina seeks spot gasoline, including Singapore cargoes 7/2
- Northeast Asia sends the most jet fuel to Europe in nearly a year in June 7/2