Crude oil
New licensing agreement makes a wastewater splash
GE has completed a new expanded licensing agreement that will allow the company to continue offering high-efficiency reverse osmosis (HERO) systems to help more of its industrial customers increase their water usage efficiency and reuse capacity as the international community works to address mounting shortages of clean water.
Slurry-phase hydrocracking—possible solution to refining margins
Opportunity crudes require more hydrogen addition to upgrade orphan product streams into higher-value ‘clean’ products
Convert bottom-of-the-barrel into diesel and light olefins
Integrating residue hydrocracking operations with advanced fluid catalytic cracking optimizes upgrading of heavy crude oils
What are the future fungible transportation fuels?
Alternatives hold promises to decrease dependence on crude oil, but they also uncover other challenges in distribution and engine use
Minimize carbon footprint from Claus tail-gas units
Reevaluate emissions efficiencies on sulfur-removal operations
HP Viewpoint: Consumer protection is a key issue for E15
NPRA wants to be sure that adding greater amounts of ethanol to gasoline is safe and will not cause engine damage
HP Impact: Team overcomes obstacles to cellulosic biofuel production
A newly engineered yeast strain can simultaneously consume two types of sugar from plants to produce ethanol, researchers report. The sugars are glucose, a six-carbon sugar that is relatively easy to ..
Designing atmospheric crude distillation for bitumen service
Oil sands add complexity to separation units and require a new approach
BP wants to sell two US refineries
BP announced today that it is looking to sell two of its US refineries. The company has officially put a “for sale” sign in front of its refineries in Texas City, Texas, and Carson, California.
Chevron building lubricants facility in Mississippi
Chevron Lubricants will commence construction of a lubricants manufacturing facility at the company's refinery in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The $1.4 billion Pascagoula base oil project (PBOP) is projected to generate approximately 1,000 jobs over the next two years of construction and about 20 permanent positions once the facility is operating.
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